Font Management & Creation Software
Here are a few font programs which you might find useful for the hundreds of fonts that are so easily collected when you love digital scrapbooking and collecting fonts!
MainType
is a powerful font manager for Windows that offers a straightforward and easy-to-use interface to help you maintain your fonts.
It includes features for novice users who just want to view and install fonts as well as advanced features for graphic designers and typographers. In order to find the right fonts for your needs, the software includes filter and sort functionality as well as a font information pane that reveals important typographic data. The groups pane helps you quickly organize your font collection.
For your convenience the character grid shows all characters grouped in Unicode blocks. Print (along with print preview) results in outstanding reports. The export wizard is able to output font information to clipboard, text and html.
Font Expert 2009
This font manager lets you preview and manage both installed and uninstalled typefaces, plus examine your system for font errors. You can display the list of installed font faces, customizable font samples and advanced font properties.
Key Features:
- View and Preview Fonts
- Search For Fonts
- Manage Fonts
- Organize Fonts
- Print Fonts
- View Advanced Font Properties
- Examine your System for Font Errors
- Windows Shell Extensions
TrioXFontManager
is a utility that enables users to easily preview fonts installed in system or located on user disk; display the detail information of the fonts like font family name, font version and copyright etc… Preview characters in grid of the selected font. User can compare different fonts by “Custom String Previewâ€, by selected multiple fonts in fonts list. TrioXFontManager also provide functions to print out system fonts list and selected fonts and Character Map.
Click here to download a free trial!
Advanced Font Viewer
The program’s name itself shows what AFV can actually do. It is a specialized tool for fast searching for the best variant of font among the fonts you have.
The easy-to-use interface allows beginners to quickly master the program, while the professionals will definitely enjoy everyday working with it. As soon as you run Advanced Font Viewer, you will see the text examples for all of the fonts installed on your computer on one list.
You will be able to set necessary style, size and color of the text examples, according to your own scheme. You can also enter your own text to use it as an example. If you are choosing a font for printed matters, then print out the list and make your choice according to the real conditions of font use.
Those who have huge collections of fonts, and those who wish to accurately compare patterns of several fonts looking almost similar, may create their own Selected Fonts List. Working with such list will save you necessity to look through the main list, spending too much time for searching, and thus it will allow you to concentrate on your choice. You will be able to add new fonts to the list, as well as to delete unnecessary fonts. This list can also be printed out.
Users of the program are not limited by the choice only among the already installed fonts. One always can add a new font to his or her collection from any folder of a hard drive or a CD, being able to evaluate font’s appearance before adding. In case you find an ugly font, or a font you use rarely, you can deinstall it right away.
All registered users of Advanced Font Viewer always get the full up-to-date version of the program. This becomes possible because of the free updates policy and distribution of information about the newest versions of AFV. In case you are an unregistered user or you have an unreliable mailbox, you can subscribe for news posting.
Fontsuit
FontSuit is a powerful Windows font manager, which allows you easily and quickly group fonts, activate fonts only when you need them. Also, you can conveniently preview fonts and print fonts.
1. Support all popular kinds of fonts
2. Activate or deactivate fonts just by double click
3. Icon show font status
4. Preview font without loading them
5. Print fonts catalogue or sample sheet.
FontCreator
Want to dabble in making your own fonts?
Font Creator is a great way to start. Font Creator has the powerful font-creation tools that typographers and graphic designers require, and an intuitive interface that even allows beginners to become productive immediately.
The editor lets you easily select and modify the entire character set of any TrueType® font and fonts based on OpenType® font technology. Features include the ability to convert (scanned) images to outlines, thus enabling you to create fonts with your own signature, logo and handwriting.
The intuitive interface makes Font Creator the perfect tool for both new and experienced users.
