The font editor for macOS.
Written from scratch in Python with scalability in mind. A fully featured font editor with all the tools required for drawing typefaces.
Provides full scripting access to objects and interface. A platform for building your own tools and extensions, and much more…!

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Technical specifications

  • requires macOS 10.12 or higher
  • uses UFO3 as native font format
  • supports Python 3.7.4 out of the box

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Educational licenses

Teachers can request a free 1-year trial license for their students, or subscribe to the Student License Service.

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A rock-solid core application +
dozens of specialized extensions.


Open-source extensions

Dozens of open-source extensions by multiple developers are available on GitHub and via Mechanic.

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Commercial extensions

A growing collection of commercial extensions by certified developers are available in the Extension Store.

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The tools you choose influence your creative process!