From e3063dd4ff5060e1874426da5f1b1ef9b845e5fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jon Daniel <joneqdaniel@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:19:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update font libraries --- README.md | 160 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 114 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dabf433..6384816 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,17 +5,22 @@ Curated list about digital typography. - [Specifications](#specifications) - [OpenType](#opentype) -- [JavaScript](#javascript) -- [Python](#python) +- [Assembly](#assembly) +- [Shell](#shell) - [C](#c) - [C++](#c-1) - [C#](#c-2) -- [Java](#java) +- [Rust](#rust) +- [APL](#apl) +- [OCaml](#ocaml) +- [Haskell](#haskell) - [Ruby](#ruby) +- [Perl](#perl) +- [JavaScript](#javascript) +- [Python](#python) +- [Java](#java) - [Go](#go) -- [Rust](#rust) - [PHP](#php) -- [Perl](#perl) - [Processing](#processing) - [Clojure](#clojure) - [UFO](#ufo) @@ -42,7 +47,108 @@ Specification](https://adobe-type-tools.github.io/font-tech-notes/pdfs/5176.CFF. - [The OpenType Cookbook](http://opentypecookbook.com) - Introduction to OpenType features for type designers. [(Source)](https://github.com/typesupply/opentype-feature-intro). - [A bit of font generation](https://pomax.github.io/CFF-glyphlet-fonts/) - Brief excursion into OpenType. +## Assembly +- [Fontraption](https://github.com/viler-int10h/Fontraption) - A tiny but powerful VGA text mode font editor for DOS +- [CGA-font-compare](https://github.com/viler-int10h/CGA-font-compare) - DOS tool to check if your CGA card uses the same ROM font as the original IBM CGA +- [oldschool-pc-fonts](https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts) - The world's biggest collection of classic text mode fonts, system fonts and BIOS fonts from DOS-era IBM PCs and compatibles - preserving raster typography from pre-GUI times. +- [x86-Assembly-Font-Renderer](https://github.com/mchlmmc/x86-Assembly-Font-Renderer) - Bootloader that draws characters from a 5x7px font. +- [atari-font as assemlby source](https://forums.atariage.com/topic/267380-atari-font-as-assembly-source-file) +- [Atari-Font-To-Code](https://github.com/kenjennings/Atari-Font-To-Code) - An over-engineered linux tool to convert an Atari 8-bit font to BASIC, C, and Assembly source. +- [Atari-Binary-To-Code](https://github.com/kenjennings/Atari-Binary-To-Code) - Over-engineered linux utility to output binary data as text source for Atari 8-bit BASIC, 6502 Assembly, C, or text. +- [gb-vwf](https://github.com/ISSOtm/gb-vwf) - A very powerful Variable-Width Font engine for the Game Boy & Game Boy Color. +- [protracker-font](https://github.com/echolevel/protracker-font) - 8x8 pixel font reconstructed as TTF from the Protracker v2.3D/v2.3E assembly source. +- [x86-Assembly-Fonts](https://github.com/ArTicZera/x86-Assembly-Fonts) - Use different bitmap fonts in your Real Mode OS using bitmaps and pixel routines. +- [xfnt](https://github.com/hexagonix/xfnt) - Fontes gráficas para Hexagon/Hexagon graphic fonts. +- [cracker](https://github.com/shred/cracker) - Text, graphics and font ripper for the ZX Spectrum. +- [persian-assembly-font](https://github.com/imnr/persian-assembly-font) - Design and implementation of Persian alphabet letters in Assembly. +- [again](https://github.com/samoylenko/again) - My custom DirectX/Assembly/Raster-font PC Intro engine (2005). +- [amigafonts](https://github.com/rewtnull/amigafonts) - Faithfully remade multi platform Amiga fonts in Amiga aspect. +- [font-topaz-ng](https://codeberg.org/ideasman42/font-topaz-ng) - Amiga's system font, vectorized for modern systems. + +## Shell +- [Crimson Pro](https://github.com/Fonthausen/CrimsonPro) - The Crimson Text typeface. +- [fontpreview-tui](https://codeberg.org/DCoderUltra/fontpreview-tui) - Minimal command line tool that allows to visualize fonts inside the terminal and copy the selected font to the clipboard. + +## C +- [otfcc](https://github.com/caryll/otfcc) - Parses & writes SFNT structures. +- [AFDKO](https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko) - Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType. See [AFDKO Overview](https://www.adobe.com/devnet/opentype/afdko/topic_overview.html). +- [stb_truetype](https://github.com/nothings/stb/) - Parse, decode, and rasterize characters for TrueType fonts. Single header file. +- [FreeType](https://www.freetype.org) - Freely available software library to render fonts. +- [Raqm](https://github.com/HOST-Oman/libraqm) - Library for complex text layout. +- [SheenFigure](https://github.com/mta452/SheenFigure) - Implementation of advanced typographic tables of OpenType specification. +- [SheenBidi](https://github.com/mta452/SheenBidi) - SheenBidi is the world's most sophisticated implementation of latest unicode bidirectional algorithm. +- [freetype-gl](https://github.com/rougier/freetype-gl) - OpenGL text using one vertex buffer, one texture and FreeType. +- [WOFF](https://github.com/samboy/WOFF) - WOFF conversion reference code. +- [QuesoGLC](https://sourceforge.net/projects/quesoglc) - free implementation of the OpenGL Character Renderer. +- [sfntly](https://github.com/rillig/sfntly) - A Library for Using, Editing, and Creating SFNT-based Fonts. +- [Sluggish](https://github.com/mightycow/Sluggish) - Toy CPU and GPU implementations of the Slug rendering algorithm +- [picasso](https://github.com/onecoolx/picasso) - Picasso is a high quality 2D vector graphic rendering library. It support path , matrix , gradient , pattern , image and truetype font. +- [fcft](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fcft) - A simple library for font loading and glyph rasterization using FontConfig, FreeType and pixman. +- [sway](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/sway) - This is a fork of https://github.com/swaywm/sway that replaces pango with https://codeberg.org/dnkl/fcft for font rendering. +- [ttf](https://github.com/michaelrsweet/ttf) - TrueType/OpenType Font Library. +- [mcufont](https://github.com/mcufont) - A font rendering library for microcontrollers. +- [hamza](https://github.com/saidwho12/hamza) - C Unicode/OpenType Library. +- [libparsesfnt](https://codeberg.org/maandree/libparsesfnt) - SFNT parsing library. +- [libparsepsf](https://codeberg.org/maandree/libparsepsf) - PC Screen Font parsing library. +- [libparsepcf](https://codeberg.org/maandree/libparsepcf) - Portable Compiled (font) Format parsing library. +- [libtracebitmap](https://codeberg.org/maandree/libtracebitmap) - Bitmap tracing library. +- [libfonts](https://codeberg.org/maandree/libfonts) - Library for font listing, searching, and configurations. +- [RREFont](https://github.com/cbm80amiga/RREFont) - Fast RRE Font rendering library. +- [TeensieFont](https://github.com/roundsToThree/TeensieFont) - A tiny font library intended for use on Arduino and other similar platforms. +- [craftmicro-fonts](https://github.com/craftmicro/craftmicro-fonts) - Pixel/bitmap font library for Craft Micro SDK. +- [libint10h_fonts](https://github.com/cellularmitosis/libint10h_fonts) - The int10h.org bitmap font collection as a library of C structs. +- [ttf2mesh](https://github.com/fetisov/ttf2mesh) - Standalone library for TrueType font tessellation. Allows to load ttf-file and convert its glyphs to 2D or 3D mesh objects without rasterization. +- [otf2ttf](https://codeberg.org/zzkt/otf2ttf) - convert an OTF font to TTF. +- [psftools](https://codeberg.org/gnarz/psftools) - a simple textfile based psf font editor suite. + +## C++ +- [font to svg](https://github.com/donbright/font_to_svg) - Render characters from font files into an SVG path. +- [LCDF Typetools](https://github.com/kohler/lcdf-typetools) - Utilities for manipulating OpenType, PostScript Type 1, and Multiple Master fonts. +- [HarfBuzz](https://github.com/googlei18n/harfbuzz) - HarfBuzz OpenType text shaping engine. +- [FontView](https://github.com/googlei18n/fontview) - Demo app that displays fonts with a free/libre/open-source text rendering stack: FreeType, HarfBuzz and Raqm. +- [Text rendering tests](https://github.com/unicode-org/text-rendering-tests) - Test suite for text rendering. +- [FTGLES](https://github.com/cdave1/ftgles) - TrueType font rendering library for OpenGL ES on iOS devices (iPad and iPhone). +- [TTFPatch](https://github.com/rmuch/ttfpatch) - Mirror of TTFPATCH by Wolfram Esser, modified to support fonts conforming to newer OTF specifications, built for modern versions of Windows. +- [stb-truetype-opengl-examples](https://github.com/0xc0dec/demos) - Examples of TrueType font rendering in C++11 using stb_truetype library and OpenGL 3+. +- [WOFF2](https://github.com/google/woff2) +- [vectorfontstorm](https://github.com/VoxelStorm-Ltd/vectorfontstorm) - C++ vector font rendering library for OpenGL 3D text rendering, by VoxelStorm Resources +- [Slug library](https://sluglibrary.com/) - Dynamic GPU Font Rendering and Advanced Text Layout +- [trex](https://github.com/KyrietS/trex) - Font rendering, atlas generation and text shaping library written in C++ +- [ascii-art](https://github.com/codewithnick/ascii-art) - A C++ library to make everyday alphabets look much better on the terminal , this project uses OOPS concepts to make unique fonts and display letters on command line. +- [DigiFont](https://github.com/cbm80amiga/DigiFont) - Library for nice, scalable digit rendering using any Arduino GFX libraries. +- [artery-font-format](https://github.com/Chlumsky/artery-font-format) - Artery Atlas Font format library. +- [bmfont](https://sourceforge.net/projects/bmfont) - Bitmap font generator. +- [psfmaker](https://codeberg.org/CodePoet2005/psfmaker) - Tool for making linux console fonts. Output psf files and c header files. +- [bdfreader](https://codeberg.org/heu/bdf-reader) - BDF font format reader. +- [gpu-font-rendering](https://codeberg.org/daynyte/gpu-font-rendering) - GPU font rendering from vector outlines demonstration. +- [font](https://codeberg.org/daynyte/font) - FreeType/HarfBuzz Node for Elixir. +- [scalable-font2](https://codeberg.org/bzt/scalable-font2) - Scalable Screen Font 2.0 renderer and file format specification. + +## Rust +- [font-rs](https://github.com/google/font-rs) - The fastest font renderer in the world. +- [font-kit](https://github.com/servo/font-kit) - A cross-platform font loading library. +- [RustType](https://github.com/redox-os/rusttype) - Pure Rust alternative to libraries like FreeType. +- [Pathfinder](https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder) - Fast, practical GPU rasterizer for OpenType fonts. +- [Font toolbox](https://github.com/bodoni/font) +- [Parser for OpenType fonts](https://github.com/bodoni/opentype) +- [Parser for PostScript fonts](https://github.com/bodoni/postscript) +- [Parser for TrueType fonts](https://github.com/bodoni/truetype) +- [freetype-rs](https://github.com/PistonDevelopers/freetype-rs) - Rust bindings for FreeType library. +- [freetype-sys](https://github.com/PistonDevelopers/freetype-sys) - Low level bindings for the FreeType font library. +- [truetype](https://github.com/PistonDevelopers/truetype) - Library for reading fonts from the TrueType format. +- [font-generator](https://codeberg.org/dullbananas/font-generator) - A genetic algorithm for fonts. + +## C# +- [NRasterizer](https://github.com/vidstige/NRasterizer) - Simple and clean TrueType font renderer written purely in c#. +- [Typography](https://github.com/LayoutFarm/Typography) - C# Font Reader (TrueType / OpenType / OpenFont), Glyphs Layout and Rendering. +- [SixLabors.Fonts](https://github.com/SixLabors/Fonts) - Font loading and drawing library. +- [SharpFont](https://github.com/MikePopoloski/SharpFont) - Pure managed TTF / OTF reader and renderer. + +## OCaml +- [font_awesome_icons](https://github.com/janestreet/font_awesome_icons) - An OCaml library for Font-Awesome SVG icons. + ## JavaScript +- [unicopedia-plus](https://codeberg.org/tonton-pixel/unicopedia-plus) - Developer-oriented set of Unicode, Unihan, Unikemet & emoji utilities wrapped into one single app, built with Electron. - [OpenType.js](https://github.com/nodebox/opentype.js) - Read and write OpenType fonts. - [opentype-layout](https://github.com/Jam3/opentype-layout) - Experimental word-wrapping and layout for OpenType.js. - [canvas-text-opentypejs-shim](https://github.com/shyiko/canvas-text-opentypejs-shim) - Consistent text rendering for <canvas> (backed by OpenType.js). @@ -108,6 +214,7 @@ Specification](https://adobe-type-tools.github.io/font-tech-notes/pdfs/5176.CFF. - [node-fonttools](https://github.com/dfrankland/node-fonttools) - Native bindings to fonttools to decompile and compile fonts. - [font-toolkit](https://github.com/hsiaosiyuan0/fonts) - Font file manipulating in TypeScript. - [variableFont.js](https://github.com/Monotype/variableFont.js) - Handles variable fonts through OpenType.js +- [bdfparser-js](https://github.com/tomchen/bdfparser-js) - BDF (Glyph Bitmap Distribution) format bitmap font file parser library in TypeScript (JavaScript). ## Python - [fontTools](https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools) - Library for manipulating fonts, written in Python. @@ -139,34 +246,7 @@ Specification](https://adobe-type-tools.github.io/font-tech-notes/pdfs/5176.CFF. - [font-line](https://github.com/source-foundry/font-line) - OpenType vertical metrics reporting and font line spacing adjustment tool. - [Flat](https://xxyxyz.org/flat/) - Library for creating and manipulating digital forms of fine arts. - [PageBot](https://github.com/typenetwork/pagebot) - Scripted page layout program, as application inside Drawbot generating high quality typographic documents that support high quality fonts. - -## C -- [otfcc](https://github.com/caryll/otfcc) - Parses & writes SFNT structures. -- [AFDKO](https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko) - Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType. See [AFDKO Overview](https://www.adobe.com/devnet/opentype/afdko/topic_overview.html). -- [stb_truetype](https://github.com/nothings/stb/) - Parse, decode, and rasterize characters for TrueType fonts. Single header file. -- [FreeType](https://www.freetype.org) - Freely available software library to render fonts. -- [Raqm](https://github.com/HOST-Oman/libraqm) - Library for complex text layout. -- [SheenFigure](https://github.com/mta452/SheenFigure) - Implementation of advanced typographic tables of OpenType specification. -- [SheenBidi](https://github.com/mta452/SheenBidi) - SheenBidi is the world's most sophisticated implementation of latest unicode bidirectional algorithm. -- [freetype-gl](https://github.com/rougier/freetype-gl) - OpenGL text using one vertex buffer, one texture and FreeType. -- [WOFF](https://github.com/samboy/WOFF) - WOFF conversion reference code. - -## C++ -- [font to svg](https://github.com/donbright/font_to_svg) - Render characters from font files into an SVG path. -- [LCDF Typetools](https://github.com/kohler/lcdf-typetools) - Utilities for manipulating OpenType, PostScript Type 1, and Multiple Master fonts. -- [HarfBuzz](https://github.com/googlei18n/harfbuzz) - HarfBuzz OpenType text shaping engine. -- [FontView](https://github.com/googlei18n/fontview) - Demo app that displays fonts with a free/libre/open-source text rendering stack: FreeType, HarfBuzz and Raqm. -- [Text rendering tests](https://github.com/unicode-org/text-rendering-tests) - Test suite for text rendering. -- [FTGLES](https://github.com/cdave1/ftgles) - TrueType font rendering library for OpenGL ES on iOS devices (iPad and iPhone). -- [TTFPatch](https://github.com/rmuch/ttfpatch) - Mirror of TTFPATCH by Wolfram Esser, modified to support fonts conforming to newer OTF specifications, built for modern versions of Windows. -- [stb-truetype-opengl-examples](https://github.com/0xc0dec/demos) - Examples of TrueType font rendering in C++11 using stb_truetype library and OpenGL 3+. -- [WOFF2](https://github.com/google/woff2) - -## C# -- [NRasterizer](https://github.com/vidstige/NRasterizer) - Simple and clean TrueType font renderer written purely in c#. -- [Typography](https://github.com/LayoutFarm/Typography) - C# Font Reader (TrueType / OpenType / OpenFont), Glyphs Layout and Rendering. -- [SixLabors.Fonts](https://github.com/SixLabors/Fonts) - Font loading and drawing library. -- [SharpFont](https://github.com/MikePopoloski/SharpFont) - Pure managed TTF / OTF reader and renderer. +- [bdfparser](https://github.com/tomchen/bdfparser) - BDF (Glyph Bitmap Distribution) format bitmap font file parser library in Python. ## Java - [sfntly](https://github.com/googlei18n/sfntly) - Library for Using, Editing, and Creating SFNT-based Fonts. @@ -180,19 +260,7 @@ Specification](https://adobe-type-tools.github.io/font-tech-notes/pdfs/5176.CFF. ## Go - [font](https://github.com/ConradIrwin/font) - Parsing OpenType fonts in Golang. - [freetype](https://github.com/golang/freetype) - Freetype font rasterizer in Go. - -## Rust -- [font-rs](https://github.com/google/font-rs) - The fastest font renderer in the world. -- [font-kit](https://github.com/servo/font-kit) - A cross-platform font loading library. -- [RustType](https://github.com/redox-os/rusttype) - Pure Rust alternative to libraries like FreeType. -- [Pathfinder](https://github.com/pcwalton/pathfinder) - Fast, practical GPU rasterizer for OpenType fonts. -- [Font toolbox](https://github.com/bodoni/font) -- [Parser for OpenType fonts](https://github.com/bodoni/opentype) -- [Parser for PostScript fonts](https://github.com/bodoni/postscript) -- [Parser for TrueType fonts](https://github.com/bodoni/truetype) -- [freetype-rs](https://github.com/PistonDevelopers/freetype-rs) - Rust bindings for FreeType library. -- [freetype-sys](https://github.com/PistonDevelopers/freetype-sys) - Low level bindings for the FreeType font library. -- [truetype](https://github.com/PistonDevelopers/truetype) - Library for reading fonts from the TrueType format. +- [checkfont](https://codeberg.org/lapingvino/checkfont) - Checks which system fonts contain the desired characters. ## PHP - [PHP Font Lib](https://github.com/PhenX/php-font-lib) - Library to read, parse, export and make subsets of different types of font files.