Advanced Font Viewer
- http://www.styopkin.com/
- Basic program that allows all fonts installed on a system to be viewed simultaneously, with example text written in each font displayed alongside. Print out samples of the text, in all accessible variants of writing. [Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP]
Font Properties Extension
- http://www.microsoft.com/typography/property/property.htm
- An extension that adds several new property tabs to the Windows' font properties dialog box, including information relating to font origination and copyright, the type sizes to which hinting and smoothing are applied, and the code pages supported by extended character sets.
Font Utilities
- http://www.fontutilities.com/
- Advanced Font Catalog is an easy to use tool with explorer-like interface which allows you to catalog the drives with fonts files. Windows shareware.
Font Wrangler
- http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/fontrang.html
- A shareware font manager from Alchemy Mindworks Inc. that will install, remove, rename, print a contact sheet and browse TrueType fonts under Windows 95/98/2000/NT, with batch processing and visual previews.
FontExpert
- http://www.fontexpert.com/
- The first typeface identification software, recognizing more than 25,000 typefaces, available on CD-ROM and as online service on the web.
FontTool
- http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/skyscraper/floating/699/
- Converts the entire character set of a Windows font to a 16 x 16 character map and writes out an uncompressed Windows BMP. Ideal for using proportional fonts in games and speed critical apps.
Fontlinge Fontmanager
- http://www.gesindel.de
- Searches for font files, sorts them into folders, and stores the information in a database. Web interface and tarball font download provided.
Identifont
- http://www.identifont.com/
- Online typeface identifier. Users are guided through a series of illustrated multiple-choice questions of features of a font to arrive at a font identification. Covers fonts from over 200 publishers; typefaces can also be looked up by name.
Insidersoftware.com
- http://www.insidersoftware.com/
- Makers of FontAgent, SiteSqueeze and ServerMatic. Depending on the product, versions exist for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS's 8, 9 and X. Free trials.
MyTools
- http://www.mytools.com/
- Shareware package that views fonts (installed or not), prints font catalogs, manages fonts, and installs and uninstalls fonts quickly.
The Free & Clear Demo
- http://grc.com/freeandclear.htm
- Steve Gibson explains subpixel rendering as used in Microsoft ClearType, shows how it originally worked on the Apple II, and provides a 35k Windows program to experiment with subpixel rendering.
Typograf Font Manager
- http://www.neuber.com/typograf/
- 32-bit app that preview, print, and manage TrueType and Type 1 fonts. Sort font previews by filename, directory, font name, size, date, kerning pairs or copyright. [Win 95/98/NT/2000]
Universal Typeface Converter
- http://www.alltype.biz/
- Font conversion program for anyone who needs more typefaces, wants to create new variations of fonts, or wants to use their typefaces in a broader variety of applications.