Bitmap Font Generator Mac Free

Posted on 21-04-2021 by admin

This program will allow you to generate bitmap fonts from TrueType fonts. The application generates both image files and character descriptions that can be read by a game for easy rendering of fonts.

Bitmap Font mac software, free downloads and reviews at WinSite. Free Mac Bitmap Font Shareware and Freeware. A collection of monospaced bitmap fonts for X11, good for terminal use. Pokemon black randomizer nuzlocke rom. These fonts were not created by me, the authors are listed below. Some of these fonts may be out of date. If something doesn't work check the archives file and see if there is a readme included with the font, or take a look at the creators website listed below.

The program is freeware and open source, but a donation is greatly appreciated.

If you don't have an image viewer capable of reading TGA, PNG, or DDS files, I recommend PUPP, another free product from AngelCode.

Downloads

download installer for v1.13 (358KB)
download installer for v1.14 beta (551KB)
download 64bit executable for v1.14 beta (1.53MB)

Features

Support for complete Unicode 8.0 character set, as well as 8 bit OEM character sets
Optimal use of texture space, i.e. as little unused area as possible
Support for kerning pairs
Easy to use file format, either normal text file or xml files. Binary format is available for those that prefer that
8bit or 32bit texture output (TGA, PNG, and DDS files)
Option for packing 4 layers of font images into 1 32bit texture. Needs special shader to render with, but saves a lot of memory
Anti-aliasing, both through Windows native font smoothing and super sampling
Configurable padding and spacing between characters
Select characters from text file, supports both UTF8 and UTF16 encoded files
Generate bitmap font from command line
Import colored images as characters, supports: bmp, jpg, tga, dds, png
Optional outline to font characters
Optional packing of characters with outline into 1 channel. Needs special shader to unpack during rendering, but saves a lot of memory
Use TrueType fonts directly from the file without installing them first

Documentation

The manual is installed with the tool, but for those who wish to take a look at it without installing the tool first it is also available here. The manual describes both how to use the tool and the file format of the generated files.

Source code

The source code is available under the widely known zlib license. The svn repository is hosted at SourceForge.net
Get the code by pointing your svn client at: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/bmfont/code/trunk.
If you want any support with the code, then please visit the forums.

Observation on virus alert

Avira anti-virus has been known to give a virus alert when scanning bmfont.exe or the installer. This is a false positive generated by their heuristic functions that tries to predict and catch unknown viruses. I've already reported this false positive to Avira a few times and each time they recognize it as a false positive, however for some reason the problem comes back months later (presumably when they update the heuristic functions).