macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install lcdf-typetoolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install lcdf-typetoolsMacPorts ports tree · print/lcdf-typetools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install lcdf-typetools with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Manipulate OpenType and multiple-master fonts. Version 2.110 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install lcdf-typetoolsDebian stable package indexes · lcdf-typetools · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install texlive-lcdftypetoolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · texlive-lcdftypetools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#lcdf-typetoolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lc/lcdf-typetools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S texlive-binArch Linux sync databases · texlive-bin · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install lcdf-typetoolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · lcdf-typetools · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Manipulate OpenType and multiple-master fonts
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cfftot1
- mmafm
- mmpfb
- otfinfo
- otftotfm
- t1dotlessj
- t1lint
- t1rawafm
- t1reencode
- t1testpage
- ttftotype42
history
Project history and usage
LCDF Typetools is Eddie Kohler's collection of command-line utilities for inspecting and converting PostScript Type 1, Type 1 Multiple Master, OpenType, and TrueType fonts. Its best-known tools include `cfftot1`, `otfinfo`, and `otftotfm`.
Project history
The LCDF Typetools changelog records version 0.1 on 2003-06-02 as the initial release. The package quickly centered on practical OpenType-to-TeX and CFF-to-Type 1 workflows: early 0.x releases fixed CFF parsing, added contextual substitutions, and made `otftotfm` place generated files into a TeX Directory Structure hierarchy.
The older `mminstance` tools, `mmafm` and `mmpfb`, were folded into LCDF Typetools in version 1.50 on 2003-08-20. Later releases continued to track real-world font formats and toolchain behavior, including fixes for problematic fonts, TeX map handling, C++ build changes, and `otfinfo --var` support for variable fonts in version 2.110 on 2023-08-30.
Adoption history
LCDF Typetools became part of TeX and Unix font-packaging practice because it solved a concrete packaging problem: making OpenType and CFF fonts usable with TeX, PostScript, and older Type 1 oriented tools. CTAN describes the bundle as utilities for CFF conversion, multiple-master instances, OpenType inspection, TeX font metric generation, Type 1 linting, reencoding, and proof output.
Package-manager adoption spans Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora or TeX Live packaging, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE-style ecosystems, which reflects the package's role as small infrastructure for font and TeX maintainers rather than an end-user desktop application.
How it is used
Typical usage is batch-oriented: inspect a font with `otfinfo`, convert a CFF or OpenType CFF font with `cfftot1`, generate TeX font metrics and encodings with `otftotfm`, lint Type 1 fonts with `t1lint`, or build instances from Type 1 Multiple Master fonts with `mmafm` and `mmpfb`.
Why package nerds care
LCDF Typetools matters to package nerds because it sits at the awkward boundary between font formats, TeX packaging, PostScript compatibility, and Unix command-line reproducibility. It is the kind of small, sharp toolchain component that makes font packages buildable without bundling opaque GUI font software.
Its changelog also documents the maintenance reality of font tooling: a steady stream of fixes for specific fonts, encodings, TeX integration, compiler behavior, and format edge cases over two decades.
Timeline
- 2003-06-02: Version 0.1 initial release.
- 2003-06-23: Version 0.8 renamed `otftopl` to `otftotfm` and made TeX Directory Structure integration central to automatic mode.
- 2003-08-20: `mminstance` version 1.50 began shipping `mmafm` and `mmpfb` as part of LCDF Typetools.
- 2014-01-08: Version 2.100 included C++11 and compiler-related build updates.
- 2023-08-30: Version 2.110 added `otfinfo --var` support for variable fonts.
Related projects
- Related projects and standards include TeX Live, CTAN, kpathsea, Adobe Type 1 and Compact Font Format, OpenType, TrueType, Ghostscript, and TeX font metric tooling.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for lcdf-typetools. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cfftot1 | cli | global executable | |
mmafm | cli | global executable | |
mmpfb | cli | global executable | |
otfinfo | cli | global executable | |
otftotfm | cli | global executable | |
t1dotlessj | cli | global executable | |
t1lint | cli | global executable | |
t1rawafm | cli | global executable | |
t1reencode | cli | global executable | |
t1testpage | cli | global executable | |
ttftotype42 | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.110
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.lcdf.org/type/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:lcdf-typetools |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.110 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lcdf-typetools |
| Homepage | https://www.lcdf.org/type/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/kohler/lcdf-typetools |
| Upstream docs | https://www.lcdf.org/type |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://www.lcdf.org/type/lcdf-typetools-2.110.tar.gz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | lcdf-typetools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Conflicts With |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
lcdf-typetools 2.110-1
tools for OpenType, multiple-master, and Type 1 fonts
sudo apt install lcdf-typetools- Section: text
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lcdf Typetools
Nix95%
lcdf-typetools
nix profile install nixpkgs#lcdf-typetools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lcdf Typetools
Ubuntu apt95%
lcdf-typetools 2.110-1build1
tools for OpenType, multiple-master, and Type 1 fonts
sudo apt install lcdf-typetools- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lcdf Typetools
dnf95%
texlive-lcdftypetools svn70015-112.fc45
A bundle of outline font manipulation tools
sudo dnf install texlive-lcdftypetools- License: GPL-1.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: texlive-base
- 9 dependencies
- 6 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lcdf Typetools
pacman95%
texlive-bin 2026.0-2
TeX Live binaries
sudo pacman -S texlive-bin- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 31 dependencies
- 6 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lcdf Typetools
zypper95%
lcdf-typetools 2.110-1.8
Programs to manipulate OpenType and multiple-master fonts
sudo zypper install lcdf-typetools- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: System/X11/Fonts
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: lcdf-typetools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lcdf Typetools
MacPorts95%
lcdf-typetools
sudo port install lcdf-typetools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lcdf Typetools
source trail
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