FontCreator by High-Logic is an application that lets you customize, create, and edit fonts. You can design your own fonts, create logo signatures, insert missing characters, and change preferred outline formats. It is a great tool for people who wish to design and generate fonts or tweak existing ones.
Change and create your fonts
The core functionality of FontCreator is to build new fonts, change characters within existing ones, and make everything look more attractive. For example, if you don't like a font already available on your system, you can pull it into FontCreator and edit it however you like.
The features to look for
FontCreator packs plenty of features that both font enthusiasts and everyday users will appreciate. If you are a content creator or a writer, you might be very choosy with your typography and how it looks. The good news is that this application is fully compatible with OpenType and TrueType fonts.
You can even convert OpenType to TrueType and vice versa. Here are a few other capabilities you will appreciate:
- Web fonts: You can edit web fonts with the option to open WOFF and WOFF2 formats directly within the application. You can also export fonts as web fonts and apply them to your websites.
- Design, edit, and optimize fonts: If you wish to design high-quality fonts for personal use or to share with others, this application helps you do that through an impressive array of built-in tools.
- Support for scanning images: Yes, you read that right. You can simply scan or open a picture containing handwriting. FontCreator analyzes the handwriting and generates a custom font out of it.
- Full support for glyphs: Glyphs can be a bit tricky to handle. FontCreator helps you import vector graphics or raster images to transform them into glyphs. If you want to create multi-colored or scalable variable fonts, it supports that too.
There are a ton of extra options under the hood, but those are the more advanced ones. Based on these core capabilities, FontCreator is a highly capable tool that you can learn and use to design fantastic typography.
30-day evaluation period
The free trial for FontCreator lasts 30 days. If you wish to buy it later, there are multiple editions available - Professional, Home, and Standard - each offered as a lifetime license. The best part is that the trial grants you access to the Professional edition, so you get to check out every single feature before deciding.
A comprehensive suite for typography
FontCreator is easily a must-have for niche users, writers, and typography enthusiasts. Packing a host of features you will appreciate, it provides a complete suite for creating, designing, and editing fonts. However, getting the hang of the application and finding your way around will take some time since it is such an extensive program.
