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 40
Language	TypeScript 5.9
Database	TypeORM + SQLite
Font Parsing	Fontkit
Styling	Tailwind CSS 4 + SCSS
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.