fontforge/fontforge
Free (libre) font editor for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
70/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 19
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5134
- days_rel: 328
- days_push: 23
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
7913 stars · 807 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
FontForge is a free (libre) font editor for creating, editing, and converting fonts. It supports OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master, and many other font formats on Windows, Mac OS X, and GNU+Linux.
Use cases
- create a custom font from scratch
- edit glyphs in an existing TrueType font
- convert fonts between OpenType and TrueType formats
- fix kerning and spacing in a typeface
- import and edit UFO font sources
- design a font for a conlang or constructed script
When to choose
- you need a free, cross-platform tool to create or modify font files
- you want to convert between many font formats
- you need fine-grained glyph-level editing of typefaces
When to avoid
- you only need to render or display fonts rather than edit them
- you want a modern collaborative variable-font design workflow with commercial support
Facets
application · maturity active
editor gui file-system graphics desktop-applications cross-platform windows cross-platform font-editor typography opentype truetype font-conversion macos linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge · fetched 2026-08-28 · fbddf88fbf0d
- homepage: http://fontforge.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 289fab7f781b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fontforge/fontforge | main | 70 |
For agents
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