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FontBob vs PixelForge

FontBob

fontbob.com

PixelForge

pixel-forge.com

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FigureFontBobPixelForge
Price from$7/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
Plans published31
Spec score · Font Design Software9.3 (#2)7.9 (#13)

Plans

FontBob

  • FreeFree
  • FontBob Pro$7 a month
  • FontBob Studio BetaPriced on request

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PixelForge

  • PixelForge pre-releaseFree

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In their own words

FontBob

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PixelForge

PixelForge is a pixel font editor for creating and editing bitmap fonts, then exporting them from the app. Its glyph tools draw and erase pixels and can move, rotate, flip, or scale glyphs. A text preview updates as glyphs change, and multiple font projects can remain open with separate undo histories. The editor can work with glyphs through U+FFFF, including unassigned ranges. It imports pixel fonts into its editable format and exports TTF files with metadata support. PixelForge periodically saves open documents and offers recovery after a crash. Project files use plain text, which the maker describes as compatible with version control and diffs. The current 0.91b pre-release runs on Windows and Linux and is free to download until version 1.0; the maker says no licensing or payment system is set up yet. The app supports monochrome 1-bit bitmap fonts, with one size and one weight per font. Sergi Lázaro is credited as its maker.

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