font-urw-base35 ☆
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Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 20200910@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Fonts
Tags: fonts typography postscript type1 design
Install: brew install --cask font-urw-base35
About:
URW++ base 35 is a collection of high-quality, open-source PostScript Type 1 fonts. It provides essential metric-compatible alternatives to proprietary core PostScript fonts like Times, Helvetica, and Courier. This package makes them readily available for system-wide use, ensuring consistent rendering of documents that rely on these classic typefaces.
Key Features:
  • Metric-compatible replacements for core PostScript fonts
  • Includes 35 essential font families (Times, Helvetica, Courier, etc.)
  • Open-source and freely distributable
  • Provides PostScript Type 1 format
Use Cases:
  • Rendering legacy PostScript documents and PDFs accurately
  • Providing free font substitutes for proprietary Adobe fonts
  • Ensuring consistent typography in cross-platform publishing workflows
Alternatives:
  • font-urw-core – The modern OpenType CFF version of the same font set, offering better format compatibility.
  • font-liberation – A similar project offering metric-compatible fonts for Times, Helvetica, and Courier, but with a different design origin.
Version History
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Aug 5, 2025 2:18pm 20200910 0 VERSION_BUMP cb4559df
Jun 25, 2024 1:19pm 20200910 0 VERSION_BUMP a252a7e8
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