Both Font Player and Font Compare allow you to print a specimen book (and with Mac OS PDF tools, you can print to PDF). Font Compare is similar, but shows all the selected fonts at once in a scrollable window.

With Font Player you automatically scan through fonts (via selection, Set, or Library) to preview them one at a time. Useful features in FontAgent Pro 5 for finding just the font you want include Font Player, Font Compare, Glyph View, Find, Smart Sets, and Font Classifier. Technically, the new software covers Adobe CS3-CS6 and QuarkXPress 6-9. FontAgent Pro 5 supports OpenType, Type 1, Macintosh TrueType, Windows TrueType, and Mac dfonts. You can solve two issues, however, by keeping your OS and software up to date, and using OpenType fonts rather than the older Type 1 (PostScript) fonts. In addition to checking the fonts, FontAgent Pro 5 now includes Smasher-a program that can clear operating software (OS) and program caches, and remove fonts from old, unnecessary font suitcase files. A Set is part of FontAgent Pro but it doesn't reorganize your fonts on the hard drive however, Sets may be exported.

A Set is a simple, folder-like organization, and as with folders, you may have Sets within Sets. (While this feature is promoted as new, it's simply a Finder search, and is woefully documented in the online Help, the Help PDF, and the website.) From there, fonts can be broken down further into Sets, again based on the designer's needs. (If desired, you have the option to delete the original fonts after copying.) FontAgent Pro can also auto-gather fonts via an AppleScript. (Professional designers with a repertoire of hundreds or thousands of fonts generally need a robust font manager.) The fonts are added to a central location but not to a locked database they're simply checked for missing/corrupt fonts, copied, and organized. You can have as many Libraries as you wish, depending on how you like to organize your fonts. The most obvious update is its ability to auto-activate fonts in Adobe CS6 software-InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InCopy.įontAgent Pro 5 works on the premise of Libraries and Sets.

Major Upgrade to Professional Font ManagerįontAgent Pro is arguably the best font manager for the Mac, and this new version 5 makes it even better, with several new features and improvements.

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