FreeType
FreeType
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/
FreeType 2 is a software font engine that is designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable and portable while capable of producing high-quality output (glyph images). It can be used in graphics libraries, display servers, font conversion tools, and text image generation tools. FreeType 2 is a font service and doesn't provide APIs to perform higher-level features, like text layout or graphics processing (e.g. colored text rendering, "hollowing", etc..). However, it simplifies these tasks by providing a simple, easy to use and uniform interface to access the content of font files.
Documentation
Developer reference available from http://freetype.sourceforge.net/freetype2/documentation.html; user tutorial available from http://freetype.sourceforge.net/freetype2/docs/tutorial/step1.html and http://freetype.sourceforge.net/freetype2/docs/tutorial/step2.html
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPL | Janet Casey | 8 August 2001 | |
| FreeType License | Janet Casey | 8 August 2001 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Werner Lemberg | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | |
| Bug Tracking | VCS Repository Webview | |
| Developer | mailto:devel@freetype.org | |
| Support | mailto:freetype@freetype.org |
Software prerequisites
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 20 December 2007.
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