Comments on: How Do I Add Fonts to GIMP? (Mac)

Question: How Do I Add Fonts to GIMP? (Mac)

snap_dragon — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:50:03 -0800

I loaded GIMP on to my IMac but would like to put some fonts on it (like maybe some from 1001 fonts)...I am not tech-savvy (to say the least) and would appreciate how I can go about downloading such free fonts and adding them to GIMP. Thanks in advance for any help on this.

By: doctor_negative

doctor_negative — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:01:13 -0800

I don't know about Gimp, but for any standard Mac app, just putting the fonts in Library/Fonts is all that's required.

By: meta_eli

meta_eli — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:41:15 -0800

No, I don't think it's not like a standard Mac app because it runs through X11 and uses the X11 font manager.

By: meta_eli

meta_eli — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:42:30 -0800

Using your OS X fonts in The Gimp

By: tepidmonkey

tepidmonkey — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:47:12 -0800

In GIMP, go to File → Preferences → Folders → Fonts, and tell GIMP which folder to look for fonts in. You can install fonts in OS X as you would normally and then instruct GIMP to look in ~/Library/Fonts. ...I think.

By: ErWenn

ErWenn — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:57:35 -0800

This is only slightly related to your question, but I would recommend against using typefaces from most "free fonts" sites on the web. They tend to be knock-offs of fairly poor quality. You probably won't notice just looking at the characters, but once you set a few sentences, the lack of attention to spacing (especially kerning) becomes noticeable. Of course, the best stuff costs money, but many places that sell typefaces also give some away for free. To get you started, I recommend exljbris (everything there is free). This site has many suggestions for decent free typefaces. If you want comic fonts, Blambot has a wide selection of free and pay typefaces.

By: nathan_teske

nathan_teske — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:04:23 -0800

This is only slightly related to your question, but I would recommend against using typefaces from most "free fonts" sites on the web.

Seconded. What isn't incomplete is usually a commercial font with the ID changed and copyright stripped.

By: radioamy

radioamy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:23:54 -0800

ErWenn and nathan_teske may be correct, but if you're just playing around in Gimp and you're not a professional designer nor are you typesetting large chunks of text, the free fonts from sites like dafont will probably suit you just fine.