fontforge
brew install fontforge
v20251009_1
GPL-3.0-or-later
Command-line outline and bitmap font editor/converter
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Runtime dependencies
cairo
fontconfig
freetype
giflib
glib
jpeg-turbo
libpng
libspiro
libtiff
libtool
libuninameslist
pango
python@3.14
readline
woff2
brotli
gettext
Build dependencies
Links
- https://fontforge.github.io
- Brew formula source: Formula/f/fontforge.rb
Caveats
This formula only installs the command line utilities. FontForge.app can be downloaded directly from the website: https://fontforge.github.io Alternatively, install with Homebrew Cask: brew install --cask fontforge
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