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Apt for fonts, the missing font manager for macOS/linux. Version 1.9.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install fnt.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fnt

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install fnt

Debian stable package indexes · fnt · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Apt for fonts, the missing font manager for macOS/linux

Commands and aliases

  • fnt

history

Project history and usage

fnt is a command-line font manager for macOS and Linux. Its official README describes it as 'apt for fonts' and positions it as a way to install fonts from Debian sid and Google Fonts when native platform package managers do not provide a broad or current font catalog.

Project history

The project was created around the packaging gap between operating-system package repositories and font distribution. The README specifically calls out Debian stable lagging newer fonts and macOS package managers lacking a large font list.

Adoption history

The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages. The README also points users to Repology for native package-manager availability and notes official Debian stable backports.

How it is used

fnt users run `fnt update`, inspect available fonts with `fnt info`, search with `fnt search`, preview fonts in the terminal, install a chosen font, and list installed font files. The README includes bulk-install examples for Debian and Google font sources.

Why package nerds care

fnt is interesting to package-manager users because it treats fonts as CLI-installable packages across operating systems, bridging Debian font packages, Google Fonts, terminal previews, and local font installation. It makes font discovery and installation look like ordinary Unix package work.

Timeline

  • Current: Official README describes fnt as an apt-like font manager for macOS and Linux.
  • Current: Official README lists Debian sid and Google Fonts as font repositories.
  • Current: Supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages.

Related projects

  • fnt is related to Debian sid font packages, Google Fonts, Repology, chafa, screenshots.debian.net, FontForge, Birdfont, TruFont, and Google woff2, all of which are referenced by the official README as sources, helpers, or adjacent font tools.

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 bottle metadata was recorded.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
fntexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.9.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fnt
Version1.9.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/alexmyczko/fnt
Repositoryhttps://github.com/alexmyczko/fnt
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

fnt 1.9-1

Font downloader/manager

https://github.com/alexmyczko/fnt

sudo apt install fnt
  • Section: fonts
  • Architecture: all
  • 4 dependencies
  • 5 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fnt
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: fnt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

fnt 1.5-1

Font downloader/manager

https://github.com/alexmyczko/fnt

sudo apt install fnt
  • Section: universe/fonts
  • Architecture: all
  • 4 dependencies
  • 5 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fnt
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fnt from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation