Fontastic

Fontastic is an Electron-based font management and cataloging application built for organizing, browsing, and inspecting font libraries.

Features

Nested collections — organize fonts into hierarchical groups with drag-and-drop
Smart collections — auto-populate collections using rule-based filters on font metadata
Advanced search — quickly find fonts with powerful search and filtering
Glyph inspector — browse and examine individual characters and Unicode points
Waterfall preview — compare text rendering across multiple sizes at a glance
Font table viewer — read raw OpenType and TrueType metadata tables
System theme sync — automatically matches OS light/dark mode via nativeTheme
Encrypted storage — API keys secured at rest using OS keychain via safeStorage
Scan progress — real-time font import progress streamed over MessageChannelMain
Power aware — pauses activity on system sleep and resumes on wake via powerMonitor
Session hardening — CSP headers, permission deny-list, and cache management via session
Accessibility — respects OS reduced motion and accent color via systemPreferences
Cross-platform — builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Clone this repository locally:

git clone https://github.com/tomshaw/fontastic.git

Install dependencies with npm:

npm install

Run the application in development mode:

npm start

Need free fonts for testing?

Fontastic is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.