Convert TrueType and PostScript Type1 fonts between Macintosh and PC platforms. Runs under Windows XP, 2000, 2003, NT and Vista.

This is what CrossFont has to offer:

• Convert PostScript Type 1 fonts to OpenType CFF format for Windows PC and Macintosh
• Convert PostScript Type 1 fonts between Windows PC and Macintosh
• Convert TrueType fonts between Windows PC and Macintosh
• Generate missing supporting font files (AFM, PFM, INF, PFA, etc.)
• Support for OS X data fork fonts (.dfont)
• Supports reading Stuffit (.sit, .sea) and Zip archives
• Preview fonts before conversion
• Character outlines, metrics and hinting are preserved between platforms
• Drop font files and folders onto main window for easy conversion
• Automatically search folders and subfolders for supported font files
• Automatically assigns kerning if it exists
• Create font families

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The standard font manager included in Windows is not certainly very comfortable to use. In fact we could say there's no such manager, as the only thing you can do is to enter the Fonts folder and open each file one by one to see what they look like.

So if you're looking for a true font manager, you should give Fontexpro a try. This is truly a font manager that allows you to go over the fonts currently installed on your system and also check how they look either with a complete character set or a using a customized text string.

Now, when you launch the program you may see a black window and no fonts on it. This is because the program needs to 'read' the contents of the fonts folder before displaying them on the interface, Simply click on File > Browse Windows Fonts Folder and you'll see all your fonts listed on the program, besides a preview on the right pane.

Fontexpro doesn't include any other features or utilities besides displaying fonts. What's more, the program was a bit unstable during our tests: it took ages to display the selected font and sometimes didn't show all characters.

Although Fontexpro is a better tool to review fonts than the one featured in Windows, it still needs improvement in stability and design.

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If you consider yourself a font junkie, it's about time you create your own personal style in fonts.

With Fony you can design a complete text font from scratch, including all the necessary characters and selection also the appropriate font family and correspondent charset. The process can be a bit tiring as you need to create each character one by one, but it's also very rewarding: in the end, you'll be able to use your very own digital handwriting. Other than that, the program looks quite basic both in appearance and functionality, with a scarce settings menu and a simple font previewing tool.

Besides creating a font from scratch, you can also import any font that is currently installed on your system – including True Type ones. On the downside, it's a pity you can't export your newly created font to that same format, True Tyoe; you can only save them as bitmap or BDF fonts.

Fony is a simple, easy-to-use font creation tool that unfortunately doesn't enable you to save fonts as True Type.

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This font manager lets you preview and manage both installed and uninstalled typefaces, plus examine your system for font errors. You can display the list of installed font faces, customizable font samples and advanced font properties.

View and Preview Fonts

FontExpert 2005 displays the list of all installed typefaces and lets you explore folders and preview uninstalled fonts located on your compact disks or DVDs, local disks, removable disks or network drives. You can preview the font as a paragraph of text or as a detailed character map. It is easy to choose the desired font size, font style or color.

Search For Fonts

The program can search your local disks, CDs or DVDs, network drives for fonts, and put all fonts to a special list for your further work.

Search for Duplicates and Corrupted Fonts

FontExpert automatically detects corrupted and incomplete fonts, and allows you to search for and manage duplicated fonts.

Manage Fonts

It is easy to manage any typefaces that are shown in any view of the program. You can sort, filter, preview fonts, copy, move, delete font files, activate or deactivate fonts, add or link fonts to font groups (sets). The program can control fonts located in the Windows Fonts and Psfonts folder (used by Adobe Type Manager), so you do not need to remove fonts from standard folders as some font managers require.

Organize Fonts

You can keep your fonts organized in groups (sets), and activate or deactivate font sets. A group may include either the font file, or a link to a file located in any folder on your computer or network drive. It is easy to add fonts or links by drag-and-dropping from the Windows Explorer to the Groups view.

Print Fonts

FontExpert 2005 can print selected fonts. It is easy to print character map, "water flow" or face name reports for selected fonts, either installed or uninstalled. You can customize and format page headers and footers as desired, for example, by adding the name of your company.

View Advanced Font Properties

The program displays detailed information about the selected font, including type foundry or copyright, TrueType tables, number of kerning pairs in a font, Panose attributes, Windows font metrics and more.

Examine your System for Font Errors

With the help of Detect Font Problems feature, it is easy to find errors in installed fonts and to optimize Windows by resolving typeface conflicts and by removing records about missing fonts.

Export Fonts to HTML Page

FontExpert can create HTML pages from selected fonts. You can create GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF and BMP images of selected font faces. See the sample of HTML page created by FontExpert.

Windows Shell Extensions

The program adds Open, Print and Install Font custom menu commands to Windows Explorer context menu, and adds custom property page that displays detailed attributes of selected .ttf or .otf file. FontExpert adds font management capabilities to the shell so it is easy to activate or print any font in a folder you browse in Windows Explorer.

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Lipikar is a simple but unique desktop authoring tool for Windows™ ANSI/ASCII fonts. It is independent of languages or keyboards and can be used to create short passages of text quickly in any language without any keystroke.

How does it work? Simply start Lipikar and select any installed font. Lipikar will lay out a grid of all the 'typeable' characters, that is, ASC(32) through ASC(255), of that font. Click on any character on the grid and it gets copied to a composing area. Compose your passage by clicking one character after another. After you are done, you can transfer your entire composition to your favorite word processor at one shot and format it there at your will.

Apart from the diverse languages and scripts of India such as Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Kodagu, Lahnda, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu etc., Lipikar can also be used with any other non-English language such as Baluchi, Brahui, Dzongkha, Nepali, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Tibetan, Tulu, Urdu etc. or with any non-Roman script such as Cyrillic, Arabian, Georgian, Greek, Mongolian, Hebrew etc. In other words, if you have a font (non-Unicode) installed on Windows, you can use Lipikar to write text with it without the aid of your keyboard.

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You can view any typeface in bold, italic, underline and also 3D. In addition, you can also compare two selected fonts and preview fonts that are not yet installed on your system. FontPage can also print a sample page for selected fonts or print a list of all installed fonts.

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Font Creator is a powerful font editor that puts font creation within the grasp of the average PC user, typographers, and graphic designers. The editor lets you easily select and modify the entire character set of any TrueType font and fonts based on OpenType font technology. The application's features include the ability to convert (scanned) images to outlines, thus enabling you to create fonts with your own signature, logo, and handwriting.

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FontCreator has the powerful font-creation tools that typographers and graphic designers require, and an intuitive interface that even allows beginners to become productive immediately. The editor lets you easily select and modify the entire character set of any TrueType font and fonts based on OpenType font technology. Features include the ability to convert (scanned) images to outlines, thus enabling you to create fonts with your own signature, logo and handwriting. The advanced validation features make the design process easy and help you avoid common mistakes.

Whether you're a typographer or graphic designer who needs a font creation powerhouse, or a hobbyist who wants to have fun creating new fonts, FontCreator has the tools you need!

Key Features

• View and edit TrueType and OpenType fonts
• Create new characters (glyphs) or create new fonts
• Modify individual glyph contours
• Add or correct composite glyphs
• Add kerning of glyph pairs
• Edit and correct font names and mappings
• Correct fonts that display incorrectly
• Transform individual glyphs or an entire font (e.g. to make a bold version)
• Preview fonts before installing
• Install fonts in Windows
• Unlimited undo, redo and repeat options

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FontLab Studio 5 is our next-generation professional font editor for Windows. It is the comprehensive solution for font foundries, professional type designers, typographers and graphic design studios, allowing them to design type, create and modify fonts. FontLab Studio 5 supports all major outline font formats, including Type 1, TrueType, Multiple Master and OpenType.

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A desktop font identification solution that looks at the fonts on your computer, instead of comparing against every font available on the Internet. Have you ever had a customer or a colleague hand you a printed sample and ask if you had that font? Have you ever purchased a font only to find that you already owned a similar font that would have worked just fine?

Instead of calling all the designers you know for advice, you can ask FontMatch to “look” at a sample and compare it to each font on your computer. FontMatch compares positive and negative space in a manner very similar to the way your eyes do, matching patterns to determine the best “fit”. After examining each font, it displays two images side by side: the one you supplied, and FontMatch’s best answer or you can scroll through each of the answers, and see a percentage for each one that represents the closeness of the fit. Unlike the online matching utilities, this program matches only to the fonts that you already have in your computer.

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CharMap utility with re-sizeable character display and zoom viewer. This utility enhances the default CharMap program that ships with Microsoft Windows. Features re-sizeable window and zoom panel to make viewing characters easier on the eyes.

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Fix Fonts Folder is a utility that locates and fixes font related problems. It scans all installed fonts and checks the integrity of the fonts related part of the registry. It also repairs the fonts folder and rebuilds Windows font cache.

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FontSuite is a suite of four programs to help you make the most of fonts on your computer, CoolType, FontIndex, CM Pro and Font Comparison. CoolType is a format plain text to create colorful special effects which are ideal for cards, posters, emails, Web sites and more. FontIndex creates and prints a list of the fonts on your system--ideal for finding the ideal font out of hundreds. CM Pro is an upgrade to MS Windows Character Map (big enough to see all the characters). Font Comparison allows you to create and print a table of the characters on your keyboard corresponding to the characters in a symbol font making it ideal for Web site designers.

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