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FontBase Changelog

What's new in FontBase 2.20.7

Dec 11, 2023
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue where the app .exe installer was not properly signed.
  • Fixed an issue where the app was not properly updating on Windows machines.
  • Fixed "e.get is not a function" that occurred on some machines.

New in FontBase 2.20.1 (Dec 6, 2023)

  • Added ability to sort fonts:
  • You can now use the sort icon that is located on the right of the search bar to sort and order your fonts! The currently available sort options are: A-Z, Date Added, Foundry, and Random.
  • Fixed an issue where tags were not displayed and searched correctly.
  • Fixed an issue "R is not a function", that occurred on some machines.
  • Updated most of the application backend to use the latest modules.

New in FontBase 2.19.4 (Nov 8, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue where non-M1 2024 plugins were missing on Mac.
  • Updated Google Fonts list with all the latest fonts.

New in FontBase 2.19.1 (Nov 6, 2023)

  • Adobe CC 2024 support:
  • Added support for the latest Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign CC 2022 releases.

New in FontBase 2.18.1 (Nov 8, 2022)

  • Native Apple Silicon (M1) support
  • FontBase for Mac is now distributed as a Universal binary, which means it will run natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. The performance on M1 Macs is significantly improved.
  • Mac plugin improvements
  • From now on, only M1 plugins will be displayed and installed on Apple Silicon macs, and only Intel plugins on Intel Macs.

New in FontBase 2.17.17 (Nov 4, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and improvements:
  • Fixed an issue where the new 2023 plugins were not showing up in the app settings.
  • Fixed an issue where the app window was disappearing and never appearing again on some systems.
  • Updated Google Fonts list with all the latest fonts.
  • Pressing ESC now properly closes modal windows.

New in FontBase 2.17.5 (Apr 15, 2022)

  • Apple M1 plugin support:
  • Our Adobe CC plugins now finally natively support Apple Silicon (M1) chips. Simply delete the old 2022 plugins in FontBase settings, and install the M1 version instead.
  • Fixed an issue where opening and closing Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop documents took too long when auto-activation was enabled in FontBase.
  • Updated plugins settings section layout.
  • SuperSearch scroll should now be properly visible when needed.

New in FontBase 2.16.9 (Oct 28, 2021)

  • Adobe CC 2022 support:
  • Added support for the latest Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign CC 2022 releases. For now, plugins work only in Rosetta mode on Mac.

New in FontBase 2.16.8 (Sep 17, 2021)

  • Improved collection sync:
  • It's now possible to select the location of the exported collection file during export and import, and sync collections between different versions of FontBase. Collection sync should also work better over the local network now.
  • Updated Google Fonts to the latest version.
  • Improved SuperSearch: tags that aren't assigned to any fonts are now hidden in the SuperSearch panel.
  • Tags in SuperSearch are now displayed in alphabetical order.
  • Fixed a font activation issue on Linux.

New in FontBase 2.16.6 (Aug 16, 2021)

  • Added an error message when a font cannot be downloaded.
  • Fixed app freeze when activating a large number of fonts.
  • Fixed an issue where watched folders could not be added to a network root folder.
  • Probably fixed a hard to catch error that occurred during app shutdown.

New in FontBase 2.16.4 (Jul 21, 2021)

  • Finally fixed a long lasting critical issue where the app was uninstalled on Windows machines during an update.

New in FontBase 2.16.3 (Jul 15, 2021)

  • Fixed a critical issue where fonts could not be activated on Mac.
  • Fixed a critical issue where the FontBase root folder was not created at first time launch.

New in FontBase 2.16.2 (Jul 13, 2021)

  • Improved SuperSearch:
  • You can now search for tags directly from the SuperSearch sidebar! We have also added buttons to select visual properties directly: high contrast, narrow width... all of them! Also, SuperSearch now has sections, that can be collapsed and expanded and remember their state. And lastly, SuperSearch can now be accessed using the bolt icon on the left side of the window, just under the Organize icon.
  • Tooltips rework:
  • Tooltips should now be shown feaster and more precise as before.
  • Added a YouTube tutorials link to the About menu.
  • Added tooltips to window navigation icons on the left.
  • Fixed an issue when the root folder was not available on FontBase start: now FontBase will wait until the root folder becomes available instead of re-creating an empty root from scratch.
  • Fixed an issue where network folders could not be deleted through the app.
  • Fixed rounding issues in SuperSearch charts and values.
  • Fixed an issue where the FontBase install directory could be selected as root. That's a no-no.
  • Fixed an issue where users were unable to select a folder name that started with 'FontBase' as root.

New in FontBase 2.16.0 (Jun 8, 2021)

  • Light, dark and classic themes:
  • Awesome subscribers can now switch between new light and dark themes, as well ass the classic interface.
  • Recent collection:
  • With this new default collection, you can view the last 100 fonts that were added to FontBase, ordered by date.
  • Improved view switching:
  • When switching between the grid and list view, the preview text, color and font size are now saved per view.
  • Interface cleanup:
  • Removed all unnecessary lines and dividers. Rounded up some corners. Cleaned up some dust.
  • Added theme selection on the settings page.
  • Added one-key shortcuts for adding watched folder (W), regular folder (D), font (F) and collection (C).
  • Improved collection creation: when creating a new collection, its name is now focused by default, so you can start entering text immediately.
  • Improved collection renaming: double click a collection to rename it.
  • Removed collection creation popup: the new collection is now added to collections list immediately.
  • Fixed an issue where the color picker was closed immediately when you clicked it.
  • Fixed an issue where auto-activation plugins were installed even if no Awesome subscription was active.

New in FontBase 2.15.6 (May 24, 2021)

  • Package collections into archives:
  • When right-clicking a collection, you will now see a 'Package' option. This will allow you to pick a location where a .zip archive with all collection fonts will be created and saved for you.
  • Updated notifications:
  • Updated some notification texts to be more consistent and easier to read.
  • Fixed an issue on macOS where the app window was not correctly shown on tray icon click.
  • Fixed an issue where a font was displayed as squares if you deleted a duplicate.
  • Fixed an issue where the database was not saved correctly on app exit.
  • Fixed an issue where the Photoshop plugin was not available for install.
  • Fixed an issue where the Illustrator plugin was not working with the newest Illustrator update.
  • Updated links in the About menu: added forum and Twitter links.
  • Updated notifications when fonts are removed from the app.
  • A font is now considered active if any one of its possible duplicates is active in any folder. Previously we only considered the current folder for this.
  • Added activation/deactivation options to folder and collection popup menus.
  • CC plugins are no longer installed for non-AWSM users on app update.

New in FontBase 2.15.3 (Apr 22, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue where the Activator worker was not found on some Windows systems.

New in FontBase 2.15.2 (Apr 21, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue where collections were wiped during update.

New in FontBase 2.15.0 (Apr 19, 2021)

  • Resizable sidebar:
  • You can now drag the edge of the sidebar to change its size.
  • Add fonts directly to folders and collections!
  • Just select a collection or folder and add new fonts/folders using the plus menu, or simply drag and drop fonts over a folder/collection.
  • Collapsible sidebar sections:
  • To maximize vertical screen space, you can now collapse individual sidebar sections (Collections, Providers, Folders).
  • Improved scroll:
  • Scroll position is no longer reset when fonts are added to or removed from selected collection or folder. This should result in a much better experience when working with the Active and Inactive collections.
  • Improved folder view:
  • All folders are now displayed in a tree-like structure for better overview. You can click on a folder to expand it, second click collapses it back.
  • Improved network watching:
  • Watching network folders works much better now, performs faster, and uses less resources overall. Moving FontBase root to a network location now works better too.
  • Improved launch speed and memory usage:
  • FontBase now launches up to x3 faster! Memory usage reduced by up to 50% on some systems.
  • The folder menu can now be accessed by right-clicking the folder.
  • The collection menu can now be accessed by right-clicking the collection.
  • Fonts in list are scrolled one by one now, instead of the default scrolling behavior.
  • Search now works automatically as you type, no need to press Enter anymore!
  • Improved SuperSearch visual style and position. SuperSearch can now be accessed by clicking the bolt icon near the search bar.
  • Added a setting that allows to customize the font list scroll speed.
  • Fixed an issue where inactive fonts and their number were displayed incorrectly.
  • Fixed an issue where folders with nested subfolders were not properly deleted.
  • Fixed an issue where deleted fonts and folders were not moved to recycle bin properly.
  • Fixed an issue where FontBase was not properly signed on MacOS and could not be verified.

New in FontBase 2.14.0 (Dec 10, 2020)

  • Creative Cloud 2021 support
  • Added plugins for the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
  • Improved duplicates
  • You can now view all duplicates of a font, with the ability to select which one to activate or remove.
  • Delete to recycle bin
  • On deletion font files are now moved to the recycle bin.

New in FontBase 2.11.3 (Apr 21, 2020)

  • InDesign 2018 plugin is now correctly displayed and can be installed from the settings menu.
  • Really long notifications are now properly trimmed.

New in FontBase 2.11.2 (Apr 16, 2020)

  • Automatic updates can now be disabled:
  • Go to the FontBase settings page to toggle them on or off.
  • New auto-activation plugins:
  • Improved performance and completely rewritten code.
  • Improved notifications:
  • You can now see notifications on any page, including critical errors and warnings.

New in FontBase 2.10.3 (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Right click multi-activationYou can now right click multiple selected fonts and activate/deactivate them at once.
  • Added select all shortcutYou can now select all fonts in the current collection/search with the Ctrl/Cmd+A shortcut.
  • You can now activate/deactivate selected fonts with shortcuts: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+A and Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+D.
  • Font information for SuperSearch should be displayed more reliably and faster now.
  • Fixed the CPU hogging issue on macOS.

New in FontBase 2.10.2 (Nov 1, 2019)

  • Folder auto-activationNow you can set up a folder to immediately activate any font that is added to that folder!
  • MacOS Catalina supportFontBase should now properly activate fonts on Catalina.
  • Fixed an issue on Awesome login page.
  • Fixed an issue with error reporting.
  • Improved custom menus and popups performance on backend.

New in FontBase 2.9.4 (Aug 27, 2019)

  • Collection sync:
  • Awesome subscribers will be able to sync collections through any cloud drive, like Dropbox or Google Drive.
  • Watched folders changes
  • We removed this setting, but added a button that allows you to add a folder that will be watched for file chages.
  • UI improvements:
  • We made some tweaks here and there to make your life easier.
  • Awesome subscribers can activate collection auto-sync in settings, or import and export collections manually using a button. If auto-sync is enabled, collections are being synchronized when you open (collections are imported) or close (collections are exported) FontBase. The collections sync file is located at FontBase/.fontbase/collections.X.X.X. Currently, collection sync is only possible between the same versions of FontBase.
  • Added font extension display (OTF/TTF) to family and font names.
  • Added a visual representation for watchedf folders: they are now shown with an eye icon on the left.
  • The settings icon is now just below the other page icons on the left.
  • You can now add a collection quickly by using the Alt+C shortcut.
  • On Windows, activated fonts are now also added to registry. This should improve font visibility for some applications.
  • Updated some UI components to look more consistent though the interface.
  • Updated the settings page look and feel.
  • Fonts should now be grouped into families more correctly.

New in FontBase 2.8.0 (Jun 7, 2019)

  • SuperSearch:
  • Awesome subscribers can now search fonts by optical properties. Learn more in our blog post!
  • Adobe XD compatibility:
  • Fonts should now be activated properly (Adobe XD might still need to be relaunched, but that is not up to us).
  • Improved toolbar UI:
  • We now have two toolbar levels where we can add more stuff in the coming updates!
  • Performance improvements:
  • Changed the way how we build font families: it should work more reliably now.
  • Fixed the Restart button on our error screen.
  • Fixed pinned font family alignment issue.
  • Fixed a bug when font actions were unaccessible from certain mouse positions.
  • Code refactoring: we changed a big part of the app (this is why this update took so long) and future updates should be easier to implement now.

New in FontBase 2.7.0 (Dec 29, 2018)

  • Variable fonts
  • We now support displaying and playing with variable fonts properties!
  • Waterfall tab
  • We have added a new tab with different font sizes preview on the Specimen page.
  • Bug fixes and improvements
  • You can now display and experiment with variable fonts in FontBase! This feature is available on the Specimen page (the Waterfall tab) and also on our Playground page. Go ahead and test it out!
  • You can now turn auto-activation on and off on the Settings page.
  • Added a setting where auto-activated fonts can be deactivated when you quit your CC app.
  • Fixed a bug where the auto-activation plugin was causing artifact drawing issues in Adobe Illustrator.
  • The internet connection checker should now work more reliably and correctly determine when you're offline.

New in FontBase 2.6.4 (Oct 9, 2018)

  • Improved search
  • We made some quality of life improvement to our search bar.
  • Improved font rendering
  • Fonts should now be displayed faster.
  • Improved grid view
  • We now display more grid columns if there's enough screen width.
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in FontBase 2.4.1 (May 10, 2018)

  • Added Active and Inactive collectionsThese collections now contain ALL the active and inactive fonts.
  • Added Group fonts by family toggleYou can now turn font family grouping on or off in the Settings.
  • Bug fixes and improvements
  • The Awesome popup can now be closed with Esc key.
  • Fixed Awesome re-login issues (again).
  • FontBase now displays a spinner loader immediately after you open the app.
  • The local user database is now backed up before every update.
  • Improved file sync performance and stability.

New in FontBase 2.3.4 (Jan 18, 2018)

  • Added text alignment. You can now set the left, center or right alignment of text in preview.
  • Added opentype features. You can now set any opentype feature for text preview.
  • Minor bug fixes

New in FontBase 2.3.3 (Jan 3, 2018)

  • Added watched folders setting
  • Now you can folders as links that will be watched, instead of copied to root.
  • Added default preview text setting
  • You can now set the default preview text on the Settings tab.
  • Minor bug fixes

New in FontBase 2.3.1 (Dec 17, 2017)

  • Minor stuff:
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes occurred when activating Google fonts.
  • Fixed a bug that created obsolete fonts in collections after update to new app version.
  • Fixed a bug with wrong element heights in the sidebar.
  • Fixed a rare bug that occurred when searching for fonts.

New in FontBase 2.3.0 (Dec 14, 2017)

  • Moved to the single-folder structure:
  • Now all your fonts are backed up in a safe folder inside your home dir. You can move the folder to any location via settings if you want to.
  • Added Glyphs page:
  • Now you can view and copy any glyph for any font in the Specimen page!
  • Added minimize to tray (AWSM):
  • If you are an Awesome user, now you can minimize the app into your system tray.
  • CPU usage is now 0%:
  • We changed the sync algorithm, so now FontBase almost doesn't consume any processor time.
  • New improved interface:
  • We're back to black sidebar! Lovely.

New in FontBase 2.1.2 (Aug 14, 2017)

  • Added AwesomeAWSM is our paid pro subscription with a set of additional features. It should help us to dedicate more time to FontBase development and improvement. Learn more
  • Added Preview (BETA)In preview mode you can experiment with font combinations and see how your fonts will look like in real environment.
  • Added grid view (AWSM)Now you can preview your fonts in a grid layout.
  • Improved interfaceWe want to try different and better things, so we did some changes to our UI and color scheme. Tell us what you think about it!
  • Improved font sync. Fonts should not randomly disappear anymore!
  • Improved font display. Fonts should now display much faster and without any artifacts.
  • Minor stuff:
  • o read more about the Awesome version, click on the 'Become Awesome' button on the top right of the app, and then select 'What's Awesome?'. The AWSM version gives you additional features for a small monthly/yearly fee. We are launching Awesome with only one feature for now, but we'll constantly keep adding new features to it.
  • To acces the preview more, click the Preview tab on the top of the app window. Here you can select an element to change its font size, line height, font family and paddings. All elements with the same name on the page share the same style, so they are updated at once. This feature is still in beta, and we will add much more functionality to it soon!
  • Added a right-click context menu for each font. Right now you can selct 'Go to file' to open the font file in your computer's file system.
  • Implemented login functionality for the Awesome version.
  • Added the font sub family to the font name.
  • Windows size is now saved and restored after app restart.
  • Clicking a folder without subfolders should not go inside of it anymore.
  • The search text is now selected when you click on the search box.
  • Improved tooltips: they now display more reliable, and should not be cut off by window anymore.
  • You can now unselect all selected fonts by clicking on the selection count in the bottom right of the app.
  • There is now a loading indicator when new folders/fonts are being processed.
  • Fonts can now be displayed in multiple lines.
  • Cmd and Shift keys can now be used on Mac for selecting fonts as you would expect.
  • Fonts are now displayed using a pure web render. This means, you will see the fonts in the same way people see fonts in the browser.
  • Fixed a rare bug, when spacing between the letters in preview was too big.
  • Replaced the donation screen with the Awesome subscription suggestion.
  • Added a log file. We are now logging all the critical app info and errors into a log file on your computer. Sending the log file should help us to determine what has caused the problem and to fix it much faster.
  • Refactored code structure to help us work on new features faster.
  • Updated the logo. Now with 36% more love.
  • Added favorite tweets section on the webiste.
  • Small bug fixes and improvements.