free: DTL OTMaster Light 2.0.0
In the Light editions of DTL OTMaster the save function is disabled. Checking fonts and exporting OpenType Layout features files and Character Layout (.cha) files is possible though. The download for Mac OS X contains two installers: one for PPC and Intel Macs running Panther and Tiger, and one for Intel Macs running (Snow) Leopard and Lion. Please note that OTM 2.0.0 is the last version of which a Light edition was generated. The current the fully functional edition is 2.4.0.
free: DTL FontMaster Light 2.7.0
The Light editions of DTL Bezier- and IkarusMaster basically only have one major restriction: not more than 256 glyphs can be stored per editable glyph database. Changes in larger glyph databases, like for instance in the included FM Demo Font, can’t be saved. With the glyph editors it is possible to generate PostScript Type1 fonts for Windows though, and the DTL TraceMaster module is fully functional.
Download: Windows (23.3 MB)
New! free: Mac OS installer for FM Light 2.7.0 (Windows version)
‘Wine’-wrapped Windows edition of DTL FontMaster Light for running under Mac OS 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7 on Intel Macintosh computers. The hassle-free installer will place a complete self-supporting package in the ‘Applications’ folder (default setting, i.e. there is no need to install either a Windows environment, or to start-up the X Windows System prior to running FM Light 2.7.0 on a Mac system.
Download: Mac OS X (160 MB)
free: DTL CompareMaster Light 2.0.0
The Light edition of DTL CompareMaster can be used for a detailed comparison of PostScript Type1 fonts, i.e. of contours, metrics and hinting. Output options include either summarized or extensive text files, and PostScript plot files.
Please note that the fully functional editions of DTL CompareMaster support OpenType CFF (.otf) fonts besides the PostScript Type1 format also.
free: DTL LetterModeller 3.0.1
LeMo is a first step towards the automation of type design processes, based on the underlying models for grapheme systems. Sliders can be used for parameterized altering the letterforms. Modified letters can be saved in the BE and IK formats and further processed in the included glyph editor, or with DTL Bezier- and IkarusMaster (Light, see above), or exported as EPS and SVG files.
