Browse, organize, compare, and discover fonts with a beautiful interface designed for typography lovers. Finally, a Font Book replacement that does want you need. And more.
Free 3-day trial with all features. No account required.
Professional tools in an elegant interface, without the complexity.
Filter by font type, writing system, language support (24 languages), foundry, or license type. Create manual and smart collections. Smart Family Grouping automatically merges related families like Roboto, Roboto Condensed, and Roboto Mono.
Three view modes: Grid, List, and Carousel. Customizable preview text with presets or your own. Adjustable font size and light/dark backgrounds. Quick Look with waterfall preview and full character set.
Compare up to 4 fonts simultaneously with identical preview text. Perfect for choosing between similar typefaces. See how fonts look together before committing to your design.
Browse and install from 1,700+ Google Fonts and Fontshare's curated collection—directly in the app. Live web previews before installing. No API key required.
Scan your entire font library for corrupted fonts, exact duplicates, missing glyphs, and legacy formats. Keep your collection clean and trouble-free with detailed diagnostic reports.
Full support for variable fonts with interactive axis controls. Adjust weight, width, slant, optical size, and more in real-time. See exactly how your variable fonts behave.
Generate professional type specimen PDFs with waterfall previews, character sets, style showcases, and font metadata. Perfect for client presentations or your own reference.
Copy font declarations with one click in 7 formats: CSS, SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, @font-face, Figma, and Sketch. Show fonts in Finder. Uninstall user-installed fonts safely.
Automatically infers license types—System, Open Source, or Commercial—based on font metadata. Filter by license to quickly find fonts you can use in commercial projects.
See how Specimen compares to Apple's Font Book.
| Feature | Font Book | Specimen |
|---|---|---|
| Filter by writing system & language | ✗ | ✓ 10 writing systems, 24 languages |
| Google Fonts integration | ✗ | ✓ 1,700+ fonts |
| Fontshare integration | ✗ | ✓ Curated free fonts |
| Font health checking | Basic validation | ✓ Corruption, duplicates, missing glyphs |
| Side-by-side comparison | ✗ | ✓ Up to 4 fonts |
| Smart family grouping | ✗ | ✓ Automatic detection |
| Variable font axis controls | ✗ | ✓ Interactive sliders |
| PDF specimen export | ✗ | ✓ Professional specimens |
| Copy as code (CSS, Swift, etc.) | ✗ | ✓ 7 formats |
| License type detection | ✗ | ✓ System/Open Source/Commercial |
| Foundry/manufacturer browsing | ✗ | ✓ Filter by foundry |
| Smart collections | ✗ | ✓ Rule-based filtering |
A beautiful interface designed for typography lovers.
Browse your fonts in a beautiful grid with customizable previews
Detailed font information, glyph maps, and quick actions
Compare up to 4 fonts side by side
Browse and install from 1,700+ Google Fonts
Scan for corrupted, duplicate, or problematic fonts
Preview fonts fast with the Quick Look feature
Preview fonts in white-on-black mode for better readability
Easily apply additional filters to find fonts by type or languages supported
Enjoy a comfortable dark mode experience
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Requires macOS 13.5 (Ventura) or later.
Optimized for macOS Tahoe.
Universal binary for Intel and Apple Silicon.