Type 3.2
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Type 3.2, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Type 3.2's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Type 3.2 commercial perpetual license | — | Installation on two machines per user · Major upgrades may require fees · Pricing sits around £149-£199 depending on regional currency |
The facts
Each one read from Type 3.2's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Color font limits
- It imports monochrome SVG outlines but does not support COLR/CPAL layered color tables or SBIX/CBDT bitmap emoji formats.checked 10 Oct 2026
- File formats
- It reads and writes TTF and OTF formats and supports Unicode up to version 13.0.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Glyph editing
- The glyph editor supports quadratic TrueType and cubic PostScript curves, and can convert imported EPS outlines to quadratic approximations.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Hinting
- It includes TrueType and PostScript hinting tools, with previews at multiple point sizes.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Kerning
- Its kerning editor supports classes, real-time previews, and importing AFM kerning data.checked 10 Oct 2026
- License and cloud
- The page says the license permits installation on two machines per user and that the software has no subscription model or cloud requirements.checked 10 Oct 2026
- OpenType features
- It supports features including ligatures, contextual alternates, stylistic sets, small caps, oldstyle figures, and fractions, using Adobe .fea syntax.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Static fonts only
- It does not author variable fonts or multiple-master interpolations and focuses on single-style font files.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Updates
- Updates are provided by manual download rather than through an auto-updater.checked 10 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Type 3.2 is a TrueType and OpenType font editor for creating or modifying fonts.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The page describes it as suited to designers creating barcode fonts or symbol libraries and modifying typefaces for corporate branding.checked 10 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform and requirements
- It runs exclusively on Windows; the page lists Windows 10 and 11 as supported and requires at least 2GB RAM, 200MB disk space, and a 1280×800 display.checked 10 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- The trial runs fully functional for 30 days without feature restrictions.checked 10 Oct 2026
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