Comments on: Fontcase: Elegant Font Management for Mac OS X

By: Khalid

Khalid — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:10:36 +0000

From website :

FontExplorer X Pro is available for a reasonable license fee.
Purchase a license for only EUR 79 incl. VAT!

Is there a free non-pro version?

By: William Johnson

William Johnson — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:36:50 +0000

Linotype’s FontExplorer X seems to work well, is quite powerful (much more than Font Book), and allows you to search for and buy fonts directly through the program if you like (kind of like how iTunes lets you buy music in addition to arranging the music you already have). And it’s free.

By: Joe Turner

Joe Turner — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:14:07 +0000

Also, it’s only $46 for a little bit longer, then it will be more

By: Gecko

Gecko — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:17:40 +0000

No mention of Font Activation features, are there any? If not, this is a big oversight, as even the free offerings out there offer it.

By: GAJoe

GAJoe — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:32:19 +0000

Try Linotype’s FontExplorer X it is similar to Fontcase and, best of all – it’s FREE! Old graphic designers are familiar with Linotype, the company that used to design and sell metal fonts back in the day.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:35:31 +0000

I do a lot of typography in my artwork and have been debating the various font management solutions out there. This is a great review and I think I might go with Fontcase.

By: Fyre Vortex

Fyre Vortex — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:42:24 +0000

Seems great. Should have gotten it when I was a big fontaholic long ago. I just use default fonts now. :\

Thanks for the review. Adding this to the list of apps I might use when I return back to “fonting”.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:57:11 +0000

Wow! The price is nice, especially the family pack. Download size is small and it works like a charm. FontBook ‘doesn’t cut in’ because, well, i don’t know why but in my case it has 2minute lifetime before it crashes. FontExplorerPro is nice but lifetime is 5-7 minutes before it crashes. This thing…looks beautiful, has all the nice features and as soon as you start it it does beautiful job. If you are typographically inclined and the difference between Garamond editions mean a world to you, or you have personal issues with rounded dot in Myriad (just kidding)… check this thing out, might be what you need. …now, let’s see if it crashes.