macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ttf2pt1local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ttf2pt1MacPorts ports tree · print/ttf2pt1/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ttf2pt1 with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
True Type Font to Postscript Type 1 converter. Version 3.4.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ttf2pt1Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ttf2pt1 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ttf2pt1nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tt/ttf2pt1/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
True Type Font to Postscript Type 1 converter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ttf2pt1
history
Project history and usage
ttf2pt1 is a classic Unix font-conversion utility for converting TrueType and other scalable font formats into PostScript Type 1 fonts and metrics.
Project history
The official homepage frames ttf2pt1 as a practical answer to a late-1990s Unix desktop problem: users could often find fonts in TrueType format, while X11 and PostScript workflows commonly wanted Adobe Type 1 fonts.
The README states that ttf2pt1 is based on Andrew Weeks' `ttf2pfa`, with help from Frank Siegert, modification by Mark Heath, further modification by Sergey Babkin, and Type 1 assembler work by I. Lee Hetherington with Kai-Uwe Herbing modifications.
The project grew beyond simple outline conversion. The README says versions 3.0 and later added extensive post-processing to meet Type 1 requirements, correct rounding errors and common public-domain TTF bugs, and generate hints for better small-size display rendering.
Adoption history
ttf2pt1's adoption belongs to the era when Linux, X11, TeX, and PostScript users needed command-line font conversion without commercial Mac or Windows tools. The homepage explicitly mentions searching the web and comp.fonts and finding mostly commercial software.
SourceForge file history shows active releases and binary packages in the early 2000s, including platform binaries and the 3.4.4 source release at the end of 2003. The supplied package facts show that Homebrew, Fedora, MacPorts, and Nix still package it.
The tool persisted in package managers because old font workflows persist: TeX, X11, PostScript printers, and archival font conversion all benefit from a scriptable converter that can output `.pfa`, `.pfb`, and `.afm` files.
How it is used
The documented command form is `ttf2pt1 [-options] ttffont.ttf [Fontname]` or output to standard output with `ttf2pt1 [-options] ttffont.ttf -`.
By default it creates a Type 1 font file and AFM metrics; options control binary `.pfb` output, glyph inclusion, language/encoding extraction, parser choice, hinting behavior, outline processing, and output file selection.
Why package nerds care
ttf2pt1 is a high-signal package-nerd artifact: a small C utility with deep format knowledge, born from Unix font pain, and still packaged because build scripts and archival workflows occasionally need exactly this conversion.
It also illustrates why package managers keep old developer tools alive. The mainstream web and desktop font world moved on, but reproducible conversion of historical fonts and PostScript-era assets remains useful.
Timeline
- Pre-ttf2pt1: Andrew Weeks' `ttf2pfa` provides the Type 3 conversion base.
- 2001: SourceForge file history shows early old files and `ttf2pt1-chinese` distribution.
- 2002: SourceForge RSS lists 3.4.x releases and platform binary packages.
- 2003: Version 3.4.4 source archives are released on SourceForge.
- Present: Homebrew, Fedora, MacPorts, and Nix package the utility according to supplied package facts.
Related projects
- The official pages identify `ttf2pfa`, FreeType, t1utils, and X11 font handling as closely related technologies.
- Nearby package-manager tools include other font converters, font editors, and PostScript utilities.
Sources
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/ttf2pt1/files/ and https://sourceforge.net/projects/ttf2pt1/rss?path=/ document release dates and source/binary packages.
- https://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/ documents the background, motivation, authorship, credits, and role of ttf2pt1.
- https://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/README.html documents command syntax, conversion outputs, Type 1 post-processing, hinting, and options.
- source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew, Fedora, MacPorts, and Nix packages.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ttf2pt1 | 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 version3.4.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ttf2pt1 |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ttf2pt1 |
| Homepage | https://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/ttf2pt1/code |
| Upstream docs | https://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ttf2pt1/ttf2pt1/3.4.4/ttf2pt1-3.4.4.tgz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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 | ttf2pt1 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
Nix95%
ttf2pt1
nix profile install nixpkgs#ttf2pt1- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ttf2pt1
dnf95%
ttf2pt1 3.4.4-52.fc44
TrueType to Adobe Type 1 font converter
http://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net
sudo dnf install ttf2pt1- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD-with-advertising
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttf2pt1
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ttf2pt1
MacPorts95%
ttf2pt1
sudo port install ttf2pt1- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ttf2pt1
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment