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Preview fonts without installing them, on your Mac or PC.

See your font files drawn in their own letters, compare up to six side by side, and convert the one you choose to a web font. Nothing gets installed, and your fonts stay on your computer.

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  • Free for 3 days
  • No account
  • Then $45 once, no subscription
  • TTF
  • OTF
  • TTC
  • OTC
  • WOFF
  • WOFF2
  • ZIP of fonts
  • Fonts installed on your computer
  • Google Fonts (optional)
  • WOFF2
  • WOFF
  • TTF
  • OTF
  • fonts.css
  • Specimen PDF
No install.

How it works

How to preview fonts without installing them on Mac or Windows

  1. Add your fonts

    Drop TTF, OTF, WOFF or WOFF2 files, a folder or a zip. The fonts installed on your computer are already listed.

  2. Compare them in your own words

    Type your text, then line up to six families in a grid, in lines, or as a heading over a body font.

  3. Check the details, then convert

    Look through the glyphs, writing systems and license. Convert to WOFF2, WOFF, TTF or OTF, with a ready fonts.css for websites.

New to Hangar? How to run a tool, step by step

Choose the format

Four formats, and a fonts.css ready to paste.

WOFF2 and WOFF pack the same font for websites, so letter shapes, spacing and features stay exactly the same. TTF and OTF are desktop formats. Going between those two redraws each letter as a very close copy.

  • WOFF2

    Start here

    The smallest file for websites.

    Best for any site you are building today.

  • WOFF

    A larger web font for old browsers.

    Best when a project still has to support them.

  • TTF or OTF

    A desktop font you can install.

    Best for unpacking a web font, or when an app asks for one format.

Every setting, explained in the Fonts guide Browse · Compare · Inspect · Convert to · Specimen PDF

The alternative

Why not just install the fonts and try them?

Installing a font is free, and it is the step you need before your other apps can use it. For choosing between fonts, it is a slow way to look at them.

ComparedInstalling fonts to try themHangar
Using the font in other appsWorks everywhere once installedInstall the one you choose afterward
PriceFreeIncluded with Hangar
Trying a new fontInstall it, then open an appDrop the file and see it
Comparing fontsOne at a time in your layoutUp to six side by side, in your text
Your font menusFill up with fonts you triedStay as they were
Checking a licenseLook it up for each fontRead it in Fonts, with common licenses named

Who uses it

Who uses Fonts

  • Designers

    A typeface choice you can show

    Line up the finalists in the client’s own words, and try a heading and body pairing before anyone commits to a license.

    Hangar for agencies and studios
  • Web developers

    A web font kit for the site

    Convert a family to WOFF2 and get a fonts.css with one rule per style, ready to paste into the project.

  • Brand teams

    Fonts checked before they spread

    See which writing systems a font covers and what its license says about embedding before it goes in the brand guide.

    Hangar for marketers and content teams

One app, one payment

Fonts is one of 70+ tools.

The same app makes mockups, carousels, QR codes and backgrounds, and handles your PDFs, images, video and audio too. One payment covers every tool.

A typical routine

Where Fonts fits

  1. Step 1Extract archive
  2. Step 2Fonts
  3. Step 3Create archive

Unpack a font package that came as a 7z, convert the family you chose to a web kit, then pack the kit into a ZIP for your developer.

Questions

Before you download

More answers in the help center.

Is it really free?

Every tool is free for 3 days, with no account and no card. After that, Hangar is a one-time payment from $45, with every future update included. There is no subscription.

Am I allowed to use a converted font on my website?

Converting does not change a font’s license. Hangar shows what the font says about embedding, and a font marked as restricted waits until you confirm you have the foundry’s permission.

Can I use Google Fonts?

Yes, if you turn them on. The Google Fonts tab stays off until you choose it. Fonts you add stay in your library and work offline.

Does Fonts install anything on my computer?

No. Adding a font copies it into Hangar’s own library, so you can preview it without installing it. Your other apps will not see it until you install the font file as usual.

Does Fonts go online?

Only the Google Fonts tab, and only after you turn it on. It then downloads the font list and the fonts you preview or add. Nothing about your files or projects is sent, and with it off, Fonts downloads nothing. Hangar’s anonymous usage sharing is separate: it counts that you opened the tool, never anything about your fonts, and you can turn it off in Settings under Privacy.

Does converting change how a font looks?

WOFF2 and WOFF keep the letter shapes, spacing, and features exactly the same. Going between OTF and TTF redraws each letter as a very close copy and drops the font’s hinting.

Can I export a specimen sheet?

Yes. Select one or more families and click Specimen PDF. Each family gets its own PDF in the Proof, Poster or Book template, on A4 or Letter, ready to share or print.

Does anything get uploaded?

No. Your files are processed on your computer and never sent anywhere. Hangar sends anonymous usage counts to improve the app, never file names or contents, and you can turn that off in Settings.

Does one license cover Mac and Windows?

Yes. A license works on any mix of Mac and Windows computers. Solo covers 1 computer, Crew 3 and Fleet 10.

Try Fonts free for 3 days.

Then pay once, from $45, for every tool and every future update. No subscription. 30-day refund.See plans

Intel Mac or need help installing? All downloads

Hangar runs on Mac and Windows. Open this page there to download.