The best Fontographer alternatives

Counterpunch suits font designers who want browser-based editing, complex-script shaping, and variable-font support on desktop systems.

FontMaker suits people who want to turn their own writing or artwork into fonts for personal use or, with Pro, commercial use.

Prototypo suits designers creating custom typefaces for desktop, web, or browser preview.

Calligraphr suits people who want to turn their own handwriting or calligraphy into a font.

Fontra suits type designers who work with variable fonts or large CJK projects.

Birdfont suits font creators who want to build vector-based typefaces on Linux, macOS or Windows.

PixelForge is for people creating pixel fonts who want glyph editing, preview, project management, and TTF export in one application.

Type Light suits people performing occasional TrueType editing, including simple symbol or barcode font creation and metric adjustments.

FontStruct suits people who want to build fonts from grid-based shapes, share designs, or explore other users’ work.

Runebender may suit font designers working with UFO or Designspace sources who are comfortable with alpha software and source-based installation.

FontForge suits type designers and other users who need to create or edit fonts across Windows, macOS, or GNU/Linux.

It suits font designers who want an open-source variable-font editor across macOS, Windows, or Linux.

This editor suits people making bitmap fonts for retro computers or embedded targets.

Glyphter suits web designers and developers who want to turn SVG artwork into downloadable icon fonts.

Fontello suits web developers who want to combine icon sources or custom SVG artwork into a webfont.

Fontself suits lettering artists and designers who want to make custom fonts using Adobe desktop apps or an iPad.

Glyphr Studio suits hobbyists and beginners who want browser-based vector tools for typeface design.