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brew install fontforge v20251009_1 GPL-3.0-or-later

Command-line outline and bitmap font editor/converter

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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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