SetsĬreating and adding fonts to sets is simple, and smart sets provide a real-time collection of all the fonts that contain specific characteristics. You may also purchase fonts from within FontExplorer X in a process very similar to using the iTunes Store.īut the impressive thing about FontExplorer X is the level of control you have over how imported fonts are treated. You can also leave the font files in place on your hard drive and let the program simply point to them.

You can choose whether the program copies the fonts into its own Archive folder or moves them (thus deleting the original files). (Note that pricing for the server version varies based on the number of seats licensed, number of fonts licensed, duration of the contract, and other issues.)Īdding fonts is as simple as dragging them onto the FontExplorer X window. (From April 2006 through December 2007, Linotype offered a much simpler FontExplorer X version for free.) This review primarily focuses on FontExplorer X Pro, but will cover the Server version as well. But when you need to customize it, you’ll find hundreds of ways to do so.įontExplorer X comes in two versions: FontExplorer X Pro, a $79 standalone font manager and FontExplorer X Server, which uses FontExplorer X Pro as a front-end client. But that’s not to say it’s bloated with features-in its default setup, FontExplorer X is straightforward and easy to use. It’s as if the developers asked hundreds of designers and prepress professionals what they wanted, and then delivered everything on the list. FontExplorer X Pro 2.0.1 is the most advanced, feature-complete font-management tool I’ve ever seen-and I’ve used almost all of them.

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