Best font manager for Mac in 2025

Many font managers on Google say they are the best. But they are not. Because they are not free. FontBase is free and super-fast even with 10 000 fonts.

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A set of amazing features

Collections

Create and manage collections and explore the default ones. Activate them in a single click.

Watched Folders

Add any folder from your computer. The folder stays in place, and the fonts from it are diplyed inside FontBase. Really good for your Downloads folder!

OpenType Features

The largest set of supported OpenType features of any font software at your fingertips.

Playground

Play around in Preview tab, applying styling to H1, H2, and other page elements. Export the generated CSS for your web based projects.

Google Fonts

Use any font from Google's library in a single click! As if it were local.

And also, don't forget these

Glyphs
Styling
Search
Specimen Page
Collections
Nested Folders
Font Activation
Epic Performance
Automatic Updates

People love FontBase

Nekka

@nekkatjie

— The new @FontBaseApp is THE dream font manager! If you're a designer, you need this in your life! #fonts #typography #fontaddiction

Loris Stavrinides

@lstavrinides

— Every designer should check out @FontBaseApp! Tried many font manager and this one is by far my fav! Lovely UI, fast, and most importantly I can now sync all my fonts with Dropbox between my PCs! It's worth the small subscription fee! #design #typography

Felipe Glauber

@FelipeGlauber

— @FontBaseApp is the best font manager app i've ever knew - and improving. I missed it that 2 years without updates, but now it's back and I'm truly happy with every new functionality. Congrats and thanks, @DominikLevitsky

Emad Alghamdi

@emad_alghamdi

— The new @FontBaseApp is THE dream font manager! If you're a designer, you need this in your life! if only they have cloud syncing! I'll go with the FOREVER subscription.

Smashing Magazine

@smashingmag

— If you're looking for a good font manager, here's a free and fast one (Mac, Win, Linux): Fontbase. fontba.se

Dima Shishkov

@ShishkovDima

— If you are looking for a great free font manager. Give @FontBaseApp a try. Have installed it this week. Love it so far.

UX Gun

@uxgun

— Hey @FontBaseApp You rule guys! The new app is a gamechanger for a #Windows10 user. Now I don't envy #mac #fontmanager options anymore

Tonye Edet

@tonyecreates

— I Just started using @FontBaseApp and I have fallen in love already. Designers who are looking for a lightweight & fast #fontmanager, look no further. #FontBaseApp is it.

Cody Tilson

@thecodytilson

— It's nice to finally have some intuitive and beautiful #font management in @FontBaseApp.

Product Hunt

@ProductHunt

— FontBase is a super fast, beautiful and free font manager fontba.se

Marko Prljic

@markoprljic

— Guys, @FontBaseApp is really great font management for app for Mac, super fast and easy to use.

Tomasz Bilak

@TomaszBilak

— So much, so good, so free. So close to become awesome! @FontBaseApp one more time - you are great!

Marek Lenik

@criography

— I just donated to beautiful and fast @FontBaseApp, by far the best font manager on Windows. Works on Mac or Linux too! Amazing piece of work

Nikhil

@architectnikhil

— Font manager been wanting for years. No-fuss, fast UI, can handle hundreds of fonts. Just the right features! Really

Pariah Willett

@Pariah73

— LOVING new updates to @FontBaseApp Used to use NexusFont but it started crashing a lot. Font Base never crashes, even w/nearly 4,000 fonts!