Developer(s) | David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg[1][2] and FreeType contributors |
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Initial release | 1996[3] |
Stable release | 2.13.3[4]
/ 12 August 2024 |
Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Software development library: Font rasterization |
License | GNU General Public License / FreeType License |
Website | freetype |
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.[5]