raetro-deps / fontbuilder

Bitmap font generator

Yet another bitmap font generator.

Utility for create texture atlases with bitmap chars from FreeType,TrueType and some other font formats.

Current state: alpha

Downloads : from github Support : gamedev.ru forum theme (russian) Donate : bitcoin:1P2tXqBRCnmuQcaaD47AUzVWbx3Z4so27m

Program features that make it outstanding comparing to other programs:

• distrubution method (open source,MIT License)
• cross-platform ( Qt, Freetype )
• many settings (functionality is based on FontBuilderBeta )
• extensibility - as a consequence of the distribution method

Features:

• scanning fonts folder
• parameters of generation
• bitmap export to png, tga formats, user bitmap formats support
• description file export in a couple of formats
• 2 types of packing into bitmap (line, box layout)
• font image preview
• auto re-loading of changed bitmap
• saving the whole working session
• font view testing (both original bitmap and edited)
• kerning support
• selection of characters set from the char map

what next?:

• export of font description into the formats of popular game frameworks (CEGUI,HGE,PopCapFramework)

why here?:

• create export into your description formats, share it, use it
• testing, suggestions on functionality expansion

Building:

qmake && make