Designer Makes a Font Identification Tool to Use At Will

A website designer shared a tool that they made. They shared it to a large online website design community. It is a tool for finding all the fonts that a website uses. It shows where the font is used and allows a person to download the fonts. The person wanted to know what others thought about it.

One person said they are a huge fan and have thought about how it would be a great tool to have They added that it would be useful to get a preview of the fonts. One person added that this was quality work. Another added that it was one of the most useful tools they have ever encountered. A few people had simple comments that the tool was amazing or very cool.

An individual said the analyze button was not working for them. They were in a mobile environment. When they pressed return, it gave an error that there was an issue getting font data from the URL they entered. This person also had a problem on a desktop, so maybe it was them.

A different person recommended adding an explainer that the tool is for educational use and the fonts might require a license for personal or commercial use. The creator of the tool said they would add that information. Someone else added that the actual letter forms are not copyrighted, but the container or file is. If the final document is separated from the font file, this could be okay. · An individual added that personal use should not need licensing if the original source had it and they are not hosting it. The distribution is the concern. Using the font personally is not legally enforceable. They gave an example of copying art for personal use, but rehosting the images is not allowed. They also added that this is the case in some countries but not others.

A person said mobile Firefox had blurred images and buttons. The original poster said they would fix it. The original poster is also working on a preview window. They added they parse data on github. For more information click here https://i.redd.it/i2ru3usqqdx51.png.