Alphabit Studio

Released a small update that fixes compatibility issues with older .alphabit fonts. Not a big update yet!

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Just released a small update to improve stability when importing and a couple of bug fixes. In the process of working on an app for MacOS. Let me know if you are interested in helping to test it!

Update (again): • Updated importer for ttf/otf/woff/woff2 files • Updated exporter for otf/ufo files to fix issues with counter shapes in vector outlines

Update: • Fixed an issue where some actions were unavailable if a new version of Alphabit had been released since app open • Performance improvements • First pass on improvements to export flows

Update: • Angelcode BMFont importer (requires all .fnt and atlas assets to be uploaded in a zip archive) • Improvements to kerning and kerning groups management • Improvements to component management More to come!

Update: • Added glyph actions for alternates, decomposing components, and duplicating characters • Improved renaming so glyphs stay unique and collisions are handled • Added smarter component-backed glyph creation when the source parts already exist • Updated docs

Today’s update: • Added import support for WOFF and WOFF2, including variable fonts • Improved vector font import rasterisation height calculation • Added components. Compose accented and other characters from reusable parts. • Improved character ordering in UI • Other UI spring cleaning

Today’s update: • Improved TrueType/OpenType (CFF) import and metrics detection • Improved BMFont export (thanks @dunkelgrrrau.bsky.social) • Added attribution to Font Info • Added preferences screen • Added dark/light mode preference override • Added default attribution • + tidying Enjoy!

Update for today: • Added support* for AngelCode BMFont .fnt • Improved PNG compression in Playdate .fnt (like for like files can be 70% smaller) • Better icons for guides and kerning • Some docs updates • More code tidy up * everything is experimental, but this is very experimental.

Update for today: • Rebuilt a lot of the UI elements to make them reusable • Added dark mode support (this was mostly to test the above) • Massive performance improvements for larger fonts • Improved Playdate .fnt roundtrip Making good progress!

Updates should be fairly regular for a while: Today I added support for • importing TrueType/OpenType fonts, including variable fonts. • kerning (with kerning groups too) and • improved export of Playdate .fnt files.

Introducing alphabit.studio! Built for creating and editing fonts for small screens, embedded devices, retro systems, and anywhere bitmap fonts still make the most sense. Import real formats, edit with proper pixel control, and export cleanly. Enjoy, and get in touch if you spot anything lacking.