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Choosing a font editor in 2014
[Micah Rich]
Micah Rich (Brooklyn, NY), the founder of The League of Movable Type, discusses the choice of a font editor in his newsletter of August 2014: - FontLab. A lot of pro's use FontLab, because it's been around for practically forever. It does everything, though the interface is a little outdated. It's on Mac & Windows, which is handy, and there's a free trial, but the cost to really buy it is a hefty $649.
- Glyphs. This one is my personal favorite---it's Mac only, but the interface is really nice, and it feels modern. It's really flexible, too, and can do everything you'll need. There's a free trial, with the full version sitting at $299, which I suppose in font-editor-world is really reasonable. And if you're so included, there's a mini version with a handful of important features restricted, but at an easier-to-swallow $45. For the record, there's a 50% student or volume discount, too.
- FontForge. Our list would not be complete without the oldest and only open-source font editor---the all-pervasive FontForge. Our friend Dave has been spearheading some awesome updates, so despite the fact that it's been around for a super long time, there's a lot of new features from the last couple months. It's got some bugs, and a bit of a funky interface, but it works on all platforms, and is totally free.
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