# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:ttf2pt1 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ttf2pt1 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ttf2pt1 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: print/ttf2pt1/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install ttf2pt1 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ttf2pt1 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ttf2pt1 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/ttf2pt1/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ttf2pt1 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.4.4 - **Source summary:** True Type Font to Postscript Type 1 converter - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - ttf2pt1 (cli) - ttf2pt1 (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.4.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - - source_facts.package-manager lists Homebrew, Fedora, MacPorts, and Nix packages. ## 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:** ttf2pt1 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - ttf2pt1: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/ttf2pt1/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - ttf2pt1 - 3.4.4-52.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ttf2pt1 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | TrueType to Adobe Type 1 font converter | http://ttf2pt1.sourceforge.net - MacPorts - ttf2pt1: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: print/ttf2pt1/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [htmldoc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/htmldoc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools, postscript. - [t1utils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/t1utils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts, postscript. - [ttfautohint](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ttfautohint/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts, truetype. - [fonttools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fonttools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fonts. - [gpx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools. - [graphviz2drawio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/graphviz2drawio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools. - [html2markdown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/html2markdown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools. - [html2text](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/html2text/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, developer-tools. - [docbook2x](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docbook2x/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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