FreeType

FreeType
DevelopersDavid Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg and FreeType contributors
Release1996 (1996)
Stable release
2.14.3 Edit this on Wikidata / 22 March 2026 (22 March 2026)
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeSoftware development library: Font rasterization
LicenseGNU General Public License / FreeType License
Websitefreetype.org
Repository
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FreeType is a software development library used to render text onto bitmaps, and which provides support for other font-related operations. The FreeType font rasterization engine is free and open-source software with the source code dual-licensed under a BSD-like license and the GPL. FreeType supports a number of font formats, including TrueType, Type 1, and OpenType.

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