Top 10 Font Editor Software
Though there are plenty of fonts out there for you to choose from, you may have the desire to create your very own custom font. Perhaps you want to design your own unique font for your company's logo, or you may have a specific font design in mind and, after looking at hundreds of fonts, you've concluded that you'd have to make your own lettering to get exactly what you want.
FontLab Studio
FontLab Studio by FontLab is a powerful font editor for professionals to design typefaces and create or modify fonts. It is available for Windows and Mac and supports all major outline font formats including Type 1, TrueType, Multiple Master, and OpenType.
FontCreator
FontCreator, available for Windows, has an intuitive interface for beginners and also has advance feature sets for font designers to create and edit high-quality TrueType and OpenType fonts. Import of images or vector graphics for conversion into glyphs are also supported.
Fontographer
Fontographer, another powerful font editor by FontLab lets you create new fonts from scratch or customize the existing ones. You can open and generate Type 1, TrueType, OpenType, Type 3 fonts, you can fine-tune spacing and kerning among other special features. Fontographer is available for Windows and Mac systems.
FontForge
FontForge is a downloadable application available for Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux systems and localized in many different languages. It is an outline font editor and allows you to create and edit PostScript, TrueType, OpenType, SVG and bitmap fonts. It also lets you convert one format to another.
FontStruct
FontStruct is a free browser-based typography creation tool to let you quickly and easily create your own fonts. You can download your font as TrueType. You can also share your fonts with FontStruct community, browse and download fonts uploaded by others and use in your projects.
BitFontMaker2
BitFontMaker2 is a browser-based pixel-font the editor that you can use to edit and create bitmap fonts. You can download your fonts as TrueType font, you can also upload your fonts to their gallery.
Fontifier
Fontifier is an online tool that allows you to create a TrueType font from your own handwriting. You can preview your font for free but you have to buy the font for using it in your projects.
YourFonts
YourFonts is an online tool that lets you generate OpenType fonts from your scanned handwriting. Like Fontifier, font preview is free and you need to purchase the font for use in your projects.
Glyphr
Glyphr is a free HTML5 based font-editor. You can either explore a work in progress font or create your font from scratch with Glyphr Studio Online.
Robofont
RoboFontβs interface is fairly modular, using individual windows for individual tasks. The environment may also strike you as rather minimal. The idea is for it to be an open platform that can be customized, rather than locking you into one prefabricated workflow from the start.Β
Conclusion
These are some of the best font creating programs that you will be able to find out there? They all come with great sets of features, and they are compatible with Windows computers. Head to their official websites to find out more about their functionalities and choose the one that you prefer the most according to your needs.
