font-freefont ☆

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Type: Cask | Latest Version: 20120503@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Fonts

Tags: fonts gnu typography unicode free-software

Install: brew install --cask font-freefont

About:
FreeFont is a collection of high-quality, scalable outline fonts in the PostScript format. It provides a comprehensive set of glyphs, including the full Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets, making it a versatile choice for multilingual typesetting. Its primary value is offering a complete, freely distributable font set suitable for both on-screen display and professional printing.

Key Features:

Comprehensive Unicode coverage for multiple scripts
High-quality PostScript outlines for professional printing
Freely distributable under a GNU license
Includes serif, sans-serif, and monospace variants

Use Cases:

Typesetting documents in multiple languages
General-purpose desktop publishing and print work
Web development as a freely licensed font resource

Alternatives:

Noto Fonts – A more modern and extensive font family with wider Unicode support, but with a different aesthetic.
DejaVu Fonts – A popular, widely used font set based on Bitstream Vera, offering excellent Unicode coverage.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 14, 2025 11:47pm	20120503	0	VERSION_BUMP	fb834dd2