fontforge-app ☆

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Description:
Font editor and converter for outline and bitmap fonts

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 2025-10-09@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @fontforge | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: font-editor typography design conversion graphics

Install: brew install --cask fontforge-app

About:
FontForge is a professional-grade font editor that allows users to create, modify, and convert outline and bitmap font files. It supports a wide range of formats including OpenType, TrueType, PostScript, and SVG. The tool provides a comprehensive GUI for precise glyph editing and batch conversion tasks.

Key Features:

Graphical font editor with Bézier curve tools
Batch font format conversion capabilities
Scriptable via Python for automation
Support for variable fonts and color fonts

Use Cases:

Designing custom typefaces for web or print
Converting legacy font formats to modern standards
Repairing or modifying existing font files

Alternatives:

Glyphs – Commercial macOS-native font editor with modern UI
RoboFont – Python-powered font editor for macOS

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 11:39am	2023-01-01,a1dad3e	0	VERSION_BUMP	8b5c0b4c