FreeType

FreeType
Developer(s)David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg and FreeType contributors
Initial release1996 (1996)
Stable release
2.13.3  / 12 August 2024 (12 August 2024)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeSoftware development library: Font rasterization
LicenseGNU General Public License / FreeType License
Websitefreetype.org
Lower case e, is, and w subpixel rendered with 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.