Fontspring is a font license distributor offering desktop, website, ebook, and application licenses. Its licenses are perpetual, and fonts can be used across as many projects as desired without an annual fee, subject to the selected license. Many fonts have free demo versions that can be installed with a reduced character set. Fontspring reviews licenses and marks some with a Worry-Free badge when common expected rights are covered. Worry-Free web licenses include unlimited domains without pageview tracking. Worry-Free application licenses cover unlimited apps and platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows, with generous user limits and no tracking software. Enterprise offerings include custom team accounts for managing payments, downloads, licenses, usage, and compliance; enterprise customers can also host fonts on their own servers and render unlimited pageviews. The catalog includes more than 69,000 fonts in over 14,000 families from 540-plus designers. Font help and licensing assistance are available through chat or email.
Who it is for
Fontspring suits individuals and organizations sourcing fonts for desktop work, websites, ebooks, or applications. Enterprise teams can use its account management and self-hosting options.
What is good
- Perpetual licenses have no annual fee.
- Many fonts offer installable demo versions.
- Worry-Free web licenses cover unlimited domains without pageview tracking.
- Enterprise accounts help manage licensing and compliance.
- Font help and licensing assistance are available by chat or email.
What to know first
- Webfont licenses cannot be used in desktop applications.
- Desktop application use requires a desktop license.
- Usage depends on the selected license.
Verdict
Fontspring offers several license types and a review badge that can help clarify covered rights. Match the license to where and how you plan to use a font, especially for desktop applications.
Fontspring plans and pricing
All plansCompared on font marketplaces
- Free plan
- Yes
- License model
- both
- Web licensing
- Yes
- Variable fonts
- Yes
- Catalog access
- single
- Font formats
- WOFF, WOFF2, TTF, EOT, SVG
