Fontographer 5.2

Imports fonts with 32,000 glyphs as OpenType PS (.otf), Win TrueType / OpenType TT (.ttf), Win Type 1 (.pfb + .pfm/.afm), ASCII/Unix Type 1 (.pfa + .afm), Mac Type 1* (LWFN), Mac Type 1 Suitcase* (FFIL), Mac TrueType* (.dfont or FFIL), TrueType Collections (.ttc), Win Multiple Master (.pfb + .mmm), Mac Multiple Master*, FontLab 3.0-4.6/TypeTool/ScanFont/FontLab Studio (.vfb), Also imports glyphs as Adobe Illustrator 8 EPS (.ai, .eps), TIFF, BMP.

Exports fonts with 32,000 glyphs as OpenType PS (.otf), Win TrueType / OpenType TT (.ttf), Win Type 1 (.pfb + .pfm/.afm), ASCII/Unix Type 1 (.pfa + .afm), Mac Type 1* (LWFN), Mac Type 1 Suitcase* (FFIL), Mac TrueType* (FFIL), Win Multiple Master (.pfb + .mmm), Mac Multiple Master*, FontLab 3.0-4.6/TypeTool/AsiaFont Studio/ScanFont/TransType/FontLab Studio (.vfb), Bitmap Distribution Format (.bdf). Also exports glyphs as Adobe Illustrator 8 EPS (.ai + .eps).

*) Only available in the Mac OS X version of the application

Note: OpenType Layout features can be specified as an external text file in the Adobe FDK for OpenType (AFDKO) version 2.5 format. OpenType Layout features are not preserved when an existing OpenType font is opened in Fontographer. We recommend DTL OTMaster to export AFDKO feature specifications from existing fonts and import them into Fontographer.

530+ pages of documentation (manual and technotes).

System requirements

Fontographer 5 for Windows: Modern Intel-compatible computer with 64 MB RAM and a hard drive, Windows XP, Vista or 7. Fontographer 5 for Windows is a 32-bit Windows application, but can run on 64-bit.

Fontographer 5 for Mac: Intel-based Mac computer with 64 MB RAM and a hard drive. Mac OS X 10.5 or higher (including Mac OS X 10.7 Lion). Fontographer 5 for Mac is a 32-bit universal binary application.

Multi-seat licenses available for Keyserver or RLM license servers.

60 day money-back guarantee

The Kleper Report on Digital Publishing - Issue 16.4 July / August 2011

"Fontographer 5.1 is the best-in-class font editor, the flagship application that has launched a thousand faces (and more). Not only does it excel as a powerful and flexible font editor, it enables the serious typographer to customize their existing fonts, add new glyphs as needed; critically adjust kerning and spacing; convert old fonts to a new format; and more."

“Every design studio should have Fontographer 5 for its wealth of font creation, editing, fixing, and conversion abilities.”
— Macworld, 6 October 2010, rated 4.5 out of 5 Mice

“The engineers at FontLab have produced what is without question the best upgrade ever to the venerable Fontographer program. The update of the interface retains the familiar Fontographer feel while providing a more modern look, and there are quite a number of improvements and new features. It's obvious there has been a lot of thought, time and effort put into this upgrade, and I am very grateful for all that work. My favorite new and improved features are the character antialiasing, OpenType and Unicode support, the ability to work with FontLab Studio .vfb file formats and the new hinting capabilities. Just these few things alone are going to make my workflow so much better, and they are but a small part of the long list of improvements. I highly recommend Fontographer 5 to anyone who is considering upgrading from earlier versions or is considering learning how to make fonts. Experienced users will love it, and I feel that even a new user who is skilled with other drawing programs would quickly adapt to using it.”
— George Thomas

“Fontographer’s real innovations are below the surface. (...) Generally speaking, the Fontographer crew has delivered a solid upgrade — with some room for future improvements. (...) Fontographer’s interface is much more intuitive, understandable, and therefore more easily accessible; a clear advantage for the rookie.”
— Oliver Linke (PAGE magazine, October 2010)
(Read the full review!)

“Fontographer has served as a critical component of the font outline creating/editing workflow for a large number of the world’s leading type foundries for over two decades. FontLab’s recent efforts to revamp and enhance Fontographer is important, and timely, in that it ensures that these same type foundries can continue to use this important application on contemporary operating systems.”
— Dr. Ken Lunde (Senior Computer Scientist, Adobe Systems Incorporated)

"Fontographer 5.0, a Font Software product from fontlab.com, gets a 5 Stars SoftSea Rating"
 — Softsea.com, July 2010

"The new FOG5 is head-and-shoulders above my previous mainstay, FOG4.7.  I was productive immediately, since all the familiar keyboard shortcuts and tools are still there.  There are many new features, such as larger zoom(!!), enhanced Font Information settings, new formats for output (.otf for Mac and Windows), and especially the larger, clearer whole-font display.  Very highly recommended for font designers -- and graphic artists who want to fine-tune or enhance a font.  Works like a Mac program should.  A real winner."
— Dave Thompson (President, Educational Fontware)

“Fontographer’s virtue is in its relative ease of use. For designers used to programs such as Illustrator and Photoshop, Fontographer's tools are intuitive and easy to understand.
— Computer Arts, March 2006

“What was the first Bézier drawing program for Macintosh computers? No, it wasn't Illustrator. Nor was it FreeHand. The answer is Fontographer.”
— creativepro.com, Feb 2001

“Fontographer may be largely responsible for a creative burst of type design unmatched in hundreds of years.”
— HOW Magazine, Feb 1996

Download the Fontographer 5.2 for Mac OS X demo version for by clicking any one of these links (~20MB, same file, different servers). Demo limitation: fonts are only partially saved and generated fonts are watermarked. All fonts created by the demo are 100% valid and can be tested in any application. This application requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

MacOS demo: Americas | US2 | EU

Download the Fontographer 5.2 for Mac OS X user manual (PDF format inside a ZIP, ~5.8MB) by right-clicking or Ctrl+clicking one of these links and choosing "Save link as" or "Download linked file":

MacOS Manual: Americas | US2 | EU

Download the Fontographer 5.2 for Windows demo version by clicking on any of the links below. (~9MB, same file, different servers). Demo limitation: fonts are only partially saved and generated fonts are watermarked. All fonts created by the demo are 100% valid and can be tested in any application. This application requires Windows XP or higher.

Windows demo: Americas | US2 | EU

Download the Fontographer 5.2 for Windows user manual (PDF format, ~4.2MB) - Sorry, the Windows manual is not ready yet. But the Macintosh manual (to the left) is almost the same except for screenshots.

Windows Manual: Americas | US2 | EU

It takes up to a day to process an order. Usually we can get it done within a few hours and you will receive your serial number the same day. Occasionally it won't be until the next business day.

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