fontforge

Install command:
brew install fontforge

Command-line outline and bitmap font editor/converter

https://fontforge.github.io

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/fontforge.json

Formula code: fontforge.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
tahoe
sequoia
sonoma
ventura
macOS on
Intel
sonoma
ventura
Linux ARM64
x86_64

Current versions:

stable 20230101
head ⚡️ HEAD

Revision: 1

Depends on:

cairo 1.18.4 Vector graphics library with cross-device output support
fontconfig 2.17.1 XML-based font configuration API for X Windows
freetype 2.14.1 Software library to render fonts
giflib 5.2.2 Library and utilities for processing GIFs
glib 2.86.0 Core application library for C
jpeg-turbo 3.1.2 JPEG image codec that aids compression and decompression
libpng 1.6.50 Library for manipulating PNG images
libspiro 20240903 Library to simplify the drawing of curves
libtiff 4.7.1 TIFF library and utilities
libtool 2.5.4 Generic library support script
libuninameslist 20250909 Library of Unicode names and annotation data
pango 1.57.0 Framework for layout and rendering of i18n text
python@3.13 3.13.7 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
readline 8.3.1 Library for command-line editing
woff2 1.0.2 Utilities to create and convert Web Open Font File (WOFF) files
brotli 1.1.0 Generic-purpose lossless compression algorithm by Google
gettext 0.26 GNU internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) library

Depends on when building from source:

cmake 4.1.2 Cross-platform make
gettext 0.26 GNU internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) library
ninja 1.13.1 Small build system for use with gyp or CMake
pkgconf 2.5.1 Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit
This formula only installs the command line utilities.

FontForge.app can be downloaded directly from the website:
    https://fontforge.github.io

Alternatively, install with Homebrew Cask:
    brew install --cask fontforge

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