# Install fonttools

Library for manipulating fonts. Version 4.63.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-15.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:fonttools
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install fonttools
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install fonttools
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fonttools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install fonttools
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fonttools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install python311-FontTools
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python311-FontTools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:fonttools
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fonttools>
- **Version:** 4.63.0
- **Source summary:** Library for manipulating fonts
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://fonttools.readthedocs.io/en/latest>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/84/69/c97f2c18e0db87d2c7b15da1974dace76ae938f1cfa22e2727a648b7ed43/fonttools-4.63.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-15T16:19:17Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- fonttools (cli)
- pyftmerge (cli)
- pyftsubset (cli)
- ttx (cli)
- fonttools (alias)
- pyftmerge (alias)
- pyftsubset (alias)
- ttx (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libxml2
- libxslt

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 4.63.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-15
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** fonttools
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - fonttools - 4.57.0-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fonttools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Converts OpenType and TrueType fonts to and from XML (Executables) | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools
- Debian apt - python-fonttools-doc - 4.57.0-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python-fonttools-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Converts OpenType and TrueType fonts to and from XML (Documentation) | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools
- Debian apt - python3-fonttools - 4.57.0-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-fonttools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Converts OpenType and TrueType fonts to and from XML (Python 3 Library) | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools
- Ubuntu apt - fonttools - 4.46.0-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fonttools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Converts OpenType and TrueType fonts to and from XML (Executables) | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools
- Ubuntu apt - python-fonttools-doc - 4.46.0-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python-fonttools-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Converts OpenType and TrueType fonts to and from XML (Documentation) | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools
- Ubuntu apt - python3-fonttools - 4.46.0-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-fonttools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Converts OpenType and TrueType fonts to and from XML (Python 3 Library) | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools
- dnf - fonttools - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fonttools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Tools to manipulate font files | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Python 3 fonttools library | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools+graphite - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools+graphite from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for python3-fonttools: graphite extras | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools+interpolatable - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools+interpolatable from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for python3-fonttools: interpolatable extras | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools+lxml - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools+lxml from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for python3-fonttools: lxml extras | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools+plot - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools+plot from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for python3-fonttools: plot extras | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools+repacker - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools+repacker from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for python3-fonttools: repacker extras | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools+symfont - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools+symfont from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for python3-fonttools: symfont extras | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools+type1 - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools+type1 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for python3-fonttools: type1 extras | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/
- dnf - python3-fonttools+ufo - 4.63.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-fonttools+ufo from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for python3-fonttools: ufo extras | https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/


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