FontLab Studio

More stable performance, a more logical menu structure as well as numerous new useful functions such as the Trace tool, the Shape Groups as well as the Metrics and Kerning Classes constitute a noticeable advancement of FontLab Studio. If you get FontLab Studio 5, you wont regret it.
PAGE, April 2006, read full review

If you are looking to create a new font then you should really check into this application. If it can't do it then it more than likely can't be done.
MacNation, Nov 2003

The program was clearly designed from the ground up with international needs in mind.
The LISA Newsletter: Globalization Insider

I believe that it's worth every penny.
OS news online, Jan 2003

FontLab is an impressive font editor that combines rich functionality with a streamlined interface.
Wow Web Designs, July 2001

Imports fonts with up to 65,535 glyphs as OpenType PS (.otf), Win TrueType / OpenType TT (.ttf), Win Type 1 (.pfb + .pfm/.afm), ASCII/Unix Type 1 (.pfa + .afm), Mac Type 1 (LWFN as .hqx, .bin), Mac TrueType (.dfont or FFIL as .hqx, .bin), TrueType AAT (.ttf, .dfont), Win Multiple Master (.pfb + .mmm), FontLab 2.5 (.vfa), FontLab 3.0-4.6/TypeTool/AsiaFont Studio/ScanFont/FontLab Studio (.vfb), Ikarus (.ik), BDF Bitmap (.bdf). Also imports glyphs as Adobe Illustrator 8 EPS (.ai, .eps), TIFF, BMP.

Exports fonts with up to 65,535 glyphs in FLS 5.1 as OpenType PS (.otf), Win TrueType / OpenType TT (.ttf), Win Type 1 (.pfb + .pfm/.afm), ASCII/Unix Type 1 (.pfa + .afm), Win Multiple Master (.pfb + .mmm), FontLab 3.0-4.6/TypeTool/AsiaFont Studio/ScanFont/TransType/FontLab Studio/Fontographer 5 (.vfb). Also exports glyphs as Adobe Illustrator 8 EPS (.ai + .eps), TIFF, BMP. Mac version also exports Mac Type 1 (LWFN), Mac TrueType (.dfont or FFIL), Mac Multiple Master.

Tools: Draw, Erase, VectorPaint, Mirror, Composite, Set Startpoint, Interpolate, Envelope, Remove Overlap, Merge Contours, Subtract Contours, Snap to Guides, Check Connections, Nodes at Extremes, Meter, TrueType and Type 1 manual hinting (with Flex), Undo (100+ levels), Sketch, Knife, Magic Wand, Rotate, Skew, Scale, Intersect Contours

Filters: Actions: Bold, Outline, Sidebearings Control, Scale, Slant, Rotate, Autohint etc. Python-based filters: Digital, Shadow, Bevel, Drops, Slices, Mosaic. All filters can be applied on one or many glyphs. Actions can be also applied on multiple fonts at a time.

Windows: Document Windows: Font, Glyph, Metrics; Dockable panels: Fonts, Preview/OpenType Sample/Anchors, OpenType, Class, Edit Macro, Output; Other panels: Font Map, Transformation, Editing Layers, Properties

Encoding: Unicode (up to 6.0), Custom, ANSI, ASCII, and virtually all known codepages and encodings, Chinese, Japanese and Korean double-byte codepages. FLS 5.1 included new OpenType-compatible encodings.

Printouts: Font Table, Glyph List, Font Sample, Font Waterfall, Glyph Sample, Glyph Waterfall, Kerning Table, Quick Test

900+-page manual

Hardware requirements: 64MB RAM, SVGA Monitor, Mouse

Software requirements:

For version 5.0.4 for Windows: Microsoft Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7, 32-bit or 64-bit). Windows XP SP2 or better with Python 2.4 recommended.

For version 5.1 for Mac OS X: Mac OS X 10.510.7. (Version 5.0.4 for Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4 is still available upon request).

Multi-seat licenses available for Keyserver or RLM license servers.

60 day money-back guarantee

Download FontLab Studio 5.1 for Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 demo version (~44MB) by clicking any one of these links (same file, different servers). Demo limitations: export and save limitations.

Mac demo: US1 | US2 | EU | Asia

Download the FontLab Studio 5 for Mac user manual (PDF format in a ZIP file, ~12.5 MB) by right-clicking or Ctrl+clicking one of these links and choosing "Save link as" or "Download linked file":

Mac manual: US1 | US2 | EU | Asia (or buy a printed hardcopy)

Download FontLab Studio 5 for Windows demo version (~4MB) by clicking any one of these links (same file, different servers). Demo limitations: export and save limitations.

Win demo: US1 | US2 | EU | Asia

Download Python for Windows
To run Python macros, you need Python 2.4 or 2.3 installed (2.4 recommended). See our Python page for more information.

Download the FontLab Studio 5 for Windows user manual (PDF format in a ZIP file, ~12.5 MB) by right-clicking or Ctrl+clicking one of these links and choosing "Save link as" or "Download linked file":

Win manual: US1 | US2 | EU | Asia  (or buy a printed hardcopy)

Download the FontLab Studio 5 introductory article (PDF format, 5.3 MB) that was published in issue 14 of TYPO magazine (right-click on the link and choose Save As):

Introduction: US

Recommended reading: the book Learn FontLab Fast by Leslie Cabarga and the FontLab forum.

Download free fonts: FreeFont Pro | FreeSans | FreeSerif | Caty Mac | Caty Win

It takes up to a day to process an order. Usually we can get it done within a few hours and you will receive your serial number the same day. Occasionally it won't be until the next business day.