FontCreator vs Type Light
FontCreator
fontcreator.comType Light
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| Figure | FontCreator | Type Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Font Design Software | 8.2 (#7) | 8.0 (#12) |
| Headquarters | Bilthoven, The Netherlands | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Purpose | FontCreator creates, edits, and exports professional fonts. | Type Light is a freeware TrueType font editor for creating and modifying TTF fonts, including custom symbol and barcode fonts. |
| Security and privacy | The privacy policy says online orders are encrypted and processed by its payment processor, so High-Logic does not receive customers’ credit-card information. | The opened Type Light page claims the installer has no background services or telemetry; the opened privacy policy page provides no further details in its visible text. |
Plans
FontCreator
- FontCreator 16 Essentials$49, paid once
- FontCreator 16 Professional$199, paid once
In their own words
FontCreator
FontCreator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Type Light
Type Light is a free TrueType font editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It creates and modifies TTF fonts, including custom symbol and barcode fonts. Drawing tools make glyphs from straight lines and quadratic Bézier curves, with operations for combining or subtracting shapes. You can assign Unicode values or custom encodings to glyph slots and set horizontal metrics. Basic kerning tables and pair adjustments are supported. Metadata controls cover family name, style flags, copyright strings, and embedding permissions. The editor exports Windows-compatible TTF files that the product page says work in Office applications, Adobe products, and web browsers. No registration is required, and the free plan has no feature restrictions or trial period. Created fonts may be used commercially. Type Light does not provide OpenType features, variable fonts, or PostScript Type 1 support, and its undo history is limited.