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FontLab 8
Warsaw, Poland
Plans and prices
Starter — 3-months license
$97one-time
Mac & Windows · 1 user, 3 computers · 97 days · full functionality
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Workshop 2-weeks
$99one-time
Workshop organizer · 20 participants · 14 days of use
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Student 1-year
$109a year
Academic students · use for any purpose · upgradable to lifetime
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Course 4-months
$249one-time
Teacher or school · 20 students · 4 months of use
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Student / teacher lifetime
$335one-time
Academic students, teachers or institutions · lifetime use · discounts on future upgrades
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Pro — Lifetime license
$499one-time
Mac & Windows · 1 user, 3 computers · full functionality forever · regular feature updates
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On the record
- Audience
- The maker describes FontLab as a tool used by professional typeface designers, designers, students and foundries.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Drawing
- Drawing tools include Brush, Pencil, Rapid, Pen, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon and Star, with integer or fractional coordinate precision.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Font types
- It creates, opens, tests and exports font families, variable OpenType fonts, color fonts and web fonts for Unicode writing systems.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Import and export
- It opens and exports OTF, TTF, variable and color OpenType, PostScript Type 1, WOFF, WOFF2, UFO, designSpace and Glyphs v2/v3 formats, among others.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists interchange with Glyphs, RoboFont, FontForge and Microsoft VOLT, plus Python 3 scripting and the TypeRig library.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- License limit
- The Starter and Pro offers each allow one user on up to three computers.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- OpenType
- FontLab supports automatic and manual OpenType Layout feature creation using FEA format and Adobe FDK for OpenType.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Operating systems
- FontLab 8.4 works on macOS 10.15–26 Tahoe on Intel and Apple Silicon, and Windows 8.1–11; Windows 7 has limited functionality.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- FontLab says it does not sell personal data and only uses submitted fonts or crash reports for support, without sharing them with third parties absent permission.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Product
- FontLab 8 is an integrated font editor for creating fonts from simple designs to complex projects.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Security
- FontLab says it uses appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data and will notify the Polish authority within 72 hours when a breach is likely to risk people’s rights.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Spacing and kerning
- The editor supports phrase spacing, kerning classes, automatic metrics and kerning, and right-to-left kerning for scripts such as Arabic and Hebrew.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker offers expert support with the Starter and Pro licenses and provides support through its support portal and email.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The maker offers a free, fully functional 10-day trial for Mac or Windows.fontlab.com · read 28 Sep 2026
