Fontastic

Fontastic is an Electron-based font management and cataloging application built for organizing, browsing, and inspecting font libraries.

Features

• Nested collections — organize fonts into hierarchical groups with drag-and-drop
• Smart collections — auto-populate collections using rule-based filters on font metadata
• Advanced search — quickly find fonts with powerful search and filtering
• Glyph inspector — browse and examine individual characters and Unicode points
• Waterfall preview — compare text rendering across multiple sizes at a glance
• Font table viewer — read raw OpenType and TrueType metadata tables
• System theme sync — automatically matches OS light/dark mode via nativeTheme
• Encrypted storage — API keys secured at rest using OS keychain via safeStorage
• Scan progress — real-time font import progress streamed over MessageChannelMain
• Power aware — pauses activity on system sleep and resumes on wake via powerMonitor
• Session hardening — CSP headers, permission deny-list, and cache management via session
• Accessibility — respects OS reduced motion and accent color via systemPreferences
• Cross-platform — builds for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Getting Started

Clone this repository locally:

git clone https://github.com/tomshaw/fontastic.git

Install dependencies with npm:

npm install

Run the application in development mode:

npm start

Tech Stack

| Category | Technology | |---|---| | Framework | Angular 21 | | Desktop | Electron 43 | | Language | TypeScript 5.9 | | Database | TypeORM + SQLite | | Font Parsing | Fontkit | | Styling | Tailwind CSS 4 + CSS variables | | i18n | @ngx-translate | | Testing | Vitest + Playwright | | Linting | ESLint + Prettier | | Packaging | electron-builder |

Requirements

• Node.js >= 22.12.0

Resources

Need free fonts for testing?

• IBM Plex - IBM's corporate typeface family.
• Inter - A typeface designed for computer screens.
• Type Wolf - Typography resource for designers.
• Font Squirrel - Hand-picked, high-quality, commercial-use fonts.
• Google Fonts - Download all Google Fonts.

Contributing

See the Contribution Guide.

License

Fontastic is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.