DesignPocket vs FontSpace
DesignPocket
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| Figure | DesignPocket | FontSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | ¥1,650/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Font Marketplaces | 8.0 (#9) | 8.6 (#4) |
| Support | The contact page states business hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 18:00, and says inquiries are generally answered by the next business day. | The site’s help page covers downloads, installation, font formats, and licenses, and links to a contact page. |
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In their own words
DesignPocket
DesignPocket is a font sales site operated by Imagenavi Inc. Its catalog contains more than 32,000 font items, including major-maker releases and harder-to-find typefaces. Most products can be bought as one typeface, while some are sold only as multi-font sets. Purchased products are generally available for immediate download and use, although certain annual-license products may require extra steps. The site sells individual fonts, annual subscriptions from font makers and server-font licenses from some makers. Annual licenses provide access for one year, with available fonts, prices and usage terms varying by maker and product. Search and filters cover family, typeface, weight, format, set or individual typeface, character set and price range. Listed formats are OpenType, TrueType and WOFF, with variable fonts and web licensing. Payment methods include cards, PayPay, convenience-store payment, bank transfer and business invoice payment. The 昭和書体・白舟書体 年間ライセンス costs ¥19,800 a year.
FontSpace
FontSpace is a font directory and download site with more than 170,000 free fonts, including a collection of more than 19,000 fonts marked for commercial use. Visitors can browse by style, collection, popularity, or designer and adjust preview text, size, and foreground color. Download formats include OTF and TTF, and the catalog also lists WOFF and WOFF2. Its free text generator turns typed text into Unicode characters and symbols for copying elsewhere; some websites may display unsupported characters as boxes. FontSpace says each font is added and categorized by a person, then reviewed by a moderator for quality issues and license checks. The individual font license sets permitted use: personal-use licenses generally cover non-profit-making use, while commercial-use licenses address uses where someone may profit. The commercial-use collection is described as available for commercial projects with zero license fees, subject to each font’s license. FontSpace provides installation guidance for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and supports modern browsers including Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, and Edge. Cookies must be enabled to download fonts or register.