Glyphs
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Glyphs, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Glyphs's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Glyphs Mini | €49, paid once | macOS 10.11 or above · 30-day free trial · €49 one-time purchase |
| Glyphs 4 | €319, paid once | macOS 12 or above · 30-day free trial · €319 one-time purchase |
The facts
Each one read from Glyphs's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Color fonts
- Supported color formats include COLRv0/CPAL, COLRv1, SVG, sbix, and layered fonts.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Education and volume licenses
- The maker lists half-price student licenses, discounted teacher licenses, school pricing, and discounts for volume purchases.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Exports
- It exports CFF, CFF2, TTF, WOFF, and WOFF2 fonts, plus PNG, SVG, PDF, and SFSymbols.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Extensions
- The Plugin Manager offers hundreds of plug-ins and scripts, which can be installed with one click.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Glyphs Mini limits
- Glyphs Mini 2 is for single-master OpenType fonts and lists Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Symbol, and Emoji as supported script examples.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Glyphs provides a Python 3 API and supports user-written scripts and plug-ins.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Learning resources
- The maker provides a Glyphs Handbook, tutorials, and a user forum for questions.checked 30 Sep 2026
- OpenType
- The app can automate OpenType feature code and verify syntax inline as users type.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy and security
- The privacy policy says the company takes technical and organizational measures intended to provide security appropriate to risk; the policy was last updated 21 April 2023.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Glyphs 4 is a Mac font editor for creating fonts, icons, lettering, logos, and pictograms.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Technical support is available through the Glyphs Forum or by email to [email protected].checked 30 Sep 2026
- Variable fonts
- It supports multiple master drawings and can produce static and variable font files.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- Glyphs GmbH is based in Vienna, Austria, and the site says Glyphs was first released in 2011.checked 30 Sep 2026
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