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FontForge [George Williams]

George Williams' free Open Source UNIX-based font editor for type 1 and truetype fonts, previously called Pfaedit. Also does truetype collections (TTC) and opentype fonts. Note that FontForge can be used to do all conversions between all formats (type 1, truetype, OpenType; PC, UNIX and Mac): it's a formidable tool. The internal text format for fonts is called SFD. It is a format that is acceptable for communicating and storing fonts. Note also that there is a powerful scripting language that can automate conversions and various tedious tasks. FontForge keeps on getting updates by various contributors well into 2022.

Interview. Wikipedia page on FontForge.

FontForge documentation. FontForge history.

Footnote: the headline of this page is set in New G8 by Artifex and Michael Sharpe based on URW Garamond No.8, a project developed, like hundreds of others in the open source community, by FontForge.

Github link.

EXTERNAL LINKS
FontForge
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INTERNAL LINKS
Font creation programs ⦿ X windows font software ⦿ Type 1 font software ⦿ Truetype font software ⦿ Mac <=> PC Font Conversion ⦿ TrueType to Type 1 conversion ⦿ Type 1 to TrueType conversion ⦿ Type 1 to OpenType conversion ⦿ OpenType software ⦿ Open source fonts ⦿