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FigmaFontshareGoogle Fonts
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- Free with no card: Fontshare, Google Fonts.
| Field | Figmafigma.com | Fontsharefontshare.com | Google Fontsfonts.google.com |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Browser-based interface design and prototyping tool, and the file format the design world exchanges work in. Covers vector editing, auto layout, components and variables, multiplayer editing, prototyping, and Dev Mode, which exposes measurements and CSS or SwiftUI snippets to whoever is building the thing. | Free font service from the Indian Type Foundry offering a small, tightly curated set of contemporary families — Satoshi, General Sans, Clash Display, Cabinet Grotesk and similar — many with variable versions. Serve from their CDN or download the files and self-host. | Library of open-source typefaces, almost all under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 with a handful under Apache 2.0. Serve them from Google's CDN, self-host the files, or bundle them into a native app. Includes variable fonts and the Material Symbols icon set. |
| Category | Design tools, color & type | Design tools, color & type | Design tools, color & type |
| Cost tier | mixed | free | free |
| Pricing | Free Starter · Professional $12/editor/mo billed yearly ($15 monthly) · Organization from $45/editor/mo | Free | Free |
| Why builders pick it | Even if you never draw a frame, clients and designers hand you Figma links, and Dev Mode turns them into spacing values, hex codes and CSS you can paste. The free tier reads any file you are invited to. | The quickest way to stop looking like every other Google Fonts site. A handful of these faces read as expensive typography while costing nothing, which is exactly the trade a solo builder wants. | Zero-cost, zero-friction type that is legally safe in commercial products, including ones you sell. Self-hosting a subset via Fontsource or next/font also kills a render-blocking third-party request. |
| Watch out for | The free Starter plan caps you at three files in one team. Figma bills by seat type — a full design seat costs more than a Dev or Collab seat — so check which one a collaborator actually needs before adding them. | The ITF licence covers personal and commercial use and embedding in sites and apps, but you may not resell or redistribute the font files themselves. Check the terms per family — some are free cuts of larger paid families. | Serving from Google's CDN sends visitor IP addresses to Google, which a German court ruled a GDPR violation — self-host the files if you have EU traffic. The OFL also bars selling the font files on their own and reserves certain names for modified versions. |
| How to wire it up | not logged | not logged | npm i @fontsource/inter, or import from next/font/google |
| Editor's pick | No | No | No |
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# Tool comparison — Figma vs Fontshare vs Google Fonts Source: Kbaise, a directory of tools that work with Lovable projects. Pick one and tell me why before writing any integration code. ## Figma (figma) - URL: https://www.figma.com - Category: Design tools, color & type - Cost: mixed — Free Starter · Professional $12/editor/mo billed yearly ($15 monthly) · Organization from $45/editor/mo - What it is: Browser-based interface design and prototyping tool, and the file format the design world exchanges work in. Covers vector editing, auto layout, components and variables, multiplayer editing, prototyping, and Dev Mode, which exposes measurements and CSS or SwiftUI snippets to whoever is building the thing. - Why builders pick it: Even if you never draw a frame, clients and designers hand you Figma links, and Dev Mode turns them into spacing values, hex codes and CSS you can paste. The free tier reads any file you are invited to. - Trap: The free Starter plan caps you at three files in one team. Figma bills by seat type — a full design seat costs more than a Dev or Collab seat — so check which one a collaborator actually needs before adding them. - Full dossier: /api/public/tools/figma ## Fontshare (fontshare) - URL: https://www.fontshare.com - Category: Design tools, color & type - Cost: free — Free - What it is: Free font service from the Indian Type Foundry offering a small, tightly curated set of contemporary families — Satoshi, General Sans, Clash Display, Cabinet Grotesk and similar — many with variable versions. Serve from their CDN or download the files and self-host. - Why builders pick it: The quickest way to stop looking like every other Google Fonts site. A handful of these faces read as expensive typography while costing nothing, which is exactly the trade a solo builder wants. - Trap: The ITF licence covers personal and commercial use and embedding in sites and apps, but you may not resell or redistribute the font files themselves. Check the terms per family — some are free cuts of larger paid families. - Full dossier: /api/public/tools/fontshare ## Google Fonts (google-fonts) - URL: https://fonts.google.com - Category: Design tools, color & type - Cost: free — Free - What it is: Library of open-source typefaces, almost all under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 with a handful under Apache 2.0. Serve them from Google's CDN, self-host the files, or bundle them into a native app. Includes variable fonts and the Material Symbols icon set. - Why builders pick it: Zero-cost, zero-friction type that is legally safe in commercial products, including ones you sell. Self-hosting a subset via Fontsource or next/font also kills a render-blocking third-party request. - Trap: Serving from Google's CDN sends visitor IP addresses to Google, which a German court ruled a GDPR violation — self-host the files if you have EU traffic. The OFL also bars selling the font files on their own and reserves certain names for modified versions. - Wiring: npm i @fontsource/inter, or import from next/font/google - Full dossier: /api/public/tools/google-fonts ## Quick read - Free with no card: Fontshare, Google Fonts. ## Rules 1. Prefer the free tier when no budget was stated, and say what the ceiling is. 2. Read the full dossier before integrating. 3. Fetch /api/public/models before writing any AI model ID.
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