Fontra Flatpak

Flatpak repository for Fontra

Key Features

• Supported File Formats:
  • Read & Write: Fontra (.fontra), Unified Font Object (.ufo), DesignSpace (.designspace), and RoboFont Component Format (.rcjk).
  • Partial Read & Write: Glyphs (.glyphs, .glyphspackage).
  • Read-Only (Import): TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (.otf), WOFF (.woff), WOFF2 (.woff2), and TTX XML (.ttx).
• Variable Font Native: Designed from the ground up for multi-axis variable font design, interpolation, and axis management.
• Modern Vector Editing: Non-destructive path operations, full component support, custom anchors, and multi-layer editing.
• Text Shaping & Live Preview: Real-time text shaping engine with OpenType feature testing.
• Extensible & Web-Native: Runs seamlessly in the browser or as a standalone local application via Flatpak.

Installation

• If Flatpak is not already enabled on your Linux distribution, follow these instructions for your distribution to enable it.
• If Flatpak is integrated with your Software Center (as in Fedora Workstation or Manjaro), download xyz.fontra.FontraPak.flatpakref, right-click it, and select Open with -> Software Install.
• Otherwise, copy and paste the following command into your terminal:

flatpak install --from https://fontra.github.io/fontra-flatpak/xyz.fontra.FontraPak.flatpakref

• Type Y for yes and provide your password when prompted
• Fontrapak with all its dependancy will be installed in your computer

Update

• If Fontrapak is showing in your Software centre, you can press the "Update" button to update to the latest version.
• Otherwise. open your terminal and type

flatpak update xyz.fontra.FontraPak

Running Fontra Flatpak

• In terminal, start the application by typing

flatpak run xyz.fontra.FontraPak

• Alternatively, open your app menu app menu and click on the Fontra icon

Known Issues

Known Issues

Performance: The Flatpak build uses the Ubuntu 22.04 binary, so it does not run as fast as a Flatpak built from source. Planned work on this is tracked in the Roadmap to Fontra Flatpak.

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Reporting Issues

• Flatpak packaging or runtime issues: Open an issue on fontra-flatpak/issues.
• General Linux bugs or application crashes: Open an issue on fontra-pak/issues.