# Install fnt with Homebrew, apt Apt for fonts, the missing font manager for macOS/linux. Version 1.9.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fnt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fnt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install fnt ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fnt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fnt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.9.1 - **Source summary:** Apt for fonts, the missing font manager for macOS/linux - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - fnt (cli) - fnt (alias) ## Dependencies - chafa - lcdf-typetools - xz ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.9.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/alexmyczko/fnt - Upstream latest detected: 1.9.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage fnt is a command-line font manager for macOS and Linux. Its official README describes it as 'apt for fonts' and positions it as a way to install fonts from Debian sid and Google Fonts when native platform package managers do not provide a broad or current font catalog. ### Project history The project was created around the packaging gap between operating-system package repositories and font distribution. The README specifically calls out Debian stable lagging newer fonts and macOS package managers lacking a large font list. ### Adoption history The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages. The README also points users to Repology for native package-manager availability and notes official Debian stable backports. ### How it is used fnt users run `fnt update`, inspect available fonts with `fnt info`, search with `fnt search`, preview fonts in the terminal, install a chosen font, and list installed font files. The README includes bulk-install examples for Debian and Google font sources. ### Why package nerds care fnt is interesting to package-manager users because it treats fonts as CLI-installable packages across operating systems, bridging Debian font packages, Google Fonts, terminal previews, and local font installation. It makes font discovery and installation look like ordinary Unix package work. ### Timeline - Current: Official README describes fnt as an apt-like font manager for macOS and Linux. - Current: Official README lists Debian sid and Google Fonts as font repositories. - Current: Supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages. ### Related projects - fnt is related to Debian sid font packages, Google Fonts, Repology, chafa, screenshots.debian.net, FontForge, Birdfont, TruFont, and Google woff2, all of which are referenced by the official README as sources, helpers, or adjacent font tools. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fnt - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - fnt - 1.9-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fnt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Font downloader/manager | https://github.com/alexmyczko/fnt - Ubuntu apt - fnt - 1.5-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fnt from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Font downloader/manager | https://github.com/alexmyczko/fnt ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [chafa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chafa/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lcdf-typetools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lcdf-typetools/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [xz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bdftopcf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bdftopcf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, system. - [dpkg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dpkg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linux, package-management, system. - [mkfontscale](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mkfontscale/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, fonts, system. - [snap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linux, package-management, system. - [dysk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dysk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linux, macos, system. - [meta-package-manager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meta-package-manager/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, package-management, system. - [pacapt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pacapt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, package-management, system. - [shallow-backup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shallow-backup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linux, macos, system. - [fwupd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fwupd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, linux, system, xz. - [squashfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/squashfs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, linux, system, xz. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fnt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fnt.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph