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graphite2

brew install graphite2 v1.3.15 GPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.1-or-later OR MPL-1.1+

C++ shared library for advanced font shaping and rendering of complex scripts.

Why you might care

Graphite2 is a low-level font engine used by applications (especially LibreOffice, XeTeX) that need to render languages with complex script rules — Indic scripts, Arabic, Khmer, etc. It's a build/runtime dependency rather than a direct CLI tool; if you're compiling TeX or office software from source, you'll need it. Lighter and more specialized than HarfBuzz for certain script families.

Categories

library font-tool

Alternatives

HarfBuzz FreeType
115.8k
30-day installs · #33
254.3k
90-day · #65
778.9k
365-day · #81

Build dependencies

cmake

Links

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