Adobe Fonts vs Morisawa Fonts

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.

Morisawa Fonts is a subscription service for finding and using licensed multilingual fonts. Its library contains more than 3,500 typefaces from the Morisawa Group and other foundries, with coverage stated for more than 150 languages. Users can create and share font collections and synchronize them across two computers. Online activation works with the Desktop Manager application to install fonts. The Free Plan costs nothing and includes five fonts selected by Morisawa. The Standard Plan costs ¥64,240 a year for one license, available on two computers per account; it permits trademark registration for logotypes made with its fonts, unlike the free plan. Multi-license subscribers can manage team use through the Admin Console. Desktop Manager supports Windows 11 version 23H2 or later and macOS 12 or later. Fonts work with common software, although applications that directly access font files may not make them available. Support is offered in Japanese or English through a contact form, with replies during weekday business hours in GMT+9; telephone support is unavailable.