Fontrast is a tool designed to create high quality textures from Windows TrueType fonts. These textures can be incorporated into your own Direct3D or OpenGL applications, to produce beautifully rendered, smooth-looking text.
To be sure Fontrast will work on your system, please download and evaluate the trial version before purchasing.
The main interface. From here you can define the font name, size and colour, and configure the rendering settings. The lower part of the dialog contains the output options, which allow you to choose the format of the image files and the coordinate data.
A sample texture page. This 512x512 texture was produced using the highest level of supersampling (8x8) to produce smoothly anti-aliased characters. Please view the full-size version to see the exact output. The red magnification box has been added to give a better view of the output.
A sample texture page. Generated from a Unicode file containing English and Russian text.
A sample texture page. Generated from a Unicode file containing English and Japanese text.
The Fontrast user manual is available online. If you have already installed Fontrast, you may view the manual offline by selecting "Manual" from the Fontrast folder on the Start Menu.
You can download the fully featured trial version of Fontrast using the link below. You may evaluate the trial version for up to 30 days. If you find it useful, please buy a license to enjoy unlimited use. Buying a license also entitles you to all future updates free of charge.
Download Fontrast Trial Version (1.2MB)
Latest version: 1.3
Features improved handling of East Asian fonts, command-line support for batch processing and minor bug fixes. If you already have a licensed copy of Fontrast, simply download and install to upgrade to the latest version free of charge.
Buying a license for Fontrast entitles you to unlimited use, unwatermarked output, and all future updates at no extra cost. If you have not already done so, please download and evaluate the trial version before purchasing.
| License type | Price (US dollars) | Click to buy via Paypal |
|---|---|---|
| Single-user license Keycode delivered by email |
US $15 | |
| 5-user license Keycode delivered by email |
US $60 |
Special pricing is available for more than five users, please contact us for details.
Online resources which may be of interest to Fontrast users. Hopefully this list will grow over time - if you'd like to suggest a site for inclusion, please let us know.
TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft. All other names are trademarks of respective holders. Please respect the copyright of TrueType font creators and publishers. You must possess a suitable license for any commercial fonts you use, and abide by the licensing terms set out by the font's publisher.
