With BirdFont, create vector graphics and export fonts in TTF, OTF, EOT, and SVG formats. Developed by Johan Mattsson, it supports kerning adjustments, glyph imports, and is cross-platform and beginner-friendly. Open-source and community-driven.
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The best alternative to FontForge is BirdFont, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to FontForge and seven of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to FontForge are FontCreator, Glyphs, Fontself Maker and Calligraphr.
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FontForge alternatives are mainly Font Editors, but if you're looking for Graphic Design Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Online and Mac. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to FontForge.
Alternatives list
- 22 BirdFont alternatives
26 FontCreator alternativesFontCreator, available for both Windows and macOS, is a professional font editor that allows you to create and edit TrueType, OpenType, and variable fonts. It features powerful drawing tools essential for typographers and graphic designers, while its intuitive interface ensures...
24 Glyphs alternativesMake everything from dingbat webfonts to full-fledged text typefaces in the most Mac-like font editor.
23 Fontself Maker alternativesMeet the fastest & easiest tool to create OpenType fonts, right within Illustrator & Photoshop CC. Fontself is used by thousands of creatives, including at Nike, Adobe, Google, Disney, Ubisoft or Sony.
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28 Calligraphr alternativesTransform your handwriting or calligraphy into a font. With support for randomized letters, editing after scanning and many more features you want find in other tools.
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- Freemium
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- Online
FontStruct is a free font-building tool brought to you by the world’s leading retailer of digital type, FontShop.
Comments about FontStruct as an Alternative to FontForge
- FontStruct is Free and Proprietary
YourFonts is an online font generator that turns your handwriting into a font that you can use in every program that you own. 250,000+ fonts already made!
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Clone/Edit another user's font.