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FontDoctor for Mac

Diagnose and repair damaged fonts.

$69.99
In English
Version 10.9
3.1
Based on 17 user rates

FontDoctor overview

FontDoctor is a professional software tool that locates and eliminates hard-to-find font problems that wreak havoc on Macintosh system performance and applications. FontDoctor has long been the industry standard for font problem diagnosis and repair for publishing and design professionals. FontDoctor will scan your fonts to locate and repair common font illnesses, including missing Postscript fonts, missing bitmaps, corrupt and damaged fonts, font conflicts, and more.

What’s new in version 10.9

  • Support for macOS Monterey 12.0.x
  • Support for Apple Silicon processors

FontDoctor for Mac

$69.99
In English
Version 10.9
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3.1

(42 Reviews of FontDoctor)

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Tim27
Tim27
Jan 1 2020
10.7
1.0
Jan 1 2020
1.0
Version: 10.7
This used to be good software 20 years ago when it was bundled with FontAgent. Now it is expensive and often times does not correct font errors, and even creates problems that did not exist prior to running it. Avoid. If you do run it, make sure you backup your fonts before doing so and compare the folders afterwards.
hazepiv
hazepiv
Jul 14 2017
10.2.3
1.0
Jul 14 2017
1.0
Version: 10.2.3
Wow, this is a terrible piece of software. I installed it because I had a problematic font which I assumed Font Doctor would repair but it didn't. The program scanned my system for fonts and gave no warnings about the problematic font at all. Instead it hooked itself into the menu bar and gave popups with every move I made that I should buy the software immediately. I couldn't even disable the software so I had to delete it to make it shut up. Bloatware. Avoid.
B-Jefferson-Le-Blanc
B-Jefferson-Le-Blanc
Jun 7 2017
10.2.3
4.5
Jun 7 2017
4.5
Version: 10.2.3
I've never had a problem with the basic functions of Font Doctor, including version 10.2.3. Though because I've been using Font Doctor for so long (my oldest receipt is dated February 2002) I rarely find a corrupted font anymore. FD did find some bitmap fonts in my /Library/Fonts folder that had no matching PostScript version. As it happens, I collected the fonts from AppleWorks 6 back in the day and there are Open Type versions of each of the bitmap fonts, so I replaced the bitmap versions with the otf versions and my installed fonts scanned clean. I suspect that if Font Doctor is crashing on you there is something wrong with your system that needs fixing. That's often the case when software doesn't work. Some people's first reaction is to blame the software because that's easier than actually diagnosing the problem. Other times there are compatibility issues, though that's unlikely to be the case unless you're running OS X 10.6.8, Snow Leopard because this version of FontDoctor is compatible with systems back as far as OS X 10.7, Lion, which is rare these days. In the past I have found corrupted fonts. Some could be fixed and some could not. That's the case with most things that get broken. When I couldn't fix a font I looked for a clean version in my extensive font collections. You can also find replacements online, but they usually cost money. If the corrupted fonts are among the fonts installed by OS X, then you may have to reinstall the system. It might be easier to install OS X on an external hard drive and replace the corrupted fonts (that cannot be fixed) with the clean versions in the OS X (macOS now) install. Of course you will need some basic knowledge about where OS X installs fonts before you can do this properly. FontDoctor's weakest aspect is font organization. You would do better to use the font organization app built into OS X, Font Book—if you don't want to buy a major font utility like FontExplorer or Suitcase. OS X has it's own font organization scheme, which is another reason not to use FontDoctor to rearrange your fonts, unless you organize them within their installed locations so that the system and your applications can still find them. Speaking of PostScript Fonts, I've converted most of my PostScript fonts to OpenType using FontXChange. This eliminates the need to keep track of the bitmap and PostScript versions. This isn't necessary, it's just a neatnick thing. ;-)
Pismo
Pismo
Jul 28 2016
10.2
1.0
Jul 28 2016
1.0
Version: 10.2
This software used to be great back in the day, circa 2009 probably. This newest version, 10.2.1 has finally added back in the ability to scan and organize fonts, or so they say. All it does is crash constantly for me not matter what font folder I have it scanning. If I'm lucky and it makes it through the scan without crashing then it just crashes on the next step while trying to organize the fonts. I wasted good money on this app. It's pretty much worthless these days. I'm running it on a fully updated version of Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.6.
Shock-J
Shock-J
Apr 22 2015
10.0
2.0
Apr 22 2015
2.0
Version: 10.0
What happened to this? This used to be a rather robust piece of software. Now all it seems to do is "Quarantine" fonts. What does that actually mean and what the hell good does it do me? What happened to actually "fixing" fonts? What happened to the ability to go inside font suitcases and move things around/remove screen fonts that perhaps you didn't have the printer fonts for, so your suitcase would "match." This is not even a shadow of its former self. Barely worth $7, let alone $70.
Tim27
Tim27
Jan 1 2020
1.0
Jan 1 2020
1.0
Version: null
hazepiv
hazepiv
Jul 14 2017
1.0
Jul 14 2017
1.0
Version: null
B-Jefferson-Le-Blanc
Jun 7 2017
4.5
Version: null
Pismo
Pismo
Jul 28 2016
1.0
Jul 28 2016
1.0
Version: null
Shock-J
Shock-J
Apr 22 2015
2.0
Apr 22 2015
2.0
Version: null
Macmaxpr
Macmaxpr
Nov 6 2012
4.5
Nov 6 2012
4.5
Version: null
anonymous-rooster-2921
Jun 16 2012
3.5
Version: null
stafmans
stafmans
Nov 13 2011
1.5
Nov 13 2011
1.5
Version: null
grhafer30
grhafer30
Apr 13 2011
3.0
Apr 13 2011
3.0
Version: null
RoyPDX
RoyPDX
Jan 20 2011
5.0
Jan 20 2011
5.0
Version: null
Pony
Pony
Aug 4 2010
1.0
Aug 4 2010
1.0
Version: null
Eric•Woehler
Eric•Woehler
Oct 3 2009
4.0
Oct 3 2009
4.0
Version: null
Dalahast
Dalahast
Dec 17 2006
5.0
Dec 17 2006
5.0
Version: null
Donmontalvo
Donmontalvo
Nov 30 2006
4.8
Nov 30 2006
4.8
Version: null
Kabeyun
Kabeyun
Aug 23 2006
1.0
Aug 23 2006
1.0
Version: null
ttlcntrlprint
ttlcntrlprint
Feb 10 2006
4.3
Feb 10 2006
4.3
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jun 8 2005
5.0
Jun 8 2005
5.0
Version: null