FontsOnCD is a powerful font browsing utility that allows you to browse your TrueType fonts without waste of system resources. Major FontsOnCD feature - tiny size and possibility to write a program on CD jointly with your font collection for automatic browsing. You can place FontsOnCD in any folder of your CD image and the program will show all TrueType fonts existing on disk starting by root disk folder.

FontTwister lets you create impressive text effects for Web pages, illustrations, multimedia projects and presentations in seconds. Add glows, bevels, transparency, embossing, texture, edges, soft shadows, and blurs to your text or apply one of the dozens of built-in styles. Results are immediately previewed, and text and effects may be re-edited at any time. FontTwister supports several popular image formats (BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WMF).Editor's review of FontTwister While many designers use high-end graphics applications to add effects to text, this program provides a more specialized and economical solution for stylizing TrueType fonts. The program has many unique features, such as the randomizer, which generates a series of random text effects and displays the results in a slide show window. Output options are plentiful, but in order to retain a fully editable vector image, you must save your text as a FontTwister file (FTF). Some of the preset and random effects are cheesy, but the program gives you extensive control over each effect so you can design text effects to meet specific needs. What's more, the developer's Web site has many additional styles, textures, and fonts that you can download for free. All in all, FontTwister is intelligently designed and easy to use.

TypeTool is a light font editor for small font manipulation jobs. It can import and export TrueType, Type 1, and OpenType (TT-based) fonts. It has extensive glyph drawing and editing tools and manual and automatic kerning capabilities. Auto-hinting is also included. TypeTool supports virtually all font encodings and code pages and can import/export fonts with up to 65,000 characters.

Imagine Windows' standard character map. Then imagine being able to set the font size so you can see fonts like Wingdings properly, resize the window at will, and view only the part of the font you're interested in. You're probably imagining GlyphThis.

FontLister will help you get a general view of all your fonts, regardless of whether or not they're installed. You can install and remove fonts from FontLister, and you can print samples of your fonts without installing them. The last version featured an updated ansi-table, better installation capabilities, and a much-improved font-export. You can also now copy fonts with drag-and-drop functionality. Version 3.4.9 features, WMF and EMF copy to Clipboard added, and WMF and EMF export of characters added in ANSI Table Window.

You got lots of fonts to choose from. You get annoyed every time you pick a font for a fancy birthday card or a web page logo because all the software you have is only capable of showing one font at a time. Help is at hand. Free&Easy Font Viewer gives you the opportunity to view all your installed fonts simultaneously. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Windows Fonts Explorer is a powerful font manager for Windows with intuitive, easy-to-use interface and multi-lingual support. It helps you to see how many and what fonts are installed on your system and test them. It supports complete view for all font types: TrueType, TrueType Collections, OpenType, Postscript Type 1, Raster, and Vector Fonts. It also allows you to install your fonts, You can even choose your own sample text, and enlarge any character to examine it in detail. With Windows Fonts Explorer you can see what your available fonts look like. Version 3.6.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

This professional font editor allows you to create and edit TrueType and OpenType fonts. It has the powerful drawing tools that typographers and graphic designers require, and an intuitive interface that allows beginners to become productive immediately. When you create or open a font, FontCreator displays an overview of all available characters. You can simply add missing characters, or select an existing character, and modify its appearance. You can import (scanned) images of your signature or company logo, or make a font from your own handwriting. Other features include the ability to preview fonts before installing, and a font installation wizard that makes your fonts available to other applications. FontCreator also lets you fix character mappings, correct font names, and modify and clean up kerning pairs. Version 5.6 comes with improved generation of composites, enhanced transformation scripts, and significant revisions to the manual kerning process.

This font manager has all the tools you need to take control of your fonts. It includes advanced features for graphic designers and typographers as well as basic features for users who just want to view and install fonts. The software provides immediate system-wide font synchronization, with no need to refresh font lists or reboot the computer after installing fonts. MainType works with TrueType, OpenType, TrueType Collections, Postscript Type 1, vector and raster fonts. You can preview and browse fonts on any drive, before installing them. MainType supports all seventeen planes defined in the Unicode character database and displays all characters grouped in Unicode blocks. MainType allows you to generate an HTML-based overview of any of your fonts, print outstanding reports and export font information to clipboard and text. Nice touches are drag and drop support and the ability to insert characters into background applications. Version 2.1.1 allows to install or uninstall a font by double-clicking it.

Windows Fonts Explorer is a small and small program which gives you the ability to explore (all) your Windows fonts. Windows Fonts Explorer deals with your Windows Fonts folder, You can display all your installed fonts in this folder in an easy and elegant manner no matter how many fonts you have. As a explorer, Windows Fonts Explorer offers the most important options which includes effects and miscellaneous tools than you can simply use to ensure the best results. Version 3.5 updated Windows Fonts Explorer faster and more professional than before.

PigFontViewer for all popular operating systems such as Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. PigFontViewer is a simple but elegant font viewer that allows you to preview all fonts in your fonts folder. PigFontViewer also features the ability to display your fonts in any custom folder and install into them your fonts folder. Features: editable sample text, show fonts in any folder, show installed fonts, install/remove selected fonts, multiplatform Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

Plugin creates new PDF file which contains font names, parameters and recoding tables ToUnicode and xlatTable. Version 1.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements or bugs fixes.

ColorSniffer lets you select a color anywhere on the screen. It'll show you the color value in RGB, HEX, and HTML. It is ideal for graphic artist, website, and application developers. ColorSniffer is simple and effective.

FontHit Font Tools is a manager that allows you view, preview, install, uninstall, print in color, customize size and text of the previews, browse your hard drive for fonts, create your own folders that you can drag fonts into, convenient and automatic categorization, drag-n-drop to add font files (even folders and zip files with fonts) to the preview list, and character map. You can also search the Web for fonts and font-related Web pages.This new version supports drag-'n-drop viewing of fonts within .ZIP files and includes some major bug fixes.

TransType is a universal font convertor. It can convert fonts back and forth between PC and Mac platforms, between TrueType and Type 1 formats, from Multiple Master format to either Type 1 or TrueType and any combination of the above. TransType does all conversions accurately, intelligently, and transparently with regard to code pages, encodings, font suitcases, bitmap fonts, and other features specific to the Mac or PC platforms. Further, it has a batch mode conversion that allows processing of whole libraries of fonts in one operation.

This font manager lets you 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. Key features: view and preview fonts, manage fonts, search for fonts, organize fonts, print fonts, view advanced font properties, Windows Shell extensions.

Font Xplorer allows you to find, manage, and print your fonts. It has the ability to browse both installed and noninstalled fonts from disk. It can also print predesigned, professional sample sheets and font listings, save bitmap images of fonts, and search for duplicate fonts. It allows you to find the perfect font in seconds in text compare mode, and rename font files to use the font's full name. It also includes a resizable character map that shows all font scripts and allows you to zoom any character, copy symbols to the clipboard as vecrot images or rich text. Version 1.2.2 is a freeware now.

AMI Font Wrangler is the TrueType font manager that makes it easy to batch install, remove, rename, and copy fonts. You can quickly browse and weed installed and downloaded fonts, print a contact sheet, and resolve typeface name conflicts. You can install and remove TrueType fonts with a visual, intuitive user interface; browse downloaded fonts to decide which ones to keep; weed your font collection to rename or delete selected files; print a 'contact sheet' of fonts so you'll have a paper reference of what each font looks like and change your font names to make them more easily remembered and to resolve typeface name conflicts.

DIZzy displays DIZ, NFO and other ASCII-extended text files. Supports drag-and-drop, file associations and command line. Amazingly small, self-contained, flexible and free program. DIZzy does not add or alter any system settings, require installation or de-installation, add or modify other files.

Meracl FontMap is a program that shows you all your available fonts, as well as what each of those font characters look like. Copy one or more of these characters to paste on the Clipboard, for applications that can use them. Drag and drop to easily paste characters. Everything is displayed in a big window.

Browse installed and uninstalled TrueType fonts, viewing sample text, individual characters, and detailed font information. Easy font-management functions let you install, uninstall, print, copy, or delete any number of fonts at once. You can even store your own notes with them, filter them according to type (serif, sans serif, and so on), and group them into collections for convenience. This version lets you choose your font colors, set up drop-down lists of standard text samples, rename font files to avoid conflicts, and load fonts temporarily for use without installing them.

Cfont Pro lets you view installed system fonts and a special mode where you select a directory, CD, or network drive and preview the fonts. Advanced property window lets you control all aspects of the displayed font. Slideshow feature will automatically cycle through your fonts. Advanced character map, font magnifier, Preview exporter. In version 2.6 Font Browser will now remember the last browsed folder.

FontSuite is a suite of four programs to help you make the most from the fonts on your computer: CoolType is a format plain text to create colorful special effects which are ideal for cards, posters, emails, Web sites and more. FontIndex creates and prints a list of the fonts on your system--ideal for finding the ideal font out of hundreds. CM Pro is an upgrade to MS Windows Character Map (big enough to see all the characters). Font Comparison allows you to create and print a table of the characters on your keyboard corresponding to the characters in a symbol font making it ideal for Web site designers.

FontFrenzy allows you to remove and back up all fonts that were not originally installed with Windows. Every time you boot your PC, Windows must load all installed fonts, which can slow down the boot if you have a lot of fonts installed. This program allows you to safely remove them, keeping a snapshot, so that they can be restored later if needed. In addition, it also offers management features to preview fonts, remove selected fonts and to install new ones.

Top class font manager for OpenType, TrueType, PostScript Type 1 and printer fonts. Previews all fonts. Displays all font properties (typeface classification, kerning pairs, file data, copyright). Views character set, keyboard layout, zoom view. Finds similar fonts and compares several fonts tabularly. Prints fonts in many ways. Manages fonts in database and font groups. Font file management functions. Information about typefaces and typography. Typograf searches fonts and duplicates on your harddrive, CD-ROM's or DVD's. Sorting fonts by file, name, family, size, copyright, and width. You can edit the file information (name, copyright) with Typograf. You have favorites and history of viewed directories and font name Tag for viewing and printing fonts.

FontSelector is a simple freeware font viewer for the 32-bit Windows Family made to show all installed fonts and be accessible from traybar.

Font-O-Mapper Is A software for people who like to be more than just Ordinary People. With Font-O-Mapper, You Can Create Different Types Of Text, That Works (Probably) everywhere, including chat Applets, and messengers. All you have to do is just enter the desired text in the first text box, and you get wonderfully designed text in the Output box, which gets copied into the clipboard automatically. You Can also add Shortcuts in Font-O-Mapper 3.0 Check Out A Small Sample Of Font-O-Mapper Created in Java, Online (Given Below).

This version features COLOR printing of font specimen sheets and support for large-screen monitors. Lets you view and preview all your fonts (installed or not), print pro-quality specimen sheets, install/uninstall fonts individually or in 'FontPacks' and lots more. Supports both TrueType and Postscript fonts. 32-bit Windows program. Worth the download.This version includes full support for Windows2000 and ME, Multiple Master Fonts, and auto-checking (and fixing) invalid font Registry entries caused by older 16-bit programs. There are also over 30 internal (maintenance) improvements.

This is a simple program that enables you to view any fonts quickly and easily. You can view installed fonts or fonts installed in a directory. Only .ttf files are supported as of v1.0. This is a Java program and will work on any operating system with Java installed. The file is distributed as an executable JAR which is usually run by simply double clicking the file.

A very handy font tool you can quickly and easily view and use the fonts, which are installed on your computer. Programmers and Web masters will find this to be a handy way to grab characters from within fonts to use with other applications via the clipboard. Those pesky keycodes, which nobody remembers, are also shown in big, clear letters. Features include: Reads all installed fonts quickly, integrated native font viewing, fast and easy selection of characters for copying and pasting, and attractive interface and dialogs. Version 1.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

The easiest utility around to get to your fonts fast. Font Explorer allows font enthusiasts to easily browse local folders to view their font collections. Since the Windows operating system only allows for so many installed fonts people are forced to keep their fonts uninstalled and separated into categorized folders. Now you have the ability to easily view all your installed and uninstalled font as easily as you browse any of your files in Windows. In addition to viewing your fonts any folder you are currently viewing will be temporarily installed and available for use just like any other installed font.

Pixel Font Maker can create and modify a pixel font library. Pixel font library can be used for any kind of LCD that need display pixel font. The library can be saved into a C source file. You can include this file into you project.

A font effects application designed for users who want control, power, and flexibility, MFE delivers the tools you need to easily create great looking eye-catching logos and animations for the web. The new version now exports PNG files and allows you to set the JPG output quality and more. Comes with 24 high quality TrueType fonts. Microgetics (micro jet' iks) energy applied to bits. MFE is now fully functional nag-ware. Everytime you export, we remind you to register. Enjoy.

Viewing all installed fonts at once. Creating the list of favorite fonts. Changing the type, size and color of a font. Modifying the sample text. Viewing several sizes of a font at once. Displaying all characters in a font. Viewing information about a font. Viewing fonts that are not installed. Installing fonts. Printing samples of fonts that are not installed. Uninstalling fonts.

FontLook is a utility used to display and print samples of your Windows fonts, and to preview or install fonts from CD-ROMs or other sources. Screen displays include samples at selectable sizes and character maps. Print samples include sample text, character charts, full-page samples, and text paragraphs.

A font editor for beginners and professionals. Design, edit, and convert OpenType and TrueType fonts. Produce multi-language fonts using a toolbox full of drawing options. With Type 2.2 you can: edit or create fonts containing up to 65535 glyphs, use a multi-function toolbox for glyph design and drawing, edit glyphs in TrueType (points) mode, or PostScript (nodes) mode, transform (rotation, skew and stretch) points, glyphs and composite glyphs, map glyphs to any of 65536 unicode characters, input all OpenType metrics, names and parameters, auto-calculate advanced parameters, auto-create up to 199 Latin accented characters in seconds, use with CR8tracer to create fonts from bitmap images; obtain free support and technical assistance. Version 2.2.006 open and save PostScript fonts. Convert between TrueType and PostScript fonts (both directions).

DIZzy displays DIZ, NFO and other ASCII-extended text files. Supports drag-and-drop, file associations and command line. Amazingly small, self-contained, flexible and free program. DIZzy does not add or alter any system settings, require installation or de-installation, add or modify other files. Version 1.12 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

CharMap is a Java 1.4 graphical (GUI) application to display Unicode characters in text fonts, and copy those characters to the system clipboard. Its major purpose is as a visual accessory for word processors such as Microsoft Word. The "character map" utility that comes with Windows suffers from several problems. This Java application can be resized, for text and the program window, which is important in many languages.Features are limited to make the application faster and simpler to use. A single click adds a character to the sample text, and the sample text is automatically copied to the system clipboard on each click. Version 3 includes Minor change to description and documentation.

Ever wanted to find a font just like the one used in logos, newspapers or book titles? You have an image, but you haven't a clue what the font is used? Font Matching Tool will browse through your system fonts, folders or font database created by Font Matching Tool to find this font or just similar with character(s) cropped from an image. Version 1.4 has multiple preview of filtered fonts with moveable sample image panel, four searching levels with different speed and matching accuracy, and database filter included. Speed up matching procedure significantly.

This is the easiest way to choose a font when creating logos or monograms. ShowCase shows a given text in all system fonts in a selected font size with easy to use interface. With simple multi stage selection process, one can choose his suitable font. A perfect zoom view with options is provided for checking accuracy of the fonts. Version 1 includes unspecified updates.

FontZip is a utility to package True Type fonts into self-installing .exe files. These FontZip Installers can be then distributed and used easily be the recipient. FontZip Installers can include custom graphics, a Readme and EULA, and a Web link. An included tool makes it easy to upgrade existing packaged fonts to the version 5 installer. Version 5.1 introduces new licensing system.

GlyphMap is a Java 1.4 graphical (GUI) application to display raw glyphs in fonts supported by the Java run-time environment, generally TrueType fonts. You work with characters, whereas glyphs are bits and pieces that a font combines to produce the characters you see. In most cases, one character maps to one glyph. An accented letter could be constructed from two separate glyphs, one for the letter and one for the accent, or could be defined as a single glyph. The choice is made by the font designer. A font like "Arial Unicode MS" has 38,917 characters from 50,377 glyphs. Some fonts have glyphs that don't correspond to any Unicode character. If this distinction between characters and glyphs confuses you, then you should probably be using the CharMap Java application instead. (Please read the PDF documentation included in the ZIP file. This program has been released under the GNU General Public License.) This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

FontEXPRO allows you to browse a folder of fonts and see previews for each of them in this simple to use program. See version information for more further details about the features. Such as previewing and searching. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

The problem is well known: Only the written form is remembered, but the name is forgotten. Here helps FontViewOK. He creates a quick visual overview of all installed fonts. The deployment is so simple; a help file is not required. Features: Quick overview of all fonts. Printing with print preview function. Changeable font size, style and color. An installation of FontViewOK is not required. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

PopChar is a utility application that lets you insert special characters, accented letters, umlauts, etc., into any document. No need to search for or remember complex keystrokes. Just pop up the PopChar window, click the desired character, and the character is inserted into your current document. Unicode fonts are neatly arranged in the standard Unicode categories. Version 3.3 new Magnifier tool, Unicode 5.0 support, improved sizing and positioning of characters.

FontNames is a Java 1.4 application to extract font names from OpenType and TrueType font files. Each font can have more than one name in different languages, and TrueType collections can contain more than one font. (Please read the PDF documentation included in the ZIP file. This program has been released under the GNU General Public License.)

CharMap is a Java 1.4 graphical (GUI) application to display Unicode characters in text fonts, and copy those characters to the system clipboard. Its major purpose is as a visual accessory for word processors such as Microsoft Word. The "character map" utility that comes with Windows suffers from several problems. This Java application can be resized, for text and the program window, which is important in many languages. Features are limited to make the application faster and simpler to use. A single click adds a character to the sample text, and the sample text is automatically copied to the system clipboard on each click. (Please read the PDF documentation included in the ZIP file.)

Fonts seeking program. Can display samples and filter installed fonts by name, style, attributes, charsets, etc. Easy modifying sample string. Originally was developed as addition to Xara Xtreme font gallery. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

RenameUniFont is a Java 1.4 application to rename OpenType and TrueType font files with their internal "font full name" using only plain text characters (ASCII) plus an extension for the type (*.OTF, *.TTC, *.TTF), or using the full Unicode character set. This gives consistent names to font files, no matter what their source. The contents of the files are not changed, only the names in the system file directory. RenameUniFont is an expanded version of the FontRename Java application, with options to choose the preferred language, and includes a table to convert many non-Latin characters to phonetic equivalents. (Please read the PDF documentation included in the ZIP file. This program has been released under the GNU General Public License.)

FindThatFont! is a handy and free tool that allows to preview fonts that are installed on your system and to classify them into over 30 different (editable) categories. By using this categorization you can find any font on your system faster than ever before. It also allows you to easily compare fonts by adding them to a shortlist of favorites, search fonts by name, and create an HTML (Web page) file showing all the fonts on your system. FindThatFont! has an extension manager and allows developers to modify or extend the program with other features. Version 1 improvements in speed, threading and editable categories.