FontDrop
Focus: glyphs and font viewer. Shares fonts and typography with FontBase. A web app, not a desktop app. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (FontBase: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Desktop App
FontBase
Fast font manager for designers on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
macOS, Windows, Linux
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What is FontBase?
FontBase is a font manager made by designers for designers. It lets you organise, preview and activate fonts without installing them all into your system, and gives quick access to Google Fonts. The core app is free, with an optional paid Awesome subscription for extra features.
Pros: what FontBase does well
- Fast and beautifully simple
- Activate fonts without installing them
- Free core app
Cons: where it falls short
- Some features need the paid Awesome plan
- Desktop only
Who FontBase is for
Designers who work with lots of fonts and want them organised.
Who can skip it
People who use only a handful of system fonts.
FontBase alternatives
Not sold on FontBase? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Fontshare
Focus: free fonts, typefaces and web fonts. Shares fonts and typography with FontBase. A website, not a desktop app. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Adds Web. Rated 4.8 (FontBase: 4.6).
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.8Visit
Atuin
Focus: shell history, terminal and command line. Also in Workflows and Organization, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (FontBase: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
btop
Focus: system monitor, terminal and processes. Also in Workflows and Organization, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (FontBase: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
chezmoi
Focus: dotfiles, config management and command line. Also in Workflows and Organization, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (FontBase: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
htop
Focus: process viewer, system monitor and terminal. Also in Organization and Workflows, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (FontBase: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
Free alternatives to FontBase
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Hugo
Focus: static site, blog and documentation. Also in Organization and Workflows, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (FontBase: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
Yazi
Focus: file manager, terminal ui and developer tool. Also in Organization and Workflows, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (FontBase: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
Bruno
Focus: api client, api testing and postman alternative. Also in Workflows and Organization, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit
DB Browser for SQLite
Focus: database, sqlite and spreadsheet. Also in Organization and Workflows, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
DBeaver
Focus: database, sql and data. Also in Organization and Workflows, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
direnv
Focus: environment variables, shell and projects. Also in Workflows and Organization, like FontBase. Free (FontBase: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit
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