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We've compiled a list of 22 free and paid alternatives to FontBase. The primary competitors include NexusFont, Font Book. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between FontBase and Maintype, FontExpert, Font Manager. Also you can look at other similar options here: Photos and Graphics Software.


Font Book is the standard font manager that comes with Mac OS. The program enables users to:

MainType is a professional font manager that allows you to view, manage, install and print your...

FontExpert Font Manager enables you to preview and manage both installed and uninstalled typefaces, plus examine your system for font errors. You can display the list of installed font faces, customizable font samples and advanced font properties.

Font Manager
Free Open Source

Simple font management for GTK+ desktop environments

The simplest way to try, install, and manage fonts.

Font Runner
Free Open Source

If you have a large collection of fonts, keeping them all in your Windows Fonts folder can be...

Letrs is a typeface manager in the cloud. Keep you font collection organised and sorted with this useful tool.

FontBase is a blazing fast, beautiful and free font manager for professional designers.

FontBase Platforms

tick-square Windows
tick-square Linux
tick-square Mac

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FontBase Overview

With FontBase you can easily create and manage collections, change font styles, instantly apply font styles in Photoshop, compare fonts, use live search and live text preview. It also supports automatic updates and easy to remember keyboard shortcuts. More features coming really soon.

EASY TEXT STYLING
Simply change the color, background, font size, line height and align of your fonts. Apply styles to the whole collection or just to individually selected fonts.

COLLECTIONS
There is a number of predefined collections, such as recently added fonts (really useful), Typekit fonts and favorites. You can also create as many collections as you like by yourself.

LIVE TEXT EDITING
Just press Enter and start typing. You'll see the sample text changing live for all fonts. You can also select a font and change the sample text individually, if you want to.

LIVE SEARCH
Start typing your search query, and you'll see the found fonts displaying in FontBase window immediately. As easy as that.

FONT COMPARING
Tired of scrolling up and down when you need to compare two fonts? In FontBase, you can simply pin a font to top and easily compare it to any other font in your collection.

OPENTYPE FEATURES
We support a broad number of OpenType features. That includes ligatures, tabular figures, super and subscript, swashes, old style figures and some more!

AUTOMAGIC UPDATES
You can be sure, you'll always use the latest version of FontBase, because guess what? Automatic updates! No need to re-download. Ever.

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Obvious and easy to remember shortcuts. Like Ctrl+F for search, or Enter for live text editing, or Ctrl+Scroll for changing font size. As easy as that!

FontBase Features

tick-square Font Activation
tick-square Nested Folders

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