FontDoctor
FontDoctor is a font management and font problem diagnosis utility for macOS. It helps organize, validate, and diagnose issues with fonts installed on your system.
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FontDoctor: Font Management & Diagnosiss
A macOS font management utility that organizes, validates, and diagnoses font issues, helping you maintain a healthy and functional font ecosystem.
What is FontDoctor?
FontDoctor is a handy utility application for macOS that helps you organize, validate, and troubleshoot issues with fonts installed on your system. Here are some key features of FontDoctor:
- Scans your font libraries and catalogs all fonts installed on your Mac
- Checks for and diagnoses common font issues like missing glyphs, font corruption, font conflicts etc.
- Provides detailed previews and metadata for each font to easily identify fonts
- Lets you validate and compare fonts to spot irregularities
- Organizes fonts into groups and sets for easier management
- Automates fixes and repairs for many basic font problems
- Offers advanced diagnosis reports to identify tricky font issues
- Lightweight macOS menubar app with intuitive interface
If you work closely with fonts, FontDoctor can save you many headaches by helping you keep your fonts organized and troubleshoot font issues quickly. With robust scanning and validation tools, it serves as a handy font management utility for designers and developers on macOS.
FontDoctor Features
Features
- Organizes fonts into collections
- Validates fonts to check for corruption/issues
- Diagnoses font issues and suggests fixes
- Generates font usage reports
- Activates/deactivates fonts
- Automates font activation based on document needs
Pricing
- One-time Purchase
Pros
Helps diagnose and fix font issues
Makes it easy to manage/organize large font libraries
Can validate fonts for corruption
Automates font management tasks
Cons
Fairly expensive for a font utility
Limited to macOS only
Requires some technical knowledge to use advanced features
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