macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install ttfautohintlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install ttfautohintMacPorts ports tree · graphics/ttfautohint/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add ttfautohintAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ttfautohint · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install ttfautohintDebian stable package indexes · ttfautohint · 来源: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install ttfautohintFedora Rawhide package metadata · ttfautohint · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ttfautohintnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tt/ttfautohint/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
概览
软件包摘要
Auto-hinter for TrueType fonts
项目链接
命令和别名
- ttfautohint
历史
项目历史与用法
ttfautohint is Werner Lemberg's FreeType-based TrueType auto-hinting library and command-line program, aimed especially at producing practical hinting for web fonts and other TrueType fonts without the cost of full manual hinting.
In package-manager culture it sits in the font-build-tool niche: a small, scriptable binary that turns font rendering quality, particularly on non-FreeType platforms, into a reproducible build step.
项目历史
The official project page says the project started in 2010 after Dave Crossland suggested the idea, with Werner Lemberg able to begin development through financial support from the Google Web Fonts team. The project grew around FreeType's auto-hinting system, exposing it as libttfautohint plus the `ttfautohint` CLI and a GUI.
The project reached version 1.0 on 22 March 2014, after release-candidate work focused on memory management, symbol fonts, and improved GDI ClearType hinting. Later releases expanded script support and tuning controls, including Devanagari in 1.1, low-level fine-tuning in 1.2, many Indic and other scripts in 1.5 and 1.6, and a library install path in 1.8.1.
The 1.8.4 release in August 2021 added support for Hanifi Rohingya, Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong, Medefaidrin, and Yezidi. The official page identifies 1.8.4 as the current version and points development at a public repo.or.cz git repository.
采用历史
The project page frames ttfautohint as useful to type designers who need a first pass of TrueType hinting that can later be refined by hand. It also documents visual samples and font-family examples used to compare original hinting with ttfautohint output.
The supplied package facts show the tool packaged across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix, which matches its role as a build-time CLI dependency for font maintainers rather than a general end-user application.
使用方式
The manual describes a C library that takes a TrueType font, removes existing bytecode instructions if present, and returns a new font whose glyphs are bytecode hinted using FreeType auto-hinting information. The distribution bundles both the CLI `ttfautohint` and `ttfautohintGUI`.
Typical package-nerd usage is to install the command with a package manager and run it as part of a font release pipeline, preserving the same hinting behavior across build hosts. The official page also notes dependencies on FreeType and HarfBuzz for building from source.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
ttfautohint matters to package maintainers because fonts are often distributed as generated artifacts, and hinting can change the perceived quality of the output without changing the font's design. Having a packaged CLI keeps that step auditable and repeatable.
It is also a bridge package: it connects FreeType internals, HarfBuzz-era font tooling, GUI font editors, and web-font distribution into one command that package recipes can call.
时间线
- 2010: Project started after Dave Crossland suggested the idea, with support from Google Web Fonts.
- 2014: Version 1.0 released with improved GDI ClearType hinting.
- 2016: Version 1.6 added reference-file blue zones and many new script supports.
- 2018: Version 1.8.1 added natural stem mode, manual stem overrides, and library installation.
- 2021: Version 1.8.4 released with additional script support.
Related projects
- FreeType provides the auto-hinting system that ttfautohint builds on.
- HarfBuzz is listed by the official download notes as a build prerequisite.
- FontForge, ttx, Visual TrueType, and FontLab appear in the official discussion as adjacent tools for inspecting, editing, or refining font hints.
来源
- https://freetype.org/ttfautohint/doc/ttfautohint.html
- https://freetype.org/ttfautohint/index.html
- source_facts.package-manager
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- 未记录 Homebrew bottle 元数据。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
ttfautohint | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-08-03
管理器版本1.8.4
管理器更新时间
本地数据未知
上游不可用
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- OK没有生成新鲜度警告。
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:ttfautohint |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 1.8.4 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint/ |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
libttfautohint-dev 1.8.4-2+b1
Automatic font hinter - development files
https://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apt install libttfautohint-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
Debian apt95%
libttfautohint1t64 1.8.4-2+b1
Automatic font hinter - library
https://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apt install libttfautohint1t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 3 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
Debian apt95%
ttfautohint 1.8.4-2+b1
Automatic font hinter
https://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apt install ttfautohint- Section: fonts
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 9 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
Nix95%
ttfautohint
nix profile install nixpkgs#ttfautohint- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
Ubuntu apt95%
libttfautohint-dev 1.8.4-1.1build2
Automatic font hinter - development files
https://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apt install libttfautohint-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
Ubuntu apt95%
libttfautohint1t64 1.8.4-1.1build2
Automatic font hinter - library
https://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apt install libttfautohint1t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 3 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
Ubuntu apt95%
ttfautohint 1.8.4-1.1build2
Automatic font hinter
https://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apt install ttfautohint- Section: universe/fonts
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
apk95%
ttfautohint 1.8.4-r0
Automated hinting utility for TrueType fonts
https://freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apk add ttfautohint- License: FTL OR GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
apk95%
ttfautohint-dev 1.8.4-r0
Automated hinting utility for TrueType fonts (development files)
https://freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apk add ttfautohint-dev- License: FTL OR GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
apk95%
ttfautohint-doc 1.8.4-r0
Automated hinting utility for TrueType fonts (documentation)
https://freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apk add ttfautohint-doc- License: FTL OR GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
apk95%
ttfautohint-gui 1.8.4-r0
Automated hinting utility for TrueType fonts (Qt GUI)
https://freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apk add ttfautohint-gui- License: FTL OR GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
apk95%
ttfautohint-libs 1.8.4-r0
Automated hinting utility for TrueType fonts (libraries)
https://freetype.org/ttfautohint/
sudo apk add ttfautohint-libs- License: FTL OR GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
dnf95%
ttfautohint 1.8.4-13.fc45
Automated hinting utility for TrueType fonts
http://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint
sudo dnf install ttfautohint- License: FTL or GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 7 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
dnf95%
ttfautohint-devel 1.8.4-13.fc45
Development files for ttfautohint-libs
http://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint
sudo dnf install ttfautohint-devel- License: FTL or GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 4 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
dnf95%
ttfautohint-gui 1.8.4-13.fc45
GUI for ttfautohint based on Qt
http://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint
sudo dnf install ttfautohint-gui- License: FTL or GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 10 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
dnf95%
ttfautohint-libs 1.8.4-13.fc45
Library for ttfautohint
http://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint
sudo dnf install ttfautohint-libs- License: FTL or GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ttfautohint
- 5 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Ttfautohint
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