Rename a font file

TTF to Milion Italic. This name speaks for itself, it is simple and clear. This app allows you to rename TrueType and Type1 font files, replacing the often arcane names with the full font name. Welcome to fontrenamer. Re-sort by: Rating Popularity Name Date. Font Renamer 2. Free Font Renamer 2. Will you browse through fonts to find only those you need at the moment?

I use Font Monster for Windows 3. It can change the font name, family name, and some other properties without changing the rest of the font. As a Windows 3. Unfortunately the vendor disappeared long ago, so you can't register the app and get the additional features of the registered version, but the unregistered version can change names and save files.

I had four fonts that should have been in one family but were named so that regular and italic were in one family and the bold equivalents were in another.

I used ttx to change the family names in the bold fonts but then Font Book complained that the POST table was unusable, don't use these fonts. So I fired up Windows XP in VirtualBox, started Font Monster, changed the file names and copied the files to an accessible folder, opened the files in Font Monster, changed the names two places , saved the files, moved them back, renamed the files not really necessary , installed the fonts, no complaints from Font Book.

Here's some freeware you could use - Skyoptin Free Font Renamer. Since I don't use it, and I just came across it on the web, I know a lot about it, but I don't think it supports OpenType. To be perfectly honest, I don't even know if this is a program to rename internal typeface names or external typeface file names, but you could give it a go.

Skyoptin Free Font Renamer is not an answer to the question. Here's what it says: "Got a font collection? Got a collection, but no order in it? Start by giving font files the names corresponding to the full font names. Star New issue. Jump to bottom. How to rename the font files. Copy link. It's weird. Anyway, thanks for your reply.

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The original thread starter may use the Report button to request it be reopened but anyone else with a similar issue should start a New Thread. Watch our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site. Lutz Thread Starter. Joined Dec 8, Messages In the fonts folder, when you right-click a font, the 'rename' option is disabled. Is there any way to do this? Joined Jul 29, Messages 6, Hi sweeetLiLjen, I advice you to not rename the Fonts folder.

It is a special folder used by the system. Joined Oct 2, Messages 65, And imma graphics desginer.. Joined May 10, Messages You can't rename fonts. It's a standardization issue. If you started to rename all of the fonts, your computer wouldn't know what to use. Just think what a mess you computer would be in if you renamed Times New Roman to something like Multiple Ceasars!

You can get free font viewer programs that will let you see what they look like. Try a google search.