FontCreator Comparison Chart
FontCreator Professional incorporates all features available in the other editions and also includes several additional features.
| Home | Standard | Professional | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price in US$ | 99.00 |
299.00 |
399.00 |
| License Restrictions | |||
| Can be used for commercial purposes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Font Formats | |||
| Project based font editor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Opens TrueType and OpenType font files (.ttf and .otf) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Saves TrueType and OpenType font files (.ttf) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Opens Web Open Font Format (WOFF) font files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Saves Web Open Font Format (WOFF) font files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Extract TrueType fonts from TrueType Collections | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unicode and code page support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Outline Editing | |||
| Basic vector paint tools | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced contour operationsThese contour operations (union, intersection, exclusion and knife) allow you to merge and split contours and are invaluable for consistent glyph design. Union, intersection and exclusion are used to join several overlapping contours. The knife is used to split contours. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Guidelines | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Import vector based images (EPS, AI, PDF, etc) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Import raster based images (BMP, GIF, PNG, etc) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Batch transform glyphsThis feature allows you to transform multiple glyphs or even a whole font at once. There are numerous transform scripts available that will turn your font into a bold, italic, hollow or condensed typeface. You can also create your own scripts that for example will rotate, mirror or resize your glyphs. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Manual editing of composite glyphs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic composite glyph generationAlthough English doesn't use diacritical marks anymore, most Western languages (Dutch, French, etc.) do. This powerful feature allows you to add a wide range of accented characters to an existing font within seconds. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Typography | |||
| Automatic hintingThis feature automatically adds instructions to fonts, which at small sizes help improve readability on screen. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Default OpenType Layout FeaturesEnrich your fonts by adding numerous OpenType Layout features (e.g. Ligatures). This way a sequence of characters will be replaced with a single ligature (if supported by the external software). | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom OpenType Layout FeaturesWith this feature you can define custom OpenType Layout Features. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Decompile OpenType Layout FeaturesAllows you to learn from and reuse OpenType Layout Features from other fonts. | No | No | Yes |
| Optical MetricsOne of the most complex and time consuming tasks in font design is finding the best spacing for each individual character, so it looks good in combination with other characters. The Optical Metrics feature analyzes a set of most common characters and then uses an algorithm to find the best left and right side bearings of each of these glyphs. | No | No | Yes |
| Test and Installation | |||
| Preview fonts before installing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Font installation wizard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quality Control | |||
| Font validation wizardDesigning glyphs can be very complicated. The font validation wizard identifies common potential problems and if possible points you to the specific item (e.g. glyphs, contours and coordinates). It validates all glyphs and optionally fixes detected problems. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Real-time glyph validationThis feature locates and solves the same problems as the font validation wizard, but is always available as it is located on a Toolbar. There are several buttons on the Validation toolbar that will solve most problems. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Other Features | |||
| Editing of font naming fields | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Editing of glyph metrics (both manual and automatic) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manual kerning | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic kerning wizardMost fonts need adjustment of horizontal space between individual characters so that they look better when used together. For example A and V are often moved closer together, to create visually equal spaces. Although it is possible to add kerning pairs one by one, the easiest way to add kerning to a font is to use the Automatic kerning wizard. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Insert characters featureThis feature allows you to quickly add new characters to your fonts, without worrying about invalid character to glyph mappings and missing postscript names. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum number of glyphs | 65,535 | 65,535 | 65,535 |
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