I wouldn't consider that fair to the countless developers like yourself freely giving their time working on the project. My main issue with Fontforge is the UX, but it doesn't seem fair to compare or hold it to the same standards as proprietary applications. Personally I've never had any trouble with that aspect of the program, although I can see why it's considered difficult, but it's not alone, getting python installed & working with Fontlab can be tricky for the less computer savvy among us. I was only highlighting it's almost infamous standing among the community with regards to its installation process, google it - I think that's a fair point when the results are taken into account.Īfter reading & responding to your comment above I revisited the Fontforge website (something I should have done beforehand) & was surprised to see the amount of work that's clearly gone into addressing issues within the last year, it's clear my comment no longer applies & is a good 8 months out of date.
Like I mentioned above it's a very powerful, feature-rich OS application. Thanks for the input Adrien, I don't think I was being overly critical of Fontforge. Just to make it clear, I've nothing against Apple per say I just prefer to have the choice & not be forced to use one particular Op System because the developers can't / won't port software.)
#Fontforge vs birdfont mac#
I've pretty much stayed with Fontlab as my editor of choice, I'm not a fan of the trend lately in font editors being only available on the mac so more cross-platform solutions are always welcome.
#Fontforge vs birdfont software#
Rather disappointingly I love the idea of Fontforge more than the actual software itself, so it's good to see new software being produced. bad UX & an overly complicated installation. The interface looks pretty clean for an OS project & it seems to have avoided the problems normally directed at Fontforge by the community i.e. Haven't really had a chance to have an in-depth look yet, but at a quick glance it appears to be a cross-platform, open source editor with similar capabilities to Fontographer.Īs I mentioned it's entry-level so it's nowhere near as powerful or feature rich as say Fontforge which is the only other OS editor that I'm aware of. Birdfont - free font editor that lets you create vector graphics and export TTF, EOT & SVG fonts.
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