Font Library

FONTLIBRARY
FormerlyOpen Font Library
Type of businessNon-profit
HeadquartersSt. Louis
OwnerFabricatorz Foundation
Founder(s)Jon Phillips, Alexandre Prokoudine[1]
Key peopleChristopher Adams, Ana Isabel Carvalho, Dave Crossland,[2] Bassel Khartabil, Ricardo Lafuente, Jon Phillips,[3] Alexandre Prokoudine, George Williams[3][1]
URLfontlibrary.org
CommercialNo
Launched2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Current statusActive
Content license
CC0, SIL Open Font License (OFL)

The FONTLIBRARY (originally called the Open Font Library) is a project devoted to hosting and encouraging the creation of fonts released under Free Licenses.[4][5] It is a sister project to Openclipart[3][2][6] and hosts over 6000 fonts from over 250 contributors.[7] These are intended to be downloaded, remixed and shared freely.[8]

In May 2024, FONTLIBRARY announced the new tagline "Free Fonts Forever".[5] Also, the project announced challenges with artificial intelligence overwhelming the project and a strategy for how to work with artificial intelligence technology and fonts.[1]

In January 2024, FONTLIBRARY posted news that they have adopted Nostr for communications.[9] Also, the project announced that the codebase is being rewritten due to the core technology Aiki Framework being in disrepair since the execution of its founder, Bassel Khartabil.[10] A new logo is also in the works to mark the change.[11] Also, the project rebranded itself FONTLIBRARY.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "AI Overflow and AI Plans". fontlibrary.org. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Then, now, and the future of open source fonts". Opensource.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Jon Phillips – Open Font Library – Full Interview". Fullcirclemagazine.com. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ Dmitri Popov (2014-01-29). "Open Font Library: The Font Fountain". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  5. ^ a b c "We are now FONTLIBRARY". fontlibrary.org. 31 Jan 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Finding and using free fonts [LWN.net]". Lwn.net. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Top 5 sources for open source fonts". Opensource.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  8. ^ "The Ubuntu font and a fresh look at open font licensing [LWN.net]". lwn.net. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Follow FONTLIBRARY on Nostr". fontlibrary.org. 24 Jan 2024. Retrieved 30 Jan 2024.
  10. ^ "Follow FONTLIBRARY on Nostr". fontlibrary.org. 24 Jan 2024. Retrieved 30 Jan 2024.
  11. ^ "Fontlibrary 2024 Logo Seed". fontlibrary.org. 29 Jan 2024. Retrieved 30 Jan 2024.