Adobe Fonts vs MyFonts

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.

MyFonts is an online marketplace for discovering, licensing, and downloading fonts. It lists more than 400,000 fonts from over 5,000 foundries and independent designers, with more than 900 free fonts available to account holders; an account is required even for free orders. Search options include font name, classification, and plain-language ideas, with filters for styles, price, visual properties, foundries, and languages. AI Search returns matching inventory with explanations based on a project's mood, tone, or intent. WhatTheFont uses image recognition to suggest licensable matches and is available on the web and as iOS and Android apps. Shoppers can preview fonts using custom text, adjust size and colors, and apply OpenType features. License types include Desktop, Webfont, Mobile App, Digital Ad, and Electronic Doc, though availability varies by font. Desktop packages work on Mac OS X and Windows; a Webfont license covers one domain. Available licenses do not permit use within Canva or other cloud-based or server-hosted platforms under standard terms.