Best Font Management Software - Page 2

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Researched and written by Gauri Pawsey

Font management software helps users install, view, and organize fonts within a single platform. Fonts are stored in a fully searchable library, enabling users to locate and preview specific fonts with ease. This type of tool also lets users organize their font library with folders and tags. Businesses often find and download font collections from a web font marketplace or design and upload their own. Additionally, users can preview a font within the platform without downloading it first.

This software is typically used by designers, publishers, and IT teams. IT teams in particular benefit from using font management platforms as a convenient way to activate, deactivate, set access permissions for, and license a company’s font library. Many font management tools are capable of keeping unlicensed fonts off the platform to prevent legal issues. Designers and publishers typically use font management platforms as a hub for storing and organizing fonts for design purposes, since fonts within the platform can be automatically or manually activated within many design and publishing tools.

To qualify for inclusion in the Font Management category, a product must: