Fontra is an in-development browser-based font editor.
It uses a JavaScript client running in the browser together with a Python server running locally or remotely, giving type designers a modern environment for editing fonts and related data.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides a browser-based environment for font editing.
- Uses a JavaScript client and a Python server.
- Can run locally or on a remote machine.
- Supports editing font metadata, kerning, OpenType features, and variation axes.
- Uses a modular client and storage architecture.
- Offers Linux desktop availability via Fontra Pak.
Website: github.com/fontra/fontra
Support:
Developer: fontra
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Fontra is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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