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FontExplorer X | creativebits™

( 501 pencils ) | Wed, 2005-09-14 12:41

For anyone wondering what to use for there font management needs under OS X Linotype have just released a new version of Font Explorer for OS X. Even more interesting is that they have released it as a completely free product.

It seems to be bastard child of iTunes and Suitcase. It has all of the important features of Extensiss $100 product and includes features from iTunes such as smart folders and an integrated online store for browsing and purchasing new fonts.

They make it clear that a although it is a Final Candidate release it is still Beta software so be wary of using it in a professional environment but I have it on a test machine here and have found very little wrong so far. The only thing that has bugged me so far is that there is no bundled auto-activation plug in for Illustrator (although there is one for InDesign and Quark)

I think I will definitely be switching once it reaches the final release.

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Given this a good go. Its impressive with a small number of fonts. Ive tried the lot, and considering this is free, its even better. Extensis could have done so much more with Suitcase, but it is just far to buggy to use in a professional environment to start with? I dont have the answers.

I have tested with the 1243 fonts we have on our system here and I did not come up against any problems at all. Auto-activation worked perfectly in Quark 6.5 and InDesign CS and i have set up smart folders, sets and folders by job and category. It worked a treat for me.

There are even tools for finding problem fonts and fixing some problems. The thing i love the most though is the interface, it just seems much more sorted than Suitcase.

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