FontCreator vs FontMaker
FontCreator
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| Figure | FontCreator | FontMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $3.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Font Design Software | 8.2 (#7) | 8.5 (#6) |
| Headquarters | Bilthoven, The Netherlands | Mauritius |
| Purpose | FontCreator creates, edits, and exports professional fonts. | FontMaker turns handwriting, drawings, SVG files, and images into downloadable font files. |
| Support | High-Logic directs users to its support page and customer support, and recommends its forum for technical issues, where it says questions are usually answered within a couple of hours. | The FAQ invites users to email questions, bug reports, or ideas and says every message is read. |
Plans
FontCreator
- FontCreator 16 Essentials$49, paid once
- FontCreator 16 Professional$199, paid once
FontMaker
- FreeFree
- FontMaker Pro Monthly$3.99 a month
- FontMaker Pro for life$19.99, paid once
In their own words
FontCreator
FontCreator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
FontMaker
FontMaker turns handwriting, drawings, SVG files, and images into downloadable fonts. Users can photograph a handwritten page, draw characters with a mouse, finger, or stylus, or import files. It traces PNG, JPG, GIF, and WebP images into vector glyphs. Each glyph can be adjusted for baseline, size, and left and right spacing, with a live preview while typing. Export formats are OTF, TTF, and WOFF; the maker lists Photoshop, Word, Canva, Figma, and Procreate as compatible uses, and says WOFF is for websites. FontMaker says processing happens in the browser and that fonts and files are not uploaded to its servers. The free plan costs nothing and exports 26 lowercase or uppercase characters for personal use. FontMaker Pro Monthly costs $3.99 a month; FontMaker Pro for life costs $19.99, paid once. Both paid plans allow all characters and commercial use. FontMaker Studio is described as available for iPhone, iPad, and Android, with drawing, scanning, and TTF export.