Font Book is a
font manager
Font management software is a kind of utility software that computer users use to browse and preview fonts and typically to install and uninstall fonts. Some font management software may be able to also:
* activate and deactivate fonts (users c ...
by
Apple Inc. for its
macOS operating system. It was first released with
Mac OS X Panther
Mac OS X Panther (version 10.3) is the fourth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It followed Mac OS X Jaguar and preceded Mac OS X Tiger. It was released on October 24, 2003.
System requirements
Panther's s ...
in 2003.
Features
It is opened by default whenever the user clicks on a new
.otf or
.ttf font file. The user can view the font and install it, at which point the font will be copied to a centralised folder of user-installed fonts and be available for all apps to use.
It may also be used as a browser of all installed fonts. The user may view the list of fonts and see their alphabets, their complete repertoire of characters or how they set a sample text of the user's choice.
The program also allows users to:
* Group fonts into collections, which can then be used in all
Cocoa
Cocoa may refer to:
Chocolate
* Chocolate
* ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree
* Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao''
* Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...
programs.
* View details of fonts, such as their designer’s name.
* Activate/deactivate individual fonts or collections.
* Check the data integrity of font files.
* Export font collections for use on another computer
It does not feature any editing tools, even for changing font properties. This means that the user cannot use it to rename, merge or split up fonts or to redesign or modify fonts by (for example) changing kerning rules or exporting
small capitals into a separate style.
In the 2003–2007 period, Apple's Font Book faced some criticism regarding an inability to validate and auto-activate fonts. These features were added to Font Book with the release of
Mac OS X Leopard.
Leopard's 300+ new features - Fonts
References
External links
Apple's Font Book user guide
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MacOS
MacOS-only software made by Apple Inc.
Font managers
Products introduced in 2003