fontconfig ☆

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Description:
XML-based font configuration API for X Windows

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.17.1@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 24, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: fonts x11 system-utility rendering xml

Install: brew install fontconfig

About:
Fontconfig is a library designed to provide system-wide font configuration, customization, and application access. It allows users to easily locate fonts while providing developers with a standardized API to render text. It is the standard mechanism for font management on Linux and other X11-based systems.

Key Features:

XML-based configuration for easy customization
Automatic font substitution and aliasing
Supports TrueType, OpenType, and Type1 fonts
Caching system for high-performance font matching

Use Cases:

Configuring system-wide font rendering and antialiasing
Developing applications that require robust text layout and font selection

Alternatives:

Core Text – macOS native framework, whereas Fontconfig is the standard for Linux/Unix
DirectWrite – Windows native API, whereas Fontconfig is cross-platform open source

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 24, 2025 7:15pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	07fe3e6c