Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Open Foundry

A new platform for open-source fonts

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open Foundry launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Prototypo▲83

   Streamlining font creation with open source typeface editor

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2TD
   Typecast – Design in the browser with Google Fonts▲50

   2013 · typecast.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   FontPark▲125

   The web's largest archive of free fonts

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Metaflop▲172

   Design your own fonts for free

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Redacted Font▲104

   Keep your wireframes free of distracting Lorem Ipsum

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Work Sans▲12

   An open source typeface family based on early Grotesques

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Glyphter▲66

   The SVG Font Machine

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Font Generator▲286

   Tons of font ideas in one click

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mixfont▲13

    A modern font generator

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Project Faces▲9

    A prototype Adobe tool to create new fonts

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12LA
    Luculent, a new code/terminal font▲120

    2014 · eastfarthing.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Font Squirrel▲104

    Free commercial fonts

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lost Type Co-Op▲102

    Pay-What-You-Want Font Foundry

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Type to Design▲233

    An Instagram-generated font

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Type Detail▲120

    A detailed look at fonts (e.g. Apple's new "San Francisco")

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Fonts In Use▲103

    Type in the real world: an amazing archive of typography.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Typographic Project▲141

    Offers inspiration for using Google’s font library

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    FontLab VI▲113

    Next-generation professional font editor

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fontstore▲74

    A font subscription service for designers

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21GA
    Glean, a tiny bitmap font for programming▲66

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Universal Typeface▲100

    Unifying the world’s handwriting

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GLYPH Immersive▲84

    a free tool for modular grid lettering

    2d ago · glyph.kateander.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Font Awesome▲173

    A font of scalable vector icons

    2014 · 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 →