Technical specifications

RoboFont requires OSX version 10.6+. It is fully compatible with OSX 10.7+ (Lion).

RoboFont embeds the AdobeFDK version 2.5 change number 21898, but allows the user to use their own installed version of the AdobeFDK if desired. (see Preferences)

What RoboFont can do:

  • drawing
  • editing
  • mastering font info
  • spacing
  • basic kerning
  • general PostScript hint settings
  • PostScript autohinting
  • TrueType autohinting if ttfautohint is installed on your system
  • OpenType feature code editing

What RoboFont cannot currently do:

  • PostScript hint editing
  • TrueType instructions editing
  • font mastering
These features can be done with an extension or a script, they are not part of the core application.