t1utils ☆
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Description:
Command-line tools for dealing with Type 1 fonts
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: fonts type1 postscript utilities development
Install: brew install t1utils
About:
T1utils is a suite of command-line utilities designed for converting, analyzing, and manipulating Type 1 font files. It provides essential tools like `t1asm` for assembling PFA to PFB and `t1disasm` for disassembling PFB to PFA. This collection is invaluable for font developers and system administrators managing legacy PostScript font assets.
Key Features:
  • Converts between ASCII (PFA) and binary (PFB) Type 1 font formats
  • Disassembles and assembles font files for editing
  • Includes tools for font subset extraction and re-encoding
  • Lightweight, scriptable, and Unix-friendly
Use Cases:
  • Converting legacy Type 1 fonts for use in modern PDF workflows
  • Inspecting or modifying the internal code of PostScript fonts
  • Batch processing fonts for web or print publishing pipelines
Alternatives:
  • FontForge – A full GUI font editor that is much heavier but offers visual editing capabilities.
  • afdko – Adobe's Font Development Kit, focusing more on OpenType/CFF standards than legacy Type 1.
Version History
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Sep 11, 2024 5:00am 0 VERSION_BUMP 90df3e23
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