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24 alternatives to Project Faces

A prototype Adobe tool to create new fonts

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

1. 1
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Prototypo▲83

   Streamlining font creation with open source typeface editor

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Font Generator▲286

   Tons of font ideas in one click

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Open Foundry▲12

   A new platform for open-source fonts

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5SI
   Scratchpad.io - a real-time HTML and CSS editor▲298

   2012 · scratchpad.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mixfont▲13

   A modern font generator

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Type to Design▲233

   An Instagram-generated font

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8LA
   Lucidpress -- Adobe InDesign meets Google Docs▲28

   2013 · lucidpress.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Typographic Project▲141

   Offers inspiration for using Google’s font library

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FontLab VI▲113

    Next-generation professional font editor

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11TD
    Typecast – Design in the browser with Google Fonts▲50

    2013 · typecast.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Enterface, a UI design app concept I'm designing▲234

    2012 · bendansby.com · its alternatives →

13. 13GA
    Glean, a tiny bitmap font for programming▲66

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14CF
    Choosing font combinations with deep learning▲121

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15PA
    Primrose – a text editor that runs in a WebGL texture▲203

    2015 · primroseeditor.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Font Map▲141

    Using AI to surface new relationships across fonts by IDEO

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Framer▲121

    Prototyping tool for animation and interaction

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Metaflop▲172

    Design your own fonts for free

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19FA
    Font Awesome to PNG▲128

    2014 · fa2png.io · its alternatives →

20. 20MA
    MyIcons – a flat icon manager and font builder for team▲15

    2014 · io-meter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sketch▲109

    Professional digital design for Mac.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22MA
    Monodraw, an ASCII Art Editor for Mac▲141

    2015 · monodraw.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Work Sans▲12

    An open source typeface family based on early Grotesques

    2015 · 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 →