Font Safari for Mac

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffJune 11, 2011

If you want an easy way to look at your font library, Font Safari provides the most straightforward approach. A simple window with font styles on the left makes choosing the font for viewing a snap. In a larger preview window on the right, you can view selected fonts in a character maps view; get up close with characters using the telescope (or zoom) view; or you can view the entire alphabet, in both cases with numbers, using the snapshot view. We like the simple tabbed interface that makes viewing each type easy. You also can get keyboard shortcut information about all the characters of a specified font. Font hobbiests and design professionals will appreciate Font Safari's simple but effective interface and options.

What’s new in version 1.5.1

Updated to support newer Mac OS versions.

Font Safari for Mac

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 11, 2011

Latest update: June 11, 2011

Version: 1.5.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

Mac OS X 10.6
Mac OS X 10.5
Mac OS X 10.4
Mac OS X

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 6,606

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.8/5

5 User Votes

Would be excellent software if it could be installed
james GairJune 30, 2011
Pros
The old version was a most useful and well designed application.
Cons
I can't manage to install it, and the provider is unresponsive. see next comment.
Summary
I sent this on the feedback link today (6/30/11): I had the old FontSafari and it was excellent. I used it constantly, since I work with a number of different language fonts. That version did not work with Snow leopard. So I was happy that a new version was coming out. I tried to download and install it, but I always got the mysterious message "An exception of IllegalCastException was not handled. The application must shut down. That was some time ago. I tried again today, same result. I had emailed Dreystone software on the first go around, and got a message asking what system I used. I answered, and that was the last of that. Too bad, since I was very happy with the earlier version.
Wonderful!
Weston MasonFebruary 7, 2005
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Cons
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This utility provides a quick and easy way to locate any character in any font. I would like to see an optional character size "slider" in the telescope view to remove the need to resize the window. Other than that, it works as advertized! Well done!<br> <br> ps - Keep the name and ignore the "legal issue" freaks.
Good, but it should NOT call home...
MicheleFuortesNovember 8, 2004
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Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />...without asking you. I think is a very bad practice for applications to "call home". I'm sure that this app does not do anything fishy (am I?), but why do it without notify the user? I'd give five star otherwise. Michele
I love it!
ahem!November 3, 2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />It's a terrific little app. It's great for fonts where character range/selection is unkown. Thanks to the author.
Excellent
VersionTrackerUserOpinionOctober 5, 2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This is the best font viewing program I have tried. Really first rate!

Developer’s Description

View and manage your fonts.

Let Font Safari be your guide as you navigate your system fonts. View your fonts in the character maps view, telescope view, and see the entire font family rendering a common or custom phrase. Includes support for multiple language keyboard shortcuts and string encodings.