rootfont

The native font manager for designers and programmers on macOS.

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v0.3.0-alpha │ macOS 14+ │ Apache 2.0 │ dev-in-progress

// Features

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Browse & Preview

Grid/list views, search, glyph coverage filter, custom text preview with size and quick-sample presets.

Programming Workspace

Dedicated workspace for monospaced fonts, sorted by programming fit with suitability scoring.

Suitability Scoring

S/A/B/C grades across 10 weighted factors: monospace, disambiguation, ligatures, stylistic flexibility, and more.

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Font Compare

Side-by-side, overlay, glyph zoom, and outline-diff modes with score delta analysis.

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Editor Export

One-click config for VS Code, Cursor, Alacritty, Kitty, Warp, and Zed.

OpenType Controls

Live ligatures, slashed zero, stylistic sets in preview. Preferences persist per font.

// Quick Start

terminal — build from source

$ git clone https://github.com/rootfont/rootfont
$ cd rootfont
$ swift run RootFontApp

editor config export

// VS Code settings.json
{
  "editor.fontFamily": "JetBrains Mono",
  "editor.fontSize": 14,
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6
}

Development Status

$ rootfont --status
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  version:    v0.3.0-alpha (5)       │
│  phase:      active development     │
│  stability:  experimental           │
│  platform:   macOS 14+              │
│  progress:   [████░░░░░░] alpha     │
│  next:       v0.4.0 — beta          │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘