lcdf-typetools ☆

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Description:
Manipulate OpenType and multiple-master fonts

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: fonts opentype typography development utilities

Install: brew install lcdf-typetools

About:
Lcdf Typetools is a suite of utilities for manipulating OpenType and multiple-master fonts. It provides tools like `ttftotype42` and `otfinfo` to extract font data, convert formats, and query font properties. This suite is essential for developers and typographers needing to inspect, subset, or convert fonts for use in PDF generation and web environments.

Key Features:

Converts OpenType and TrueType fonts to Type 42 format for PDF compatibility
Inspects and queries font metadata, glyphs, and features via `otfinfo`
Subsets fonts to reduce file size for web deployment
Handles multiple-master font data manipulation

Use Cases:

Converting web fonts to Type 42 for legacy PDF generation pipelines
Analyzing font files to extract family names, styles, and glyph counts
Creating font subsets to optimize performance on websites

Alternatives:

FontForge – FontForge is a full GUI font editor, whereas Lcdf Typetools is a command-line focused suite for specific conversion and inspection tasks.
fonttools – fonttools is a Python library for font manipulation; Lcdf Typetools is a C++ based suite often preferred for specific Type 42 conversion tasks.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 8:00am		0	VERSION_BUMP	488c150c