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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…

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Developers
David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg and FreeType contributors
License
GNU General Public License / FreeType License
Operating system
Cross-platform
Release
1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Repository
gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype
Stable release
2.14.3 / 22 March 2026; 5 months ago (22 March 2026)

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FreeType

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples58
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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FreeType

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related to Users · 18
FreeType → Android, Apple, Apple Advanced Typography, As, ChromeOS, HarmonyOS, In, MacType, On Windows, OpenHarmony, OpenJDK Java, Opera, PlayStation, PlayStation Vita, ReactOS, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Wii
related to Patent conflicts · 12
FreeType → Apple Inc, Apple Incorporated, Following, FreeBSD, FreeType's TrueType, In, In Fedora, Linux, Many, Since May, Therefore, TrueType
related to history · 8
FreeType → David Turner, OpenType, Originally, OS/2, Pascal, Robert Wilhelm, The FreeType, TrueType
related to Major rewrite 2.0 · 6
FreeType → As, OpenType, Pango, Pango's, The HarfBuzz, Version
related to Compact Font Format engine donation · 3
FreeType → Adobe, Compact Font Format, In
related to External links · 2
FreeType → Official, Package
Developers · 1
FreeType → David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg and FreeType contributors
License · 1
FreeType → GNU General Public License / FreeType License
Operating system · 1
FreeType → Cross-platform
Release · 1
FreeType → 1996; 30 years ago (1996)

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font software used engine truetype opentype library text support free source development rasterization license functionality patents renderer apple rewrite format

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FreeTypeDevelopersDavid Turner, Robert Wilhelm, Werner Lemberg and FreeType contributors1.00infobox
FreeTypeLicenseGNU General Public License / FreeType License1.00infobox
FreeTypeOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
FreeTypeRelease1996; 30 years ago (1996)1.00infobox
FreeTypeRepositorygitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype1.00infobox
FreeTypeStable release2.14.3 / 22 March 2026; 5 months ago (22 March 2026)1.00infobox
FreeTypeTypeSoftware development library: Font rasterization1.00infobox
FreeTypeWebsitefreetype.org1.00infobox
FreeTypeWritten inC1.00infobox
FreeTyperelated to Compact Font Format engine donationIn0.60section
FreeTyperelated to Compact Font Format engine donationAdobe0.60section
FreeTyperelated to Compact Font Format engine donationCompact Font Format0.60section

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