FontExplorer not free anymore :(

[Dan Gayle]

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Did anyone notice that FontExplorer is no longer free?

Linotype? What the heck? From $0 to $79?

That means there is no longer a decent free font manager for OS X, Font Book be damned.

[Typedog]

Since when?

Guerrizmo+Design
No man is an island unto himself_John Donne

[Dan Gayle]

I don't know when it changed. Glad I archived the old one.

[Dan Gayle]

Here's a link to the old one:
http://fex.linotype.com/download/mac/FontExplorerX123.dmg

[Typedog]

Thanks for the link

Guerrizmo+Design
No man is an island unto himself_John Donne

[typerror]

Just so you won't be the last to post Dan... thanks for the heads up : )

Michael

[msou]

given the cost for FontExplorer relative to Suitcase Fusion and FontAgent, can I have advice on which tool is the best buy?

[Dan Gayle]

If they are charging $79 now, that dramatically tips the scales. I'm going to have to re-evaluate the options.

[Jens Kutilek]

There's also Fontcase. It seems nice, but I haven't really tried it in depth yet. It's not free, but a bit cheaper than $79.

[jkidwell]

Yup, that FEX pricing structure was announced at Macworld this year.

Dan, if you get a chance, check out the newest version of Suitcase Fusion 2. We've got a free 30 day demo up on our site. I think that you'll be pleased.

http://www.extensis.com/suitcasefusion

Jim Kidwell
Extensis
http://twitter.com/extensis

[Dan Gayle]

Does Fusion still lock up all of your fonts into that database thing? I hated that last time I tried the demo. I like having a directory structure that I can work with manually if I so choose.

[thranduil]

Hi Dan, I think you can opt not to use the font vault thing.

[jkidwell]

Yup, Josef is correct, you can choose whether to have all of your fonts stored in the Vault, or add them in-place from your disk. You can choose this option from the Preferences: Suitcase Fusion 2 > Preferences.

Jim