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The following font tools from Apple Computer can be downloaded from here free of charge. The most recent versions of each tool will be posted here. Please check back on a regular basis for the most up-to-date revisions. All tools are Fat (both 68k and PPC) unless otherwise specified. Before downloading any tools, you will be presented with a software license agreement which you'll be asked to read and agree to. |
 Dehinter |
Automatically strips all instructions from a font. Current version is 1.0 (52k), posted 4 September 1997. |
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 Dump CMAP |
The DumpCMAP tool allows you to dump the contents of a font's 'cmap' table
into a text file, which you can then edit. The edited file can subsequently
be used as input to the FuseCMAP tool. Current version is 1.0 (59k), posted 4 September 1997. |
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 DumpPOST |
The DumpPOST tool allows you to dump the set of names defined in a font's
'post' table into a text file, which you can then edit. The edited file
can subsequently be used as input to the GXifier. Current version is 1.0 (42k), posted 4 September 1997. |
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 fbit Enabler |
Converts 'fbit' bitmap data to 'sbit's, and embeds the data into an 'sfnt'.
Primarily used for two-byte (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) fonts. Current version is CT1.1.1 (110k), posted 14 January 1997. |
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 Fissioner |
Fissioner automatically generates ("fissions") bitmaps from an
outline font. It can be used in conjunction with Fuser, or can generate
new bitmap fonts on its own. Current version is 1.0 (142k), posted 4 September 1997. |
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 FontValidator |
Apple's automatic font functional testing tool. It will automatically check
all instructions and tables in a font. Current version is 1.5a (~300k), posted 9 September 1997. |
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 Fuse CMAP |
The FuseCMAP tool allows you to replace one of the mapping tables in a font's
'cmap' table with new contents, which you specify via a text file. To create
this text file, you can use the DumpCMAP tool. Current version is 1.0 (62k), posted 4 September 1997. |
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 Fuser |
Fuser generates outline fonts from bitmaps, "fusing" the bitmaps
into an 'sfnt' as 'sbit's. The designer has the option of editing the bitmaps
prior to fusing if desired, using any standard bitmap editing tool. Can
be used in conjunction with Fissioner. Current version is 1.0 (101k), posted 4 September 1997. |
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 GXWaterfall |
An aesthetic test tool that allows the designer to quickly generate waterfalls
and metrics comparisons between fonts. The tool also provides glyph repertoire
lists. Current version is 2.2b (430k), posted 19 September 1997. |
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 GXifier |
Automatically adds all the additional glyphs and tables necessary to make
a font GX-savvy. Stand-alone version. Current versions are 1.3b2 (1157k), posted 23 March 1998. |
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 Merger |
Merger is a tool which allows you to create new fonts by selecting ranges
of glyphs from existing fonts and putting them together. It works even on
fonts built to different em-squares, and it works on large CJK and Unicode
fonts as well as any other TrueType font. Current version is 1.0d3 (116k), posted 22 August 1997. |
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 Mutator |
Allows the designer to create, modify and edit GX Variations fonts and associated
tables. Current versions are 1.01 (176k), posted 14 January 1997, and 2.0d (910k), posted 19 September 1997. |
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 RoyalT |
Apple's outline editing tool. The designer can use it to add or modify outlines,
instructions, etc. Current versions are: RoyalT v3.1.1 (68k only) (575k), posted 14 January 1997. RoyalT v3.2d4 (PPC only) (1485k), posted 28 October 1997. |
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 Slider |
Slider is used on a GXified font (a font processed by the GXifier)
to fine-tune the positions of accents in compound glyphs. Current version is 1.1 (350k), posted 9 September 1997. |
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 TrueEdit |
A generic TrueType tables editor. Current version is 2.1d3 (1,000k), posted 11 July 1997. |
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