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Use this command to install Glyphr Studio:

winget install --id=GlyphrStudio.Desktop -e

Glyphr Studio is a free, web based font designer

Glyphr Studio is a free, web-based font design tool designed to empower users to create and edit custom fonts with precision. Built for both novice and experienced font developers, it offers a user-friendly interface that simplifies complex typographic workflows.

Key Features:

Advanced glyph editing tools for precise control over character shapes and spacing.
Support for vector graphics, enabling the creation of high-quality, scalable fonts.
Unicode compliance to ensure compatibility across various platforms and languages.
Collaboration features that allow multiple users to work on a font project simultaneously.
Cloud-based syncing to save and access projects from any browser.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for digital artists, graphic designers, educators, and anyone interested in typography, Glyphr Studio provides an accessible platform to experiment with font design without the need for expensive software. Whether you're designing a personal project or creating fonts for commercial use, Glyphr Studio streamlines the process while maintaining professional-grade output. It can be installed via winget for easy setup on Windows systems.

README

Glyphr Studio Desktop

Desktop application for Glyphr Studio built in Electron!

Download

macOS

Download the .dmg file.

Windows 10+

Download the .exe file.

Linux

Download the .AppImage, .deb, or .snap file

How to run from source

Be sure to have Node.js and git installed.

Then:

git clone https://github.com/glyphr-studio/Glyphr-Studio-Desktop.git
cd Glyphr-Studio-Desktop
npm i
npm start

Build

Builds are constructed with electron-builder.

Be sure to have Node.js and git installed. Linux/Mac users who wish to do builds for Windows will need to have WINE installed. Mac users who wish to do builds for Windows will need to XQuartz installed in order to run WINE. It is recommended that Mac users install both Wine and XQuartz via Homebrew.

First, be sure to run:

git clone https://github.com/glyphr-studio/Glyphr-Studio-Desktop.git
cd Glyphr-Studio-Desktop
npm i

Then:

To build package zips use:

npm run pack

To build full distributions use:

npm run dist

Troubleshooting

Ubuntu users may need to sudo apt install libgconf-2-4 in order to run the app.