Adobe Fonts vs AMP Font Viewer

Adobe Fonts is a font library for desktop software and supported web projects. It offers more than 30,000 fonts from over 150 foundries, with catalog access depending on subscription. Users can browse typefaces and add individual styles or full families. The free plan costs nothing and provides a basic library of about 5,500 fonts; Adobe Fonts is also included with eligible Adobe subscriptions. Desktop fonts are added through the Creative Cloud desktop app for macOS and Windows and become available in desktop software. For websites, Web Projects provide controls for styles, weights, language subsets, OpenType features, and font-display settings, with publishing through Adobe’s embed code. Adobe states that its library fonts are licensed for personal and commercial use. Web fonts must use the supplied embed code rather than self-hosting or uploading font files to a website platform. The license does not cover app embedding or server installation. Adding desktop fonts requires a named-user Adobe subscription in Creative Cloud.

AMP Font Viewer is a free Windows utility for browsing and managing fonts on a computer. It shows installed fonts and fonts in a folder, with several display options for viewing lists. The program handles TrueType, OpenType, and Type 1 formats. Fonts can be installed individually, as a list from a folder, or temporarily until AMP Font Viewer closes. You can remove fonts and arrange them into categories. A scratchpad provides a place to try typefaces, and the program can print font lists with a sample of each font. English and Spanish versions are available. The product page lists version 3.86, which added copying installed font files to a folder from the font-list window. AMPsoft offers a 522 KB installer and a 483 KB ZIP file. Windows Vista and Windows 7 guidance covers running as administrator when security settings block permanent installation. The listed plan is free.