TechCrunch’s Orli Yakuel did a big favor for anyone who likes their fonts with internet speed–she researched several sites that free-font-fans might like. Here’s a brief overview of her review:
BetterFonts is an online font database where you can quickly preview and download thousands of fonts. You can instantly download most previewed fonts for free, but for certain quality ones you’ll need to pay. They do have a deal of a 500-font package for $2.77, but without previews.
FFonts has a huge font library and it allows you to navigate easily, and download any font for free. All the fonts on the site are listed on the left side menu for easy access, and clicking on a font gives you information plus a satisfying preview of the font. Overall, the site hosts more than 10,000 fonts!
Fawnt, one of the largest free font archives on the web today, has a pleasant design and an easy-to-use navigator. All the fonts have large and customizable previews, and character maps. Though all of the fonts in Fawnt are free, they might have some restrictions, so be sure to check.
Myfonts, with 62,000 fonts, has the world’s largest font database. Not only can you search and download the fonts to your computer, you can also find fonts based on a picture with their service WhatTheFont! Simply upload a file, or specify a URL, and myFonts will find the font used in the picture you uploaded (or at least, give you some close alternatives to this font).
Abstract Fonts has a very convenient interface, lets you type in text to view font examples, opens a summary of information you need to know about that font. Abstract also gives you the ability to see similar fonts–an absolutely brilliant addition.
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