Softpedia >Mac >Font Tools >RightFont >  Changelog

RightFont Changelog

What's new in RightFont 8.6

Mar 8, 2024
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed the issue where missing fonts couldn't be automatically activated when PDF files were included in Adobe documents.
  • Resolved synchronization issue caused by Adobe Fonts.
  • Improved the filtering of duplicate fonts during the font importing process.
  • Enhanced font auto-activation support for the Affinity software series.
  • Fixed other minor UX bugs.

New in RightFont 8.5 (Jan 4, 2024)

  • Fixed excessive memory consumption issue and various UI bugs
  • New:
  • Added support for Unicode 15.1.
  • Implemented a solution to avoid repetitive import of Google fonts.
  • Add functionality to allow the deletion of fonts from the Google Fonts library.
  • Fixed:
  • Addressed the problem of RightFont occupying excessive memory (GB or even dozens of GB) after switching between multiple libraries containing a large number of fonts.
  • Fixed the issue where progress indication was not displayed during the synchronization of Google Fonts.
  • Corrected the problem where the previous configuration was displayed upon opening the "New Smart List" window.
  • Resolved a crash that occurred during the loading of fonts in the font preview view.
  • Corrected the situation where the Undo/Redo function in QuarkXpress failed to operate while RightFont was running.

New in RightFont 8.4 (Nov 29, 2023)

  • New:
  • Implemented Font Auto-Activation support for QuarkXPress 2024, along with the addition of font-changing functionality in this release.
  • Improved the detection of missing fonts when activating them via shortcuts.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed the crash issue arising from system compatibility issues during the font syncing process.
  • Elevated the app's performance to deliver a more efficient and responsive user experience.
  • Fixed other minor UX bugs.

New in RightFont 8.3 (Oct 11, 2023)

  • New:
  • Added support for Illustrator 2024, InDesign 2024, InCopy 2024 and After Effects 2024.
  • Enhanced compatibility issues with Photoshop CC 2024.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed the issue where fonts activated in RF couldn't be utilized by other software following an upgrade to macOS Sonoma.
  • Fixed the issue where the font-changing function was not operational in Office apps.
  • Fixed other minor UX bugs.

New in RightFont 8.2.1 (Sep 28, 2023)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed the window toolbar background issue on macOS Sonoma.
  • Fixed other minor UX bugs.

New in RightFont 8.2 (Sep 28, 2023)

  • Added macOS Sonoma and Photoshop CC 2024 support
  • New:
  • Added support for macOS Sonoma.
  • Added support for Photoshop CC 2024.
  • Introduced font changing functionality for Pixelmator Pro.
  • Improved filtering fonts by language. We've revamped the language filtering functionality, making it more intuitive and efficient to find fonts specific to your language needs.
  • Enhanced compatibility with Adobe Beta applications.
  • Fixed:
  • Resolved the problem where the font-changing button may not display correctly.
  • Improved stability and performance for importing fonts.
  • Implemented various performance enhancements, including memory usage reduction and optimization of font previews.
  • Fixed minor UI bugs.

New in RightFont 8.1 (Aug 3, 2023)

  • New:
  • Added support for the latest Photoshop Beta, InDesign Beta, and Illustrator Beta, ensuring compatibility and font functionality in the cutting-edge versions of these Adobe applications.
  • Enhanced the main window's resizing capability, allowing users to resize it to a smaller size to accommodate font grids more efficiently.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed auto activation issue with the latest Photoshop CC 2023, ensuring seamless font activation for a better user experience.
  • Addressed font changing not working in the latest version of Adobe After Effects.
  • Fixed minor UI bugs.

New in RightFont 8.0.3 (Jul 7, 2023)

  • Improved:
  • Improved stability and performance for importing fonts.
  • Enhanced compatibility with Adobe Creative Cloud apps.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue where the app icon would not display correctly in the missing fonts dialog.
  • Resolved a crash issue that occurred during the sync operation of Google Fonts.
  • Fixed the problem of missing library metadata while syncing font files.

New in RightFont 8.0.2 (Jun 21, 2023)

  • New:
  • Added Deactivated fonts tab in Smart Tabs.
  • Added the option to use the font name as the preview text.
  • Changed the app icon to a new design.
  • Improved:
  • Improved loading performance for fontlists.

New in RightFont 8.0 (Jun 19, 2023)

  • RightFont 8.0 is a substantial update that introduces a wide range of features and improvements, empowering you to manage and utilize your fonts more effectively than ever before.
  • New:
  • Smart Tabs: Introducing Smart Tabs, provides you a quick navigation and comprehensive statistics about your font library, making it easier to find and manage your fonts.
  • New font filters: Three brand new filters has been added, allowing you to search for fonts based on font categories, font properites or languages. Whether you're looking for serif, sans-serif, script, or other font styles, you can now easily narrow down your search and find the perfect fonts for your projects.
  • Option to filter fonts based on their x-height and old style figure characteristics.
  • Introducing RightFont for Figma Chrome extension, designed to seamlessly activate missing fonts when working with Figma in your Chrome browser.
  • In addition to the existing search options, you can now search for fonts using font metadata. This includes font name, family, style, designer, and other relevant information.
  • Redesigned interface that uses the standard macOS toolbar for a familiar experience.
  • Font list displays icons indicating font format, such as OpenType, TrueType, PostScript Type 1
  • Star button for easily starring or unstarring fonts with a single click.
  • Option to show or hide the sidebar (for macOS 11 or newer).
  • Improved:
  • Significantly improved performance for faster font loading, rendering, and overall responsiveness.
  • Enhanced font activation speed, allowing you to access and use fonts more quickly.
  • Optimized font preview options, including adjustable sample text and size, for better visual representation.
  • Optimized font caching for smoother performance and reduced memory usage.
  • Enhanced font metadata handling, allowing for more comprehensive search options based on font attributes.
  • Enhanced font activation status indicators for better visibility and management of activated fonts.
  • Refined font filtering options, making it easier to search and locate specific fonts within large collections.
  • Center the main window on the screen when launching the application.
  • Implemented auto-save functionality for the sidebar width when dragging it.
  • Enhanced font information display, providing more comprehensive details and metadata for each font.
  • Improved font activation stability, reducing the likelihood of font conflicts or activation errors.
  • Improved font synchronization with cloud storage services, facilitating easier collaboration and sharing across devices.
  • Updated user documentation and help resources for comprehensive guidance on using RightFont 8.0.
  • Optimized font metadata indexing, resulting in faster search performance and more accurate results
  • Refined font selection workflow, making it easier to choose and apply fonts to your design projects.
  • Improved font library navigation, with faster scrolling and navigation within large font collections.
  • Improved font sample text customization, allowing you to enter and preview custom text strings for accurate font testing.
  • Enhanced font preview rendering performance, resulting in faster and smoother font previews without flicking.
  • Refined font filtering by language support, making it easier to find fonts that support specific languages or character sets.
  • Optimized font duplicate detection, preventing the accidental installation of duplicate fonts.
  • Enhanced font style categorization, enabling you to quickly identify and select specific font styles.
  • Refined font activation UI, providing clearer feedback and status indicators during the activation process.
  • Option to toggle dark mode quickly by shortcut (Command-D).
  • Quick access to recently imported fonts by date ranges.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed an issue where certain fonts were not displaying properly in the font list.
  • Resolved a bug that caused occasional crashes when activating or deactivating fonts not found in your font library.
  • Fixed a bug that caused slow performance when scrolling through large font libraries.
  • Resolved an issue that caused font library backups to fail or become corrupted.
  • Fixed a problem that prevented the correct detection of font family or style information in some cases.
  • Fixed a bug that caused occasional slowdowns or performance issues when using the font search feature.
  • Fixed a bug that caused occasional UI glitches or visual artifacts in the application interface.

New in RightFont 7.0 (Jun 19, 2023)

  • In this release, we are thrilled to introduce font changing support for Keynote and Pages. Furthermore, we have dedicated our efforts to improve overall app performance, particularly when working with large font libraries.
  • New:
  • You can now easily change the font of selected text layers in Keynote or body text in Pages.
  • With this update, Google Fonts Library can now be easily moved to any location on your Mac.
  • The update also includes a range of new filter options for Smart List. Now, you can easily filter your fonts by library name, font activation status and starred status.
  • Improved:
  • Now you are able to change font for selected texts in InDesign directly from RightFont.
  • This update has significantly improved the performance of the app for libraries with a large number of fonts. Thanks to our team's optimizations, you can now manage and browse your extensive font collections with ease.
  • We've also made several performance improvements, such as reducing memory usage and optimizing font previews.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed a critical bug that was causing Firefox to crash during RightFont start-up.
  • Fixed a bug that was causing Sketch to crash when applying fonts to selected text layers.
  • We've removed the SkyFonts integration due to its unstable service, improving the overall stability of the app.
  • Additionally, we've fixed several bugs related to font activation and deactivation, ensuring that all your fonts work as expected.

New in RightFont 6.4 (Feb 7, 2023)

  • Fixed:
  • System fonts not showing up after macOS Ventura 13.2 update

New in RightFont 6.3 (Nov 14, 2022)

  • New:
  • Added Affinity V2 support
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in RightFont 6.2 (Oct 27, 2022)

  • New:
  • Added macOS 13 Ventura support
  • Added Adobe CC 2023 apps support
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed minor UI bugs

New in RightFont 6.1 (Aug 24, 2022)

  • New:
  • Added support for adding duplicate fonts to handle modified versions.
  • Added shortcut to find missing fonts for Adobe CC apps and QuarkXPress.
  • Improvements:
  • Optimized performance when syncing Google Fonts.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed crash issue on the beta of macOS 13 Ventura.
  • Fixed minor UI bugs.

New in RightFont 6.0.6 (Apr 13, 2022)

  • New:
  • Added Quick Look to view font overview, glyphs & font info
  • Added temporarily activate the fonts which will be deactivated automatically when you quit the app
  • Added Smart List to automatically search fonts by the criteria
  • Added App Fontlist to temporarily activate the containing fonts when opening the connected app
  • Added native support for Apple Silicon
  • Added macOS 12 Monterey support
  • Added Adobe Creative Cloud 2022 support
  • Improvements:
  • Auto activation fonts for Adobe CC apps
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed minor UI bugs

New in RightFont 6.0 (Mar 16, 2022)

  • New:
  • Added font overview window. Press space key or click any font to view font overview, glyphs & font info.
  • Added smart fontlist.
  • Added fontlists in context menu for quick access.
  • Added App Fontlist which allows you to temporarily activate fonts when you open the app.
  • Fully supports Apple Silicon Macs and macOS Monterey.
  • Fully supports Adobe Creative Cloud 2022.
  • Improvements:
  • Redesigned all interface icons.
  • Improved app performance.
  • Improved Google Drive synchronization performance.
  • Fixed:
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in RightFont 5.9.3 (Jul 7, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • Crash issue when previewing a large number of fonts on some old iMacs

New in RightFont 5.9.2 (Jun 25, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • Some TTC fonts could not be loaded properly

New in RightFont 5.9.1 (Jun 25, 2021)

  • Fixed:
  • Fixed the effective appearance of the menu bar icon on macOS Big Sur
  • Fixed duplicate notifications when syncing fonts via Google Drive

New in RightFont 4.10 Build 1335 (Mar 29, 2018)

  • New: Added ability to deactivate the fonts activated by manually when RightFont quits.
  • Tweak: Removed the warning dialog for the function auto-activation fonts for Photoshop CC and InDesign CC.
  • Tweak: Improved the App stability.

New in RightFont 4.9 Build 1323 (Mar 26, 2018)

  • Fix: Fixed the UI issue with the function auto-activation fonts for Photoshop CC and InDesign CC.

New in RightFont 4.8 Build 1320 (Mar 23, 2018)

  • Fix: Fixed the compatibility issue with Photoshop CC 2018.
  • Fix: Fixed the issue with the function auto-activation fonts for Photoshop CC and InDesign CC.
  • Tweak: Updated Google Fonts.

New in RightFont 4.7 Build 1310 (Mar 15, 2018)

  • Fix: Fixed the issue with updating Google Fonts.
  • Fix: Fixed the issue with the function "Activate fonts after imported".
  • Tweak: Improved the App stability.

New in RightFont 4.6 Build 1300 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Tweak:
  • Improved the App stability.

New in RightFont 4.5 Build 1293 (Jan 18, 2018)

  • Fix:
  • Fixed the crash issue on certain versions of macOS.

New in RightFont 4.4 Build 1482 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Fix:
  • Fixed the grid view rendering issue on non-retina screens.
  • Fix:
  • Fixed the crash issue on certain versions of macOS.
  • Tweak:
  • Improved the App stability.

New in RightFont 4.3 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Tweak:
  • Huge improvement! Rewrite the font rendering from the ground up to make scrolling smoother and faster!
  • Fix:
  • Fix 'Preview not available' issue for certain fonts.
  • New:
  • Added to ability to copy selected font glyph in Glyphs window.

New in RightFont 4.2 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Tweak:
  • Tweak the process of rendering fonts, now it should load faster.
  • Tweak:
  • Allow users to drag to move Font Info & Glyphs window.
  • Fix:
  • Fixed some UI issues.
  • Fix:
  • Fixed the crash issue caused by Google Fonts live list.

New in RightFont 4.1 (Jan 15, 2018)

  • Tweak:
  • Tweak the font preview UI to make it faster.
  • Tweak:
  • Rewrite license window and allow users to deativate the license by themselves.
  • Tweak:
  • Fixed some typo appeared on the window.

New in RightFont 4.0 Build 1212 (Dec 12, 2017)

  • Adobe Illustrator font auto-activation feature is introduced, as well as the font glyphs list. In addition, RightFont 4.0 performance is greatly improved, it's now at least 3x faster than v3!
  • Font auto-activation plugin for Illustrator CC 2018.
  • Font glyphs window.
  • Some other improvements & bug fixes introduced:
  • Render performance for font list / grid view was greatly improved, no more waiting cursor again!
  • Updated Google Fonts collection to the latest version
  • Some other minor bugs

New in RightFont 3.3.0 Build 1052 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Important update! Thanks to Affinity team, now we can change the font in Affinity Designer & Affinity Photo with a single click!
  • Added Sketch 42 support.
  • Added Adobe CC 2017 support.
  • Added PaintCode support.
  • Fixed a crash bug caused by live list.

New in RightFont 3.2.5 Build 1041 (Sep 21, 2016)

  • Added Sketch 40 support.
  • Improved product stability.
  • Fixed the bug that the newly synced fonts in live list failed to be activated automatically when the option 'Activate fonts after imported' is enabled.

New in RightFont 3.2.4 Build 1036 (Jul 24, 2016)

  • System security updates.
  • Improved product stability.

New in RightFont 3.2.3 Build 1031 (Jun 14, 2016)

  • Fixed the font activation issue when activating font family in group view.

New in RightFont 3.2.2 Build 1028 (May 30, 2016)

  • Fixed the font activation issue when system was restarted in some cases.

New in RightFont 3.2.1 Build 1018 (Apr 27, 2016)

  • Fixed the font auto-acitivation issue with InDesign.
  • Fixed the issue that Photoshop may cannot open PSD file while RightFont is running.
  • Fixed the window level issue.

New in RightFont 3.2.0 Build 1014 (Feb 17, 2016)

  • Supports French language.
  • Fixed the font drag & drop issue in family group view.

New in RightFont 3.1.3 Build 1003 (Jan 17, 2016)

  • Fixed the drag & drop issue with Adobe Illustrator.

New in RightFont 3.1.2 Build 999 (Jan 14, 2016)

  • Improved font display for some Postscript Type 1 fonts.
  • Improved the product stability.

New in RightFont 3.1.1 Build 994 (Jan 11, 2016)

  • Improved font display for Postscript Type 1 fonts.
  • Improved font duplicates detection.
  • Fixed the crash issue when importing font files that have special characters in their filename.
  • Fixed the Adobe Illustrator integration issue.

New in RightFont 3.1.0 Build 981 (Jan 4, 2016)

  • Added full support for Postscript Type 1 fonts!
  • Added the option to display font grid view as narrow (the square style) or wide (like Google Fonts poster style).
  • Added the ability to view Google fonts on Google.com (Quick Use feature).
  • Added the ability to apply font by clicking font family in group view.
  • Added some shortcuts -- PageUp to scroll screen up; PageDown or Space to scroll screen down; ⌘ + F to highlight the search field.
  • Now fonts that were activated automatically will stay activate after system restart.
  • Fixed the 'Preview not available' issue for Postscript Type 1 fonts.
  • Fixed the instant crash issue at startup for few customers.
  • Fixed the integration issue with InDesign CC.
  • Fixed the auto font activation issue for InDesign CC.

New in RightFont 3.1.0 Build 966 Beta (Jan 4, 2016)

  • Added full support for Postscript Type 1 fonts!
  • Added the ability to view Google fonts on Google.com (Quick Use feature).
  • Added the ability to apply font by clicking font family in group view.
  • Added some shortcuts -- PageUp to scroll screen up; PageDown or Space to scroll screen down; ⌘ + F to highlight the search field.
  • Now fonts that were activated automatically will stay activate after system restart.
  • Fixed the 'Preview not available' issue for Postscript Type 1 fonts.
  • Fixed the instant crash issue at startup for few customers.
  • Fixed the integration issue with InDesign CC.
  • Fixed the auto font activation issue for InDesign CC.

New in RightFont 3.0.1 Build 936 (Dec 27, 2015)

  • Improved sync performance for Google Fonts.
  • Now OTF type among duplicate fonts will be preferentially imported.
  • Fixed the font dragging issue with few design software.
  • Fixed the database issue when upgrading to v3.

New in RightFont 3.0.0 Build 918 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • Added the ability to group fonts by families in list view. (⌘ + G to toggle)
  • Added the ability to download & sync Google Fonts collection.
  • Added the ability to sort Google fonts by popularity or font name.
  • Added the ability to import fonts by dragging fonts into RightFont window.
  • Added the option to activate fonts after imported.
  • Added the option to skip duplicate fonts when importing.
  • Hided duplicate system fonts that start with a dot by default.
  • Updated default icon for built-in font lists.
  • Fixed the TextEdit integration issue.

New in RightFont 2.4.0 Build 832 (Dec 14, 2015)

  • Improved the syncing performance and stability for Live List.

New in RightFont 2.3.0 Build 824 (Dec 4, 2015)

  • Added the ability to export fonts by dragging fonts to Finder.
  • Added the ability to import font files with extension .suit & .suitcase.
  • Added Simplified and Traditional Chinese language support.
  • Improved the stability.

New in RightFont 2.2.3 Build 808 (Nov 12, 2015)

  • Added the option to choose whether to keep main window always on top.
  • Added the ability to hide fonts with dot at the beginning of its name.

New in RightFont 2.2.2 Build 797 (Nov 9, 2015)

  • Fixed the font activation issue.

New in RightFont 2.2.1 Build 792 (Nov 2, 2015)

  • Fixed the issue that Postscript fonts cannot be selected when trying to import fonts.
  • Improved the performance and the stability.

New in RightFont 2.2.0 Build 784 (Oct 30, 2015)

  • Added Postscript fonts support.
  • Added the Activated Fonts list.
  • Added the ability to hide system fonts.
  • Added the ability to delete fonts by entering Delete.
  • Improved the stability when creating font lists.
  • Added the ability to open context menu with ctrl-click.

New in RightFont 2.1.0 Build 760 (Oct 30, 2015)

  • Added the ability to show/hide Dock icon.
  • Improved the compatibility with other font software.
  • Improved font activation performance.
  • Improved live list performance for network folders.
  • Fixed the preview issue for some fonts.

New in RightFont 2.0.1 Build 728 (Oct 16, 2015)

  • More apps supported (e.g. Affinity Designer/Photo, Keynote, Pixelmator, etc.)

New in RightFont 2.0.0 Build 714 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Fast. Fast. Fast. Have a test yourself.
  • You can activate / deactivate font with a simple click!
  • You can use Icon fonts (e.g. FontAwesome, Ionicon fonts, etc.) directly in your design!
  • You have more accurate results when using filters
  • You can import fonts from any location to RightFont
  • You can import fonts to any list
  • You can map a live folder and RightFont will sync your fonts in background. With the help of Dropbox or Google Drive, this can be used to build your (or your team's) own font server
  • Automatic font activation for Sketch, InDesign and Photoshop documents!
  • Now fonts will be ordered as font weight, from light to bold.
  • Now English fonts and Non-english fonts will display separately.
  • More apps supported (e.g. Affinity Designer/Photo, Keynote, Pixelmator, etc.)

New in RightFont 1.2.0 Build 408 (Sep 18, 2015)

  • Support OmniGraffle, Microsoft Office for Mac (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

New in RightFont 1.1.0 Build 404 (Sep 17, 2015)

  • Support Adobe Fireworks & QuarkXPress
  • Provide Japanese & Chinese language version
  • Fixed some UI bugs

New in RightFont 1.0.0 Build 384 (Sep 17, 2015)

  • Faster fonts rendering & loading!
  • Support Grid View!
  • Support multiple selection!
  • Improve the whole user exprience!
  • Fixed tons of bugs