Font Xplorer
1.2.2
Size: 851 KB
Downloads: 6976
Platform: Win95,Win98,WinME,WinNT 4.x,Windows2000,WinXP
We see them every day, but we barely notice they are there. But when it comes to managing fonts, or simply selecting one, some people may have a hard time. Developed by Moon Software, Font Xplorer provides some good solutions when it comes to something related to fonts. It lets you see which ones are installed or not on your system, view some of their details, and much more.
The size of the installation kit is below one Mb, so on a slower Internet connection, you can still get it fast. Installing the application will take even less. In fact, navigating through the wizard will take longer than the actual installation.
Apart from the top menus and the toolbar, by default, the interface is just a long list of fonts. The buttons from the toolbar can enable a few other features, like a navigation pane or a list of details for a selected font. Using the toolbar, you can switch between a view of your system's fonts folder and a view of all the fonts loaded on your computer. You can install, uninstall or simply view multiple fonts at the same time by making use of their check boxes. It is also possible to see if a font is installed or not by enabling the installation status feature which will make a small icon appear next to each font. According to its color, you can determine if it's installed or not.
General actions can be performed by simply right clicking a certain font from the list. This way, you can install or uninstall one, load or unload, delete it and so on. The copy or move features, when right clicking an item, will save you some valuable time. These can be used to send a font to a folder of your choosing, to the system's font folder or place it on the desktop.
In the top menus you can find additional options for finding, filtering or repairing fonts and a few others. Most of the options can also be found on the toolbar or by right clicking a font. The program also allows you to print any font. From the print options panel you can choose from outputs, such as a character map, sample sheet or listing. These will print a font in different manners.
Pros
Font Xplorer lets you do mostly anything related to fonts from a single interface and it won't cost you anything because the program is freeware.
Cons
The interface looks old and outdated. Font Xplorer's features will spare you from having to navigate through your system's folders. All your fonts can be accessed from the same interface.
Font Xplorer
1.2.2
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Font Xplorer has been reviewed by Frederick Barton on 16 Feb 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Font Xplorer 3 out of 5 stars, naming it Very Good