The fonts created can be used in virtually any type of application including custom fonts for web sites. The grid setup of font characters in BirdFont is a great way to either edit existing fonts or to create completely new fonts these can be saved in a variety of formats including as SVG fonts, TrueType (TTF) or EOT. Working with paths is easy with BirdFont and allows for creating Bezier curves, point conversion, geometric shapes like circles and squares and bending lines. Switching between different letters and characters is a breeze. Getting around with the program isn't difficult once you get to know what the editing icons do. The main layout of BirdFont is pretty basic but powerful. Would easily be a 5 star app if it was a LOT more user friendly.Font creation and editing software that uses vector graphics to create and edit TTF, EOT and SVG fonts.Ĭreating fonts isn't something that most graphics editors are accustomed to doing, but with programs like BirdFont that task becomes a lot easier thanks to its vector editing tools. But it would sure be nice to know how to use it. Now that I’ve played with it, I would have paid $50 or $60 for it. I basically took a chance that it wasn’t complete garbage since it’s the only font editor in the app store. It’s a great app, and I was hesitent to pay $15 for it because even the description in the app store is almost nonexistent. I’m sure the developer knows exactly what all the tools are and how to use them, but how about helping out users that are new to editing fonts. There are even a few videos, but they have no sound so you are just basically watching someone move the cursor around and don’t know when/if he’s clicking the mouse or pressing a key or anything. It doesn’t tell what all the tool icons are either. There is a manual/tutorial on the website, but it is severely lacking in details. Some tools tips when hovering over them would be great.Īlso, there is no help file, or manual. Some are obvious but most are just symbols that mean nothing to the average user. There is nothing to tell you what the tools are. It did everything I needed to do, but I was fumbling all the way through using it - used command-z a lot. There is a non App Store version of this app on the web that seems to be popular. This appears to be the only font editor in the Mac App Store.
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