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FontLab is steeper than I want to do, but I see that TypeTool is an option for 99.
Typetool reddit for mac os#
TypeTool is our basic font editor for Mac OS and for Windows. Other great apps like TypeTool are FontCreator, BirdFont, Glyphs and FontStruct. The best alternative is FontForge, which is both free and Open Source. Other type identification resources on the web: There are more than 10 alternatives to TypeTool for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Online / Web-based and BSD. Identified!: the font has been identified.īad Sample: the sample provided is too poor (small, blurry) to identify the font. Identified (customized): the font has been identified, but the type has been altered or customized in the sample. (If you know a better match, please speak up!) Unavailable: a typeface has been identified, but it is not commercially available as a digital font.Ĭlose: no exact match was found, but something very similar was found. Lettering: the text is lettered (drawn), not a typeface. (This should be the initial state of every request.) Open Question: a typeface needs identifying.
Typetool reddit mods#
The poster and the mods can set and change link flair. Please do not link to any pirated fonts.Stick around and try to help identify some of the other open questions.Leave it for other folks trying to find the same font in the future. Please do not delete your post after your font has been identified.When your font is identified, set the post to the appropriate flag.If there are multiple styles of type in your sample, please be specific about which one you want to identify. Provide the best sample you can, and any info you have.(We need your text explanation most of the time.) This makes it easy to create new glyphs, edit.

The drawing interface is very advanced - almost as powerful as FontLab's.

It can open and edit Type 1, TrueType and TrueType-based OpenType fonts and can convert between these formats. Create the request as a text post, with the link to the image in the text. TypeTool is a light font editor intended for students, desktop publishers and occasional typographers. (List below.) If they don't work for you, then do this: Posts and comments that violate this rule will be removed.įirst try some of the type identification resources on the web.
Typetool reddit for free#
Please do not ask for free copies of commercial fonts, or link to piracy sites. A Subreddit for Identifying Fonts Please view sorted by newįont piracy will not be tolerated in this subreddit.
