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Printers Apprentice
Printers Apprentice is a complete font manager, that supports TrueType, OpenType and Adobe Type 1 (ATM) fonts. It includes features for printing specimen pages and font lists for both installed fonts and uninstalled fonts (e.g from a CD-ROM or other media) as well as detailed preview of each font and characters. You can also use the program to install or uninstall fonts with an option to preview them before installing.
PopChar Win
PopChar lets you insert characters from all installed fonts into your documents. It works similar to the Windows Character map, only faster, since you can just click on the desired character, and it automatically appears in your current document. In addition, it also offers a HTML mode, which will insert the HTML symbol code instead of the actual character. You can choose to exclude common characters (letters, digits and accents), inserts characters in `styled` or `unstyled` mode, and access the application from the system tray.
CrossFont
CrossFont enables you to convert TrueType and PostScript Type1 fonts between Windows PC and Macintosh platforms and also convert Type 1 fonts to OpenType. The program can automatically recognize supported font types and import compatible fonts from an entire folder or via drag and drop. CrossFont preserves font outlines and hinting and supports OX X data fork fonts (.dfont).
FontExplorerL.M.
Font ExplorerL.M. is a font browser that allows you to preview fonts on your system. It offers filter and search options to find specific fonts, install and uninstall of fonts, sample text preview, extended font information and more. Font ExplorerL.M supports TrueType, TrueType Collections,OpenType, Postscript Type 1, Raster and Vector Fonts.
FontCreator
FontCreator puts font creation within the grasp of the average PC user, would-be typographers and graphic designers. It enables you to create and edit your own TrueType font files. Features include the ability to convert (scanned) bitmaps (.bmp files) to TrueType outlines, thus enabling you to create your own signature, logo and handwriting. The modified fonts can be saved and then used in popular word processing and illustration programs. The editor lets you easily select any installed font, displaying the entire character set complete with descriptions of every letter, number, and special character. Once you have perfected your work of art, a click on the program s toolbar will install your custom designed font.
Virtual Font Folder
Virtual Font Folder enables you to synchronize your installed fonts with the contents of another folder or network share. The program monitors the content of your font folder and as soon as new TrueType, OpenType or Type 1 fonts are added, they are synchronized with the secondary folder and automatically installed. If fonts are deleted from the folder they will be automatically removed and uninstalled accordingly. Virtual Font Folder can be useful to synchronize fonts across a network (requires multiple copies of the software) or to temporary manage fonts for a specific project.
Scanahand
Scanahand enables you to easily create your very own custom font designs, without the need for any technical knowledge. As long as you have the artistic skills to draw the letters of your custom font onto a sheet of paper, the program can create a font from it. Scanahand works in 3 simple steps. First you print the empty template page, then you draw all of the characters using a black marker or felt-tip pen and then you scan the complete template into the software. Scanahand will build and install your font, ready for you to use.
X-Fonter
X-Fonter is an easy-to-use tool to view all installed fonts and also preview fonts that have not yet been installed. You can test them with different color combinations, styles and sizes. The program also offers a 3D view and a character map with all ASCII codes are included. The rendered 3D text can be saved as JPG image. X-Fonter can also install fonts from any directory, batch rename font files and create a HTML font book.
FontFinder 32
FontFinder 32 allows you to quickly browse all your installed system fonts simultaneously by displaying each in its own font face. You can display the entire character set with it`s decimal and hexadecimal equivalents. Many different reports with on-screen preview allow you to print a list of installed printer or screen fonts, a single font sample sheet, and the full ascii character set of any selected font. The built in Font Explorer tool lets you preview and print both installed and uninstalled TrueType fonts quickly and easily. It also lets you install and uninstall fonts from any drive or folder accessed by your computer. The included Registry Doctor checks and repairs your Font Registry entries and the Dupe Detector tool lets you find duplicate font files on your computer with CRC checking. The program runs fast and efficient and has an easy to use interface. It`s an all-around tool for complete font management.
MainType
MainType is a font manager that includes all the tools you need to take control of your fonts. It enables you to install/uninstall, preview, move and copy fonts, view detailed information with typographic data, organize fonts into groups and print detailed font report sheets. The program can also create web based font collections that can be used for browser preview and/or for web publishing. Other features include advanced font filtering, customizable font preview text, font information export, and more. MainType works with TrueType, OpenType, TrueType Collections, Postscript Type 1, vector and raster fonts, and offers full Unicode support.
Xara 3D
Xara 3D enables you to creat 3D text headings and logos, either still or animated, for use on the Web or any on-screen presentation. You can create an endless variety of 3D graphics by altering the extrude depth, lighting, bevel, the text font size and type, the foreground and background color and texture and the mode of animation. Headings are fully anti-aliased for the best possible on-screen quality and file size can be kept to a minimum by using color reduction and palette optimization. Imports WMF/EMF, exports GIF, JPEG, PNG or BMP.
Fontonizer
Fontonizer allows you to browse your installed system fonts and preview them with a text sample of your choice. It also provides additional information about each font, as well as a character map. In addition , the program can print font sample lists, and also assist you in managing font installations and favorite fonts.
FontTwister
FontTwister lets you create impressive text effects for web pages, illustration, multimedia projects and presentations. You can easily add glows, bevels, transparency, embossing, texture, edges, soft shadows and blurs to your text or apply one of the dozens of built-in styles. The results are immediately applied and can be previewed as you go. The text and effects may be re-edited at any time. The program includes interactive help and also an effects generator, that can kickstart your imagination by applying random effects to your selected text. FontTwister supports several popular image formats, including .bmp, .jpg, .png, .tif, .wmf.
Fontastic
Fontastic is a font viewer with features like font preview (use any text), scalable fonts up to 500 point and support for the common bold, italic, underline attributes as well as colored text. It also includes a unique option to auto-rotate through the fonts at user specified times, like a font slideshow. Fontastic has an easy to use interface. It can also print out the formatted text, generate code for use in web pages and offers the ability to paste RTF (Rich Text Formatting) information into Word documents.
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