For example, if you want to see which font you use in an InDesign file, click on the small info icon, and the Font Usage and Document Info will show. ![]() Document TrackingĬonnect Fonts can detect fonts from creative software like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Sketch, and more. My personal take: Advertised as the font manager for creatives, I think there’s one important preview feature missing – colors! It would be nice if there’s a preview option to see fonts in colors and colored backgrounds like the feature that FontBase has. ![]() I use this feature when I want to compare several fonts because I can select the fonts from the list, and they will show in the preview window. Additionally, you can also choose to show the font list as you preview the font. You can easily switch between the preview modes by clicking on the option. There are four font preview options available: Tile (previews font family), QuickType (previews fonts in a list), Waterfall (previews font in different sizes), and ABC123 which allows you to preview the font in the form of a letter, number, and glyphs. My personal take: Not a big fan of the font organization feature of Connect Fonts because I get so confused about its Library and Set, and the fact that I cannot put add fonts to my collections freely is somehow frustrating. If you want to make a logo font collection and you want to add fonts from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts, you’ll need to create two separate Sets under each font Library.Īnother way to organize fonts is by adding tags (from the web version) or editing attributes to fonts so that you can find them easier. Collection is referred to as Set in Connect Fonts.įor example, you can’t add a font from Adobe Fonts to a Set under Google Fonts Library. Just like other font management software, Connect Fonts allows you to create your own font collections, but you can’t mix fonts from different Libraries. And the temporary font activation is definitely helpful when I need to use fonts for some quick projects. My personal take: I like how I can activate and deactivate fonts quickly to keep my font list clean in the design software without having to go to Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts to do them separately. Note: Connect Fonts is only able to sync the Adobe fonts that are already activated in Adobe Fonts, and you do need an Adobe CC account to use Adobe Fonts for free. If you don’t want to show too many fonts in your software, you can Deactivate fonts that you’re not using and activate them whenever you need to use them. Temporary activation activates any font already in your library until the next time you restart or quit and reopen Connect Fonts.īoth temporary and permanent activated fonts can be directly used in creative software and some macOS apps like Pages. You can activate fonts temporarily (blue dot) or permanently (green dot). Sync and Activate Third-party Fontsīesides syncing local fonts from your computer, Connect Fonts can also sync fonts from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. I’ll also share my personal opinion on each of them. Let’s take a look at some of Connect Fonts’ key features. Besides the basic preview, search, and organize features, it can also detect fonts from creative software, which makes it an ideal choice for creative professionals. Detailed Review of Connect FontsĬonnect Fonts powered by Suitcase is a font manager for creative individuals and teams. ![]() You can see more from the “Reasons Behind My Ratings” section below. It took me one week to test out the features and I reached out to the support team when I ran into issues to get help and test their responsiveness. What attracted me the most was the creative app integration, so I decided to give it a try and started the free trial. I tried different font management software like FontBase, RightFont, and TypeFace, but then I saw a lot of people mention Suitcase Fusion, so I was curious to dig in a bit, which led me to Extensis Connect Fonts. Originally I used Mac’s pre-installed Font Book because it shows all my downloaded fonts, but since Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts were available, I switch my font search to cloud-based because I can simply activate the fonts and use them.Įventually, I figured it would be nice to use a font manager to organize all my fonts from different sources together. Font is a huge part of graphic design, so I’ve been working with fonts for over ten years now and I can’t even count how many fonts I’ve used. Hi! My name is June, and I’m a graphic designer.
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