Font Management Software

If you are a graphic designer, you probably have a large number of fonts. Sure, Apple has a built-in font manager, but for more than a 100 fonts, you need something more powerful. There are several options, and all cost about $100. I went with FontAgent Pro because I owned v3 years ago, and I was able to upgrade for about half price. If I had to start all over, I would certainly give all of these a free 30-day trial, Let me know what your experiences are with these, or let me know if there are any other font managers.

FontAgent Pro 4

FontAgent Pro 4

FontAgent Pro is my current font manager of choice. It was the first to come out with plug-ins for Adobe Creative Suite CS5. They bill it as "The World's Smartest Font Manager". Maybe so. I haven't had any problems with it. By Insider Software. $99.95. For Mac and Windows

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Extensis Suitcase Fusion 3

Extensis Suitcase Fusion 3

Suitcase might be the grandaddy of font managers. Suitcase Fusion is merger of SuitCase and another program I used to have, I think it was called Font Fusion. Creative Pro has a review up here. Maybe v3 is better, but I didn't care for v2. By Extensis. $99.95, For Mac and Windows.

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FontExplorer X

FontExplorer X

For a while, FontExplorer was a free product, and it was great. They eventually came out with a paid version, which I haven't tried. Macworld has a full review here. By Linotype. $79. Mac only.

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FontCase

FontCase

FontCase is the new kid on the block. It looks pretty sweet, and the price is almost half of other font managers. By Bohemian Coding. $53. Mac only.

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