Testing font converters. Web font converters Convert old Russian ttf fonts
Hi all.
One of the functions of our service is the ability to download a converted font. At the same time, we want to offer fonts in optimal quality. And to make this possible, we tested the most popular font converters available online, without registration and for free.
Although in fact there are already a great many converters, not everyone can convert otf\ttf to woff\eot\svg. There are specialized services that work with other formats (.pfb, .dfont, etc.).
We have selected some of the most popular
Fontsquirrel
Font2web
Everything Fonts
Online font converter
FreeFontConverter
The latter was never tested, because... after submitting the form, it threw the 500th error.
In order for testing to be at all visual, you need to compare something with something. The original web version of the Paratype PT Sans font in regular and bold styles was taken as a standard.
The testing also included browsers Chrome 33.0.1750, Firefox 28, and IE9 on Win7. The font format is woff everywhere, as the most popular and supported.
Let's start with browsers rendering converted fonts
Type size 16pc
Among the obvious shortcomings.
In the bold style in Fontsquirrel, there is an unpleasant filling of small details of the font. The example is clear. Font2web greatly blurs the outlines of characters (example).
The other two converters coped with the task almost perfectly.
Type size 20pc
As you can see, Fontsquirrel seriously spoiled regular, but handled the bold on the whole just fine. Font2web continued to blur the outlines of the characters. Everything Fonts and Online font converter did a pretty good job.
The next point is the usability and capabilities of the converters themselves.
I planned to create a sign with a detailed description, but it turned out that besides Fontsquirrel, none of them have any settings at all. Therefore, we will compare differently.
Total
Based on the rendering results and converter capabilities, we can say the following.Most Popular - Fontsquirrel- convenient, allows you to fine-tune the result (including optimizing the weight of the file), produces a single archive and css, but spoils the fonts. Moreover, corruption is unpredictable and can manifest itself both on a certain size and in a certain style. In addition, the converter sometimes refuses to convert the font, citing its blacklist or damage to the source file.
Font2Web In our humble opinion, it is not worth using at all. It always spoils fonts. In addition, it allows you to convert only one file at a time.
Everything Fonts showed itself to be quite good in terms of rendering, close to the original. The font file size is most likely determined by some kind of optimization, because... visually there was no deviation from the original in the presence of signs. Its 137 kb, of course, is not the original 220, but I don’t want to load extra letters. One of the obvious disadvantages is converting one file at a time.
Online font converter turned out to be extremely inconvenient to use. It has its own archive for each format. For example, for one style there will be three archives: with woff, ttf and eot. However, he compensated for everything with good rendering.
As for us
We use and will continue to use Fontsquirrel. At the same time, we decided to develop our own tool that would not spoil the fonts too much and would make it possible to configure the necessary options during conversion.If anyone has other found converters in stock, write in the comments with an explanation, I will add to the list with your note.
Thank you for your attention.
FontLab TransType 4.0.1.5095 – TransType's universal font converter allows you to convert virtually any font to any format: PostScript, TrueType and OpenType, as well as between PC and Mac platforms. Simultaneous conversion of a font into several formats is allowed. It is also possible to convert MM fonts to OTF, TTF, PFB. The program opens almost any old and modern format. You can download the program via a direct link (from the cloud) at the bottom of the page. Supported fonts:
Export to color: OpenType TT (.ttf) with Adobe/Mozilla SVG table, Apple sbix table, Microsoft COLR/CPAL tables.
Export to Web fonts: Web Open Font Format (.woff), EOT compressed (.eot), SVG fonts (.svg).
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| System Requirements: | |
| Operating system: | Windows XP,Vista,7,8 (x86,x64) |
| CPU: | 1 GHz |
| RAM: | 512 MB |
| Hard disk space: | 40.4 MB |
| Interface language: | English |
| Size: | 13.8 MB |
| pharmacy: | included |
| *archive WITHOUT password |
Hi all.
One of the functions of our service is the ability to download a converted font. At the same time, we want to offer fonts in optimal quality. And to make this possible, we tested the most popular font converters available online, without registration and for free.
Although in fact there are already a great many converters, not everyone can convert otf\ttf to woff\eot\svg. There are specialized services that work with other formats (.pfb, .dfont, etc.).
We have selected some of the most popular
Fontsquirrel
Font2web
Everything Fonts
Online font converter
FreeFontConverter
The latter was never tested, because... after submitting the form, it threw the 500th error.
In order for testing to be at all visual, you need to compare something with something. The original web version of the Paratype PT Sans font in regular and bold styles was taken as a standard.
The testing also included browsers Chrome 33.0.1750, Firefox 28, and IE9 on Win7. The font format is woff everywhere, as the most popular and supported.
Let's start with browsers rendering converted fonts
Type size 16pc
Among the obvious shortcomings.
In the bold style in Fontsquirrel, there is an unpleasant filling of small details of the font. The example is clear. Font2web greatly blurs the outlines of characters (example).
The other two converters coped with the task almost perfectly.
Type size 20pc
As you can see, Fontsquirrel seriously spoiled regular, but handled the bold on the whole just fine. Font2web continued to blur the outlines of the characters. Everything Fonts and Online font converter did a pretty good job.
The next point is the usability and capabilities of the converters themselves.
I planned to create a sign with a detailed description, but it turned out that besides Fontsquirrel, none of them have any settings at all. Therefore, we will compare differently.
Total
Based on the rendering results and converter capabilities, we can say the following.Most Popular - Fontsquirrel- convenient, allows you to fine-tune the result (including optimizing the weight of the file), produces a single archive and css, but spoils the fonts. Moreover, corruption is unpredictable and can manifest itself both on a certain size and in a certain style. In addition, the converter sometimes refuses to convert the font, citing its blacklist or damage to the source file.
Font2Web In our humble opinion, it is not worth using at all. It always spoils fonts. In addition, it allows you to convert only one file at a time.
Everything Fonts showed itself to be quite good in terms of rendering, close to the original. The font file size is most likely determined by some kind of optimization, because... visually there was no deviation from the original in the presence of signs. Its 137 kb, of course, is not the original 220, but I don’t want to load extra letters. One of the obvious disadvantages is converting one file at a time.
Online font converter turned out to be extremely inconvenient to use. It has its own archive for each format. For example, for one style there will be three archives: with woff, ttf and eot. However, he compensated for everything with good rendering.
As for us
We use and will continue to use Fontsquirrel. At the same time, we decided to develop our own tool that would not spoil the fonts too much and would make it possible to configure the necessary options during conversion.If anyone has other found converters in stock, write in the comments with an explanation, I will add to the list with your note.
Thank you for your attention.
It's no secret that third-party fonts may be required to fully display a designer's layout on a WEB page. In order to connect these fonts cross-browser, one font file is not enough. To do this you need 4 files of the same font of different types. To get all 4 file types from one, you can use online font converters.
I suggest exploring several options. online font converters, found on the Internet, and analyze their pros and cons. Everyone can decide for themselves what exactly to use.
Webfont Generator
Webfont Generator pleasantly surprised me. It allows you to download and process multiple fonts at the same time. There are 3 generation options. The first one is the simplest and it converts fonts with default settings. The second option is optimized. In the third option, you can select the required font generation settings. At the output we will receive an archive with converted fonts. It is possible to generate fonts such as TTF, EOT, WOFF and SVG.
The only noticeable disadvantage of this service is the slow conversion. You'll have to wait about half a minute.
The language of the online service is English.
Web Font Generator
A simple font conversion service. Can create TTF, EOT, WOFF and SVG fonts from TTF or OTF fonts. It is possible to convert only one font at a time.
The output is an archive with fonts and a prepared css file for connecting to the page.
The service is very prompt and does its job very quickly.
The interface language is English.
font-face generator
Another fast font converter. You can feed it fonts like TTF, OTF or PostScript. The output will be files in the format TTF, EOT, WOFF, SVG and CSS style file with a description of connecting these fonts in the archive. The service can process files up to 0.5 MB in size. If you register on the service, you can upload fonts up to 2 MB in size. Larger files require a fee.
The service has no settings. Only the convert button. Interface - English.
At the time of writing, this is a list of the most popular and in demand online font converters. You can get the fonts themselves from font catalogs, of which there are currently a great variety.
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Today we will look at:
In order to be able to connect a font file to a particular program or browser, you need to make sure that it has a suitable extension. Otherwise, this file must be converted to another format using a font converter.
Online Font Converter
Online Font Conveter is a simple and very convenient online font converter. It supports 21 fonts and one font-face font group for conversion. A rather unpleasant moment in its use can be the fact that in some CIS countries, for example in Russia, this service does not work without a VPN. Therefore, paste the link https://onlinefontconverter.com/ into the address bar of your browser and enjoy the service. And, if you are looking for a high-quality font converter, then this should not be a particular problem for you.
Operating principle
To convert a font file to the desired extension, select from the list the format or several formats you want to convert the file to, then click “Select font(s)”.
When the Online Font Conveter file converter finishes its work, you will see the following message and the “Save your font” button, by clicking on which you will see the name of the archive with the converted font or fonts.
Click on the "Download Attachment" button to download the converted fonts to your computer.
Font2web
Font2web is an even simpler conversion service, because there are no preliminary settings at all. However, it may suit you if you are looking for a simple online font converter for the web.
Operating principle
On the main page of the service, click on the “Select file” button and specify the file to be converted on your computer.
The file will be immediately converted and downloaded to your computer. Looking at the downloaded archive, you will see several extensions created with this font and a css file that can be used in web development to add this font to the layout.
Convertio
Convertio is a frequent visitor to our themes, as this resource specializes in converting many types of files, and it is also a good converter of regular and web fonts.
Compared to previous services, this one has a number of its own features:
- the ability to upload font files online (via a direct link, via Google Drive or Dropbox) and from a computer;
- the ability to convert fonts not only into other font extensions, but also into images, vectors, and e-books;
- the ability to process multiple files simultaneously;
- uploading finished results to Google Drive and Dropbox.
Let's take a look at how this font converter works.
Operating principle
On the main page of the Convertio converter, specify how you want to download the font file. Opposite the downloaded font, in the special drop-down menu, indicate the format into which you want to convert your font.
Click on the "Convert" button to start the conversion. Wait a while and you will get the finished result.
Deciding which online font converter you will use is yours. We would go with the latter option, as it provides a large number of conversion variations to choose from, but if you don’t want to bother, you can use the simpler converters that we also talked about. In addition, they will work a little faster.