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24 alternatives to San Francisco

Apple's new system fonts for OS X, iOS & watchOS

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

1. 1
   Type Detail▲120

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

   2015 · typedetail.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   FontPark▲125

   The web's largest archive of free fonts

   2014 · fontpark.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Typedetail.com – featuring Apple's new typeface San Francisco▲137

   2015 · typedetail.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RightFont 2▲186

   Next-gen font manager

   2015 · rightfontapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Font Squirrel▲104

   Free commercial fonts

   2014 · fontsquirrel.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Cool Fonts▲77

   Funky Keyboards for iOS

   2014 · emojizer.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FontLab VI▲113

   Next-generation professional font editor

   2015 · fontlab.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fonts In Use▲103

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

   2014 · fontsinuse.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Metaflop▲172

   Design your own fonts for free

   2015 · metaflop.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Typo▲96

    Tune fonts for web and mobile

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    SF Symbols 3▲96

    600 new icons + hierarchical color customization + inspector

    2021 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UI Fonts▲88

    Designers can now type icons and they'll appear.

    2014 · ui8.net · its alternatives →

13. 13
    watchOS 2▲166

    The new watchOS is here

    2015 · apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Input▲97

    Fonts for Code

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    RightFont 3▲193

    Manage your fonts on Mac or Dropbox

    2015 · rightfontapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Discover.typography▲88

    Discover great fonts through themes.

    2014 · typography.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Flavours▲150

    Change the look of your Mac

    2015 · flavours.interacto.net · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Apple watchOS 4▲196

    New watch, Siri, and Apple Music faces

    2017 · apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SF Symbols 5▲240

    5K symbols designed to work with Apple's San Francisco font

    2023 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Black Tie Font▲90

    The New Font Project from the Maker of Font Awesome

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Apple Faces▲100

    Custom designs for your Apple Watch

    2015 · applefaces.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SkyFonts▲73

    Sync desktop fonts to your computer

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Type to Design▲233

    An Instagram-generated font

    2015 · typetodesign.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fontastic▲68

    Custom icon-fonts

    2014 · fontastic.me · 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 →