However, for professionals who prioritize functionality over aesthetics, this is a minor concern. The interface has a basic and outdated look, which may not be visually appealing to some users. While TypeTool provides industry-standard font technology and is based on the engine of FontLab Studio, it falls short in terms of its interface. The program allows users to create new fonts, modify existing fonts, and open any type of font installed on their system. TypeTool has recently been updated with new features, including Unicode 5.0 support, bitmap Background and outline Mask layers, improved Bézier drawing, multi-line metrics and kerning editing, screen quality auto-hinting, and improved printouts.
With support for 12 encodings and 150 codepages, TypeTool is suitable for desktop publishing and typography purposes. The program supports TrueType, Type 1, and TrueType-based OpenType fonts, allowing users to work with up to 65,000 characters. Seamlessly interchange with other font editing apps like Glyphs, RoboFont, FontForge and Microsoft VOLT. It is designed for professional graphic designers and typography specialists who need to create and edit fonts. Put another way, how much extra time would I have to spend dealing with a clunky UI in FontForge before I can use it as efficiently as I would use TypeTool Thanks 2.
TypeTool is a powerful font editor developed by Fontlab. The 600 US or so for FontLab is steeper than I want to do, but I see that TypeTool is an option for 99.