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24 alternatives to GlyphCollector

A new starting point for the type design process

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GlyphCollector launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   GLYPH Immersive▲83

   a free tool for modular grid lettering

   Sep 2026 · glyph.kateander.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Glyphter▲66

   The SVG Font Machine

   2014 · glyphter.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Glyphfinder▲272

   The missing character search for designers, devs & writers

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Glyphr▲65

   Free, html5 based font editor.

   2014 · glyphrstudio.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Perch▲70

   A New Paradigm for Product Display

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Glyphish▲87

   Awesome mobile app icon collection for designers/developers

   2014 · glyphish.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Designer’s Guide to DPI▲77

   A beginner’s guide to DPI and cross-platform design

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Origami▲109

   A free design prototyping toolkit for Quartz Composer

   2013 · facebook.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Pixel Perfect Handbook▲176

    A comprehensive handbook on digital design

    2014 · ustwo.com · its alternatives →

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    GlyphSearch▲104

    Search the largest free collection of glyph icon libraries

    2014 · glyphsearch.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Glyphs Company▲190

    A platform for beautiful icons.

    2015 · glyphs.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Anicons▲112

    A customisable icon library for motion designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Layout – Cropping is Hard▲68

    Figma, and the future of design tools

    2015 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Glyphs▲125

    A Remake of my favourite tool

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    UI Design System▲180

    Starter kit for Sketch to create awesome user interfaces.

    2017 · uidesignsystem.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Framer Cloud▲218

    A modern design workflow

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Type Sample▲105

    A tool for identifying and sampling webfonts

    2014 · typewolf.com · its alternatives →

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    Airgora▲130

    A visual community for physical product designers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Patternry▲65

    A tool for building living UI libraries

    2014 · pathmode.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Feedbag▲131

    A super lightweight design collaboration tool.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mapbox Studio▲95

    A design platform for radically custom maps

    2014 · mapbox.com · its alternatives →

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    Morpholio Board▲85

    First transformable meta-document for designers

    2017 · morpholioapps.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →