Talk to me about Font Managers

[julifish]

How exactly to do Font Mangers work?

Is there a way to not have every single font you have come up in Photoshop or in Elements?

I seem to have a small font addiction and need a better way to know what I have and how it will look - so hit me with your wisdom and ideas ladies!

[hollyxann]

I'm in the same boat :D

[Lyd]

I'm on a Mac, and I use Fontcase. You can activate or deactivate fonts, tag them with keywords, group them into collections, preview how they look in a block of text, etc. I really like it, although I need to go through and deactivate some of the fonts that I really don't use that often. It can also identify duplicate or corrupt fonts and protects system fonts so that you don't delete or deactivate them.

I think Fontcase is only for Mac, but I'm sure there are plenty of similar programs for PCs.


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[JenM]

Thanks for saying something about Fontcase, I use a Mac and I have been looking for something like that!!

[kristijoy]

I was thinking about this just a couple days ago!

[kristijoy]

There is a free font manager called 'Nexusfont' that seems to be the 'preferred' one in the *free* category.

Has anyone downloaded that app for the PC? Which site did you use for the download? Downloading software always make me think twice...

I'm looking for a windows 8 version...here's the site I was considering: http://www.windows8downloads.com/win8-nexusfonttsiymuc/

[mscrafts8]

Is Fontcase free? Having just switched to a Mac, I need to replace what I was using on windows. I have a few fonts - not tons but I wouldn't want to load them all - I liked the ability to turn them off and on as needed.

Also, I have my handwriting fonts from back when Darcy was doing them and want to load them - I can't figure out how to get those in "permanently".

Thanks!

[Lyd]

Is Fontcase free? Having just switched to a Mac, I need to replace what I was using on windows. I have a few fonts - not tons but I wouldn't want to load them all - I liked the ability to turn them off and on as needed.

Also, I have my handwriting fonts from back when Darcy was doing them and want to load them - I can't figure out how to get those in "permanently".

Thanks!

Well, good grief. I went to look for info about the pricing on Fontcase, and it looks like the company that developed it dropped it a few years back.

http://bohemiancoding.tumblr.com/post/65603011680/retiring-fontcase

:( So, I guess it wasn't a very helpful suggestion.

All Mac computers come with a built in font management program called FontBook. I think all you have to do to install fonts into FontBook is just double click on the font file (.ttf or .otf). I didn't love using FontBook, but it works fine in a pinch.

[kristijoy]

There is a free font manager called 'Nexusfont' that seems to be the 'preferred' one in the *free* category.

Has anyone downloaded that app for the PC? Which site did you use for the download? Downloading software always make me think twice...

I'm looking for a windows 8 version...here's the site I was considering: http://www.windows8downloads.com/win8-nexusfonttsiymuc/

I just downloaded Nexus font from this site. Everything looks good. No viruses or anything odd. It popped up right away so now I need to play with it.

[ashaw]

I use an app called MyFontBook, I really like it. It's basically a cloud app that pulls your fonts and you can categorize them with tags.

[kristijoy]

OMG!!!! I have 1800+ fonts installed! :w00t: Gonna take me awhile to sort these all out.... :thumbdown:

[Kiana]

I use NexusFont on PC. I LOVE...... LOOOOVVVVEEEEEEEEE it!

I have a font hoarding problem and now I don't have to INSTALL not a single font on my PC.

[Neverland Scraps]

Oh I'm going to have to check out NexusFont. I have too many fonts and it takes Photoshop FOREVER to load with all the fonts installed! :mad:

[AZK]

I use NexusFont on PC. I LOVE...... LOOOOVVVVEEEEEEEEE it!

I have a font hoarding problem and now I don't have to INSTALL not a single font on my PC.

I have NexusFont too but I hardly ever use it. I admit I'm confused about the whole install/don"t install thing. Whenever I get a new font I just install it. How do you work with fonts if they're not installed? Where do they live on your PC? And then how do you use them in PSE without installing them? Feel free to point me to a tutorial somewhere!

[mariewilcox]

OMG!!!! I have 1800+ fonts installed! :w00t: Gonna take me awhile to sort these all out.... :thumbdown:

LOL - I am blissfully unaware of how many I have ... makes me think I really don't need to know! :D

[Kiana]

I have NexusFont too but I hardly ever use it. I admit I'm confused about the whole install/don"t install thing. Whenever I get a new font I just install it. How do you work with fonts if they're not installed? Where do they live on your PC? And then how do you use them in PSE without installing them? Feel free to point me to a tutorial somewhere!

You actually just make a folder for ALL your fonts. I separated mine by CU and PU. Then when you use Nexus Font you point it to each folder. Once you do that, all you have to do is open NexusFont and click which folder you want to pull from. Leave it open and then use Photoshop and it will pull whichever folder you're using in NexusFont.

You can also create subcategories : like only typewriter fonts, or only fancy...and the list goes on. Which ever "folder" you clcik in Nexus that's the fonts you will see in PS.

Oh and the reason we don't install all on our PC is because it slows it down, especially when trying to load a TON of fonts that you've installed on your PC when you open PS, talk about lag time.

I'll see if I can find a tutorial for NexusFont :thumbup:

[Kiana]

Here are some different tutorials

http://www.guidingtech.com/8044/manage-organize-fonts-nexusfont/

http://jessicasprague.squarespace.com/blog/tag/nexus-font

http://blog.starsunflowerstudio.com/2012/07/basic-font-management-in-windows-with.html

[julifish]

Thanks Kiana!!!

[cherrygutz]

I'm also using NexusFont, I think that it's working fine for me.

[Neverland Scraps]

You actually just make a folder for ALL your fonts. I separated mine by CU and PU. Then when you use Nexus Font you point it to each folder. Once you do that, all you have to do is open NexusFont and click which folder you want to pull from. Leave it open and then use Photoshop and it will pull whichever folder you're using in NexusFont.

You can also create subcategories : like only typewriter fonts, or only fancy...and the list goes on. Which ever "folder" you clcik in Nexus that's the fonts you will see in PS.

Oh and the reason we don't install all on our PC is because it slows it down, especially when trying to load a TON of fonts that you've installed on your PC when you open PS, talk about lag time.

I'll see if I can find a tutorial for NexusFont :thumbup:

oh my!! I think I am in LOVE!! Thank you, thank you Juli for asking about font managers and thank you Kiana for telling us a little bit more about how NexusFont works!!!

[AZK]

oh my!! I think I am in LOVE!! Thank you, thank you Juli for asking about font managers and thank you Kiana for telling us a little bit more about how NexusFont works!!!

Yes, thanks! I'm going to bookmark those tutorials and get to them when I have a minute.

[JMC1988]

So, once you download the fonts and then put them in a "set" you can delete the font from your computer?

[mrsashbaugh]

So I know this is from looooong ago, but I was wondering if NexusFont is still loved by all?

I use NexusFont on PC. I LOVE...... LOOOOVVVVEEEEEEEEE it!

I have a font hoarding problem and now I don't have to INSTALL not a single font on my PC.

Kiana, I'm looking at you! ;) Also, is cnet safe to download from?

Thank you! :)

[AmieN1]

So I know this is from looooong ago, but I was wondering if NexusFont is still loved by all?



Kiana, I'm looking at you! ;) Also, is cnet safe to download from?

Thank you! :)

For some reason Nexus Font stopped working on my PC. I switched to FontBase which is basically the exact same idea & works very similarly. The only caveat was that I had to redo all my collections & such.

[Sherri Tierney]

This is the best info I've gotten on font managers! :) I asked here a few years back and I walked away confused. LOL I really need to do something too. I have a huge folder of downloaded fonts but none are installed because I keep having to reformat my laptop.

[Sherri Tierney]

For some reason Nexus Font stopped working on my PC. I switched to FontBase which is basically the exact same idea & works very similarly. The only caveat was that I had to redo all my collections & such.

Dang, realized it is an old thread. I will have to see if it still applies. :)

[craftytam]

I'm on a PC. I used NexusFont forever and absolutely LOVE it! I had some kind of glitch a couple of months ago and NexusFont won't work for me anymore (makes me SO sad!!). I'm using FontBase now. I don't like it as well as NexusFont, but at least it works!

[Neverland Scraps]

I'm on a PC. I used NexusFont forever and absolutely LOVE it! I had some kind of glitch a couple of months ago and NexusFont won't work for me anymore (makes me SO sad!!). I'm using FontBase now. I don't like it as well as NexusFont, but at least it works!

what?!! I'm so glad I saw this because I was going to finally organize my stuff with NexusFont after our last discussion!! :crying:

[craftytam]

what?!! I'm so glad I saw this because I was going to finally organize my stuff with NexusFont after our last discussion!! :crying:

If I could get it to work, I would still use it. I still recommend it! It was something that happened when I had too much going on in my system - a memory failure or something.

[Kiana]

Amie are you running Windows 10???
Since I've upgraded I found out, Windows 10 blocks Nexus Font from working. So I don't have it any more.

BUT I still recommend it if you're not on Windows 10

[craftytam]

Amie are you running Windows 10???
Since I've upgraded I found out, Windows 10 blocks Nexus Font from working. So I don't have it any more.

BUT I still recommend it if you're not on Windows 10

My NexusFont worked on Windows 10 until only a couple of months ago. Maybe there was an update that killed it?

[Kiana]

My NexusFont worked on Windows 10 until only a couple of months ago. Maybe there was an update that killed it?

I only updated to Windows 10 a few months ago and it's never worked on mine. Maybe it was the update?

[Neverland Scraps]

Amie are you running Windows 10???
Since I've upgraded I found out, Windows 10 blocks Nexus Font from working. So I don't have it any more.

BUT I still recommend it if you're not on Windows 10

ahh, my new computer is Windows 10 :(

[mrsashbaugh]

Awww...that makes me so sad to hear! :( I was really looking forward to using the program from all the love it was getting. So I guess I will try FontBase. I'm tempted to try NexusFont on mine, but I have Windows 10 and I would hate to put all the work into it for it to just stop working. :thumbdown:

Thanks for the replies ladies and giving me an update on it.

[craftytam]

I only updated to Windows 10 a few months ago and it's never worked on mine. Maybe it was the update?

Interesting
It really is a bummer because I loved NexusFont!!

[LJSDesigns]

I use Font Suitcase. It isn't free, but it is great. It has all the folders, called libraries in this case, for organization too, but what I really like is that you can make some fonts permanent without loading them to your computer. As long as Font Suitcase is open, they will come up in all your programs. All my favorites are always available to me. :)

[AmieN1]

Amie are you running Windows 10???
Since I've upgraded I found out, Windows 10 blocks Nexus Font from working. So I don't have it any more.

BUT I still recommend it if you're not on Windows 10

I think it stopped working for me even before I got this computer, but maybe? Fontbase works so similarly that it wasn't a big deal, except the redoing all the categories & such! ;)

[Sherri Tierney]

I have Windows 10 (and I hate it, for the record), so I think I will try Fontbase once I get all of my files downloaded from Crash Plan.

[craftytam]

I use Font Suitcase. It isn't free, but it is great. It has all the folders, called libraries in this case, for organization too, but what I really like is that you can make some fonts permanent without loading them to your computer. As long as Font Suitcase is open, they will come up in all your programs. All my favorites are always available to me. :)

It sounds like this is only for Mac.
I guess at this point I stick with FontBase.
What I really miss about NexusFont is that I could type my journaling (or title, or whatever) and NexusFont showed it to me in all of my fonts.