Platform Guides

Fontist works consistently across macOS, Windows, and Linux, but each platform has unique characteristics and features.

Available Platform Guides

macOS

Learn about:

• macOS supplementary fonts framework
• Framework versioning (Font3-Font8)
• Platform-specific font installation
• Version compatibility

Windows

Learn about:

• Windows font locations
• Administrator privileges
• File locking considerations
• Troubleshooting Windows-specific issues

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Quick Comparison

Feature	macOS	Windows	Linux
System fonts	/Library/Fonts	C:\Windows\Fonts	/usr/share/fonts
User fonts	~/Library/Fonts	%LOCALAPPDATA%\...\Fonts	~/.local/share/fonts
Supplementary fonts	✅ Framework	❌	❌
Fontconfig	✅ Optional	✅ Optional	✅ Recommended
Admin for system	Yes	Yes	Yes

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Platform-Specific Features

macOS Supplementary Fonts

macOS includes a supplementary fonts framework for licensed fonts. Fontist can install these fonts automatically:

fontist install "Canela"

See the macOS guide for details.

Windows Font Management

Windows uses different font locations and has stricter file locking:

# Install to user fonts (no admin needed)
fontist install "Roboto" --location user

See the Windows guide for details.

Linux Fontconfig

On Linux, Fontist integrates with fontconfig to make fonts available system-wide:

fontist fontconfig update

See the Fontconfig guide for details.