Using Font Book on Your Mac

Font Book is the app that comes with your Mac that lets you install new fonts and manage the ones you have. Most Mac users never need to use Font Book, but if you are a designer or content creator you may need to know how it works.

Comments: 8 Responses to “Using Font Book on Your Mac”

    bruce stasiuk
    1 year ago

    Gary, I went to the App Store and search for Font Book but several different find things came up. How do I know which one is the one you're talking about?

    1 year ago

    bruce: Font Book is built into macOS. It isn't from the App Store. You already have it.

    Bill Scheerer
    1 year ago

    What is the significance of the lock icon that shows next to some fonts in the list view? Are those the default system fonts?

    1 year ago

    Bill: It means they can't be removed, because yes, they are part of the system.

    John Robinson
    1 year ago

    If I try to deactivate a foreign language font so I dont have to see it in my font list, and for whatever reason the system uses this font, am i blocked from deactivating? I just dont want to see all these useless fonts as a designer. I know how to create a favorite list in Photoshop, but not sure in Font Book.

    1 year ago

    John: You shouldn't see those fonts in your apps unless you have that language enabled.

    Ken
    1 year ago

    I have downloaded fonts in the past (not recently). When I open Font book I see "All Fonts" and "My Fonts". A lot of the fonts are the same in both folders. Is this a problem? Should I deactivate any of the doubles or should I just leave them alone. Obviously this has not been a problem because I have never notice any problems. Just being curious. Thanks Ken

    1 year ago

    Ken: Those aren't "folders" they are ways of viewing your fonts. All Fonts is everything. My Fonts is just for the user account you are logged into. So naturally you'll see those fonts in both places.

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