AMP Font Viewer vs FontBase

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.

FontBase is a font manager for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Users can group fonts into collections and sub-collections, then activate them with one click. Watched folders keep fonts in their original locations while making them available in FontBase, and the app can automatically activate fonts placed in designated folders. The free feature set includes OpenType features, glyph viewing and copying, and access to Google's font library as if those fonts were local. The paid Awesome plan can synchronize collections across computers using a cloud drive, automatically activate missing fonts in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign documents, and manage team licenses and activations. It also supports team membership tools, including viewing who is online and how many fonts they use. Awesome costs $3 a month per user and can be used on up to two personal computers at once. The maker says it does not keep user data on its servers; Stripe handles subscription data and Auth0 handles login and authentication data. Organizations are advised to subscribe per user or contact the maker about a multi-seat account.