Birdfont vs Fontself
Birdfont
birdfont.orgFontself
fontself.comSide by side
| Figure | Birdfont | Fontself |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Font Design Software | 8.5 (#5) | 7.5 (#22) |
| Product | Birdfont is a free font editor for creating vector graphics and exporting TTF, OTF and SVG fonts. | Fontself turns lettering into custom OpenType fonts using Illustrator, Photoshop, or its standalone iPad app. |
| Support | Users can report bugs or get help by email, Mastodon, Twitter, Facebook or GitHub issues. | The product includes support through in-app chat and the maker provides tutorials and help articles in its help center. |
Plans
Birdfont
- FreewareFree
- Open SourceFree
- Commercial$4.99, paid once
- Plus$9.99, paid once
Fontself
- Fontself Maker for Illustrator CC$39, paid once
- Fontself Maker Bundle for Illustrator & Photoshop CC$59, paid once
In their own words
Birdfont
Birdfont is a font editor for creating vector graphics and exporting TTF, OTF and SVG fonts. It runs on Linux, Windows and macOS, and supports monochrome and color font formats. SVG files from Inkscape and Adobe Illustrator can be imported. The Open Source plan costs nothing and includes TTF and monochrome SVG fonts, kerning, ligature substitutions, alternates, SVG import and commercial use. The Freeware plan also costs nothing, and allows creation of free fonts under the SIL Open Font license. Commercial costs $4.99, paid once; it includes commercial fonts and one year of upgrades, while the purchased version continues to work afterward. Plus costs $9.99, paid once and adds color fonts, OpenType SVG, OTF, COLR/CPAL, single-stroke CNC fonts and variable fonts. Plus can export multiple static fonts from a variable master. Birdfont is also available through Steam. The app does not collect user data by default; crash reports are optional.