FontViewer

FontViewer is an easy-to-use program developed in Java, which gives you the possibility to seamlessly compare sample text written in all your installed fonts. This way, you can get an overview of all possibilities before deciding which font you like best for various upcoming projects.The utility doesn't come bundled with complicated options or configuration settings, making it accessible to all types of users.

Java tool with a clear-cut interface

The only notable aspect about setup is that you must have Java installed. When it comes to the interface, FontViewer adopts a standard window with a neatly structured layout, where all installed fonts are automatically identified and displayed in a list at startup.

View fonts and edit sample text

You can check out font names and categories, along with a sample text displayed in each font type. It's possible to increase or decrease the font size, change the font style (plain, bold, italic, bold and italic), and replace the sample text with anything else of your own.One or more entries can be selected from the list to save the categories to a plain text document by indicating the output directory and file name. Moreover, you can create your own categories, reset the configuration to default, as well as consult a help manual with complete instructions.

Evaluation and conclusion

We haven't come across any stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that it didn't hang, crash or indicate errors. As expected, system resources usage was minimal, since it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly.Although it doesn't come packed with a particularly rich set of features, FontViewer delivers a straightforward solution for finding out how text look like written in various types of fonts. It can be seamlessly tackled by all types of users.