Font Organizer

[Mysterio2099]

What font organizer do you use? I've always used Font Navigator. Works fine. Only thing I wish I could do is remove all the fonts I've installed and leave only the default operating system fonts. Right now I've got almost 1,000 fonts running. I don't need that many, lol.

Suggestions?

 

[hansman]

1000 fonts!!!!!?????
Suitcase Fusion is what we use.
It allows you to use what you want when you want.
In fact it comes with a handy utility called Font Doctor that is excellent for weeding out the damaged/ duplicate fonts.

 

[Mysterio2099]

1000 fonts!!!!!?????
Suitcase Fusion is what we use.
It allows you to use what you want when you want.
In fact it comes with a handy utility called Font Doctor that is excellent for weeding out the damaged/ duplicate fonts.

Thanks for the tip! It's $100 so I can't get it. It'd be great if it were free! lol

And yeah, 1000 fonts are currently running on my machine. Font Navigator gives you a warning at 400 fonts, telling you to uninstall fonts for better performance. I'm not going through a thousand fonts trying to pick out the ones the OS doesn't need, haha

Nothing's perfect I guess.

 

[bean66]

We use Suitcase Fusion and we like it. You could also try using Font Book that comes with your operating system. That should allow you to organize and enable fonts by sets.

 

[buckeye]

Linotype FontExplorer X is what we use - and it's free.

 

[pmhapp]

Linotype FontExplorer X!

Previous version was free.
Current version is not, but still worth it.

FontExplorer® X - The new professional font management software

 

[buckeye]

Well that sucks. When did they go and do that?

 

[DavidMa]

here's the free version, just don't click on the PC version, it doesn't work too well.

FontExplorer - Free Download

 

[John W]

Simplest Answer

Simplest Answer

If you are using Mac OSX, there is a free and simple method that appears to be foolproof. Use no font Mgr and set up as follows:

1. Make an alias of the 'Library, Font folder" onto the desktop. BTW, that actual font folder should be empty at all times!
2. Copy the fonts (even in a folder) for your next job into the alias folder.
3. Boot up your application(s) and do your job.
3. Shut down your applications and trash the job font folder(s) leaving the alias folder for next time.

We have used Alsoft Master Juggler with great success for years. On rare occasion, it will freeze (usually due to a bad font) Restarting it fixes that. Now we will be trying the above method instead.

So freggin simple, eh?

 

[Vee]

I've used FontAgent Pro for many years now. I prefer it over Suitcase. Just my opinion.

 

[Mysterio2099]

here's the free version, just don't click on the PC version, it doesn't work too well.

FontExplorer - Free Download

I'm on a PC at work.

 

[r148841]

We're using for many years Adobe Type Manager (it works from windows 2000 to Vista without problems) and recently we're using also Extensis Suitcase. Both work just fine.

Extensis® Suitcase Fusion 2™ a professional Mac and Windows font manager
Adobe Type Manager Deluxe

 

[cmcfarling]

We always used Suitcase from OS9 to OS X 10.4. Over the last couple years we've mostly migrated to FontExplorer X. Being freeware, until recently, was definitely a major reason for switching to it. But on top of that it actually works quite well, has a good interface and has useful features. FontBook sucks. Apple seems to be more designer centric with how they see fonts being utilized in OS X. By that I mean as a designer you need tons of fonts open all the time and a way to keep them organized.

From a production standpoint, you want just the opposite though. You want as few fonts open as possible and you need to be able to easily open and close fonts regularly depending on what job you're working on. The goal is to minimize or eliminate font conflicts.

FontExplorer X is pretty good at that, although OS X has inherent font issues that no font manager will fully overcome in all cases.