Command-line tool

fontforge

brew/fontforge

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Command-line outline and bitmap font editor/converter design font typeface

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id FontForge.FontForge -e
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/fontforge

macOS

brew install fontforge

Linux

brew install fontforge

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