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FontForge uses FreeType for rendering fonts on screen. [9] Since the November 15, 2008 release, FontForge uses libcairo and libpango software libraries for graphics and text rendering, [10] providing anti-aliased graphics and complex text layout support. FontForge can use Potrace or AutoTrace to auto trace bitmap images and import them into a font.
Next came TransType, [4] a font converter for moving fonts between TrueType, OpenType, and Type 1 formats and between Macintosh and Windows platforms. A few shorter-lived and more specialized font converters followed: FONmaker, for converting vector fonts into bitmaps; FontFlasher, for converting “normal” vector fonts into pixelated vector ...
A new version of Fontographer was included in the Macromedia Graphics Suite, which helped its wider adoption. Although development of the font editor was frozen from 1991, when version 4.1 was released, [11] until 2006, many font and graphics designers continued to use it. FontLab, the only serious competitor at the time, was generally ...
Fontconfig (or fontconfig) is a free software [6] program library designed to provide configuration, enumeration and substitution of fonts to other programs. Fontconfig was originally written and maintained by Keith Packard, and is currently maintained by Behdad Esfahbod.
Software Maximum number of glyphs supported Colored glyphs Windows Type 1 (.pfb) editor Mac Type 1 (LWFN) editor OpenType TT / TrueType (.ttf) editor Mac TrueType (sfnt/dfont) editor TrueType Collection (.ttc) editor OpenType PS (.otf) editor Macro / Script; FontCreator unlimited in source file [4] COLR, CPAL, SVG [5] import and export import
A font editor is a class of application software specifically designed to create or modify font files. Font editors differ greatly depending on if they are designed to edit bitmap fonts or outline fonts. Most modern font editors deal with the outline fonts. Bitmap fonts uses an older technology and are most commonly used in console applications.
The Free UCS Outline Fonts [1] (also known as freefont) is a font collection project. The project was started by Primož Peterlin and is currently administered by Steve White. The aim of this project has been to produce a package of fonts by collecting existing free fonts and special donations, to support as many Unicode characters as possible.
Google Fonts (formerly known as Google Web Fonts) is a computer font and web font service owned by Google. This includes free and open source font families, an interactive web directory for browsing the library, and APIs for using the fonts via CSS [ 2 ] and Android . [ 3 ]