fontlab ☆
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Description:
Professional font editor
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 8.4.2.8950@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @fontlab  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: font-editor typography design cask professional
Install: brew install --cask fontlab
About:
FontLab is a professional-grade font editor for macOS, designed for type designers and font engineers. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for creating, modifying, and interpolating font families with precision. The software supports multiple font formats and offers advanced features for vector drawing and typographic refinement.
Key Features:
  • Advanced vector drawing tools with Bézier curve precision
  • Support for multiple font formats including OpenType, TrueType, and Variable Fonts
  • Powerful interpolation and font family management
  • Integrated hinting and font optimization tools
Use Cases:
  • Designing professional typefaces from scratch
  • Converting and modifying existing font files
  • Creating variable fonts for web and desktop use
Alternatives:
  • Glyphs – Popular macOS alternative with similar professional features and different workflow approach
  • RoboFont – Python-scriptable font editor favored by technical typographers
  • FontForge – Free, open-source alternative with broader platform support but less polished UI
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 15, 2025 11:39am 8.4.2.8950 0 VERSION_BUMP 33dbf02d
Jul 9, 2024 7:33pm 8.4.0.8895 0 VERSION_BUMP b7a91e7e
Jul 8, 2024 9:25pm 8.4.0.8894 0 VERSION_BUMP 0f519902
Jan 16, 2024 11:54pm 8.3.0.8766 0 VERSION_BUMP 829d83ad
Aug 19, 2022 8:12am 8.0.1.8249 0 VERSION_BUMP 576d9251
Jul 7, 2022 3:39am 8.0.0.8222 0 VERSION_BUMP 667a9fa2
Jul 2, 2022 11:40pm 8.0.0.8203 0 VERSION_BUMP 5c799cbd
Jun 29, 2022 10:02am 8.0.0.8200 0 VERSION_BUMP cbec266c
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