Creating, editing, and converting fonts for designers and typographers. It is catalogued under Design & Creative on PulseGate.

Who should use FontForge?

FontForge is an open-source project built for font designers and typographers.

Yes — FontForge is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does FontForge run on?

FontForge runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, and the command line.

Is FontForge still maintained?

Unverified. FontForge has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to FontForge?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Luxe Gallery, Cool FormKit Lite, and Input Masks for Contact Form 7.

Who develops FontForge?

FontForge is developed by FontForge developers.

Is FontForge open source?

Yes — FontForge is open source under the Open Source license.

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FontForge

Name: FontForge
Author: FontForge developers

FlathubDesign & Creative

FontForge is an open-source font editor for creating, editing, and converting outline and bitmap fonts. It supports a wide range of font formats and offers both graphical and command-line interfaces, making it suitable for designers and typographers.

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Overview

7 features

FontForge is a Design & Creative project. Creating, editing, and converting fonts for designers and typographers. It is built as an open-source project for font designers and typographers. The project is open source (Open Source). FontForge is available on Linux, macOS, Windows, and the command line.

Behind FontForge is FontForge developers. Among its 7 catalogued features are font editing, outline font support, and bitmap font support.

Font editing
Outline font support
Bitmap font support
Font conversion
Scripting support
Multi-format export
Tutorials

Built with & integrations

Runs on

LinuxmacOSWindowsCLI

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Jun · 21:03 UTC
FontForge verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about FontForge

What is FontForge?: Creating, editing, and converting fonts for designers and typographers. It is catalogued under Design & Creative on PulseGate.
Who should use FontForge?: FontForge is an open-source project built for font designers and typographers.
Is FontForge free?: Yes — FontForge is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does FontForge run on?: FontForge runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, and the command line.
Is FontForge still maintained?: Unverified. FontForge has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to FontForge?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Luxe Gallery, Cool FormKit Lite, and Input Masks for Contact Form 7.Luxe Gallery Cool FormKit Lite Input Masks for Contact Form 7
Who develops FontForge?: FontForge is developed by FontForge developers.
Is FontForge open source?: Yes — FontForge is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
License: Open Source
Built for: font designers and typographers
Model: Open source
Solves: Creating, editing, and converting fonts for designers and typographers.

Registered as

Flathub: org.fontforge.FontForge

Developer

FontForge developers

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 27 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 27 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: fontforge-flathub-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.fontforge.FontForge

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