Dear Giveaway.

I have a puzzle.

Often when I log in at your site I dont see any offer. As this Fontviewer

" OK I think, they are having trouble getting oftware and have changed into Giveawayeverysecondday :-))

But then a day or two later I see things in the list that vere never offered me during the 2-3 times I checked that day.

And yes, I use the right addrese, its the same link I use when I get misses as when I get hits.

I use Mozilla 3.5.

Yours K jensen.

I downloaded and registered this on my Laptop with Vista Premium and my PC with Windows XP with no problems at all.
I took time to try it out yesterday and this morning before commenting on this.
For me this is an excellent little program as I do graphic designs and have many programs like photoshop and PSP that use Font's and Dings and this allows me to go through and check the one's that I wish to use quicker and easier than the programs I have.
I also have eye problems including cataracts and being able to see the font's and ding's at size 84 is invaluable to me.
I do not understand why this got so many thumbs down and can only assume that too many people just rated it even though they probably didn't need it. And therefore I only read the comments of the people that obviously tried it and would probably keep and use it.
I would certainly recomend this program. Thank you GAOTD for this

Their equivalent for my 'hide request', is the ability to Select some. You can then view those in the 'Selected tab'.
It remembers those, after closing, so this will do the trick.
Rob

It would be nice if one could Hide Fonts we are not interested in.
And have a Hide/unhide button (or Menu) that allows you to show or hide all the ones you have marked for hiding.
Anyone know how to do that in this program, or in other free ones ?

119 - Poohbear:

"One person doesn’t understand why you would use more than one font... what must his correspondence look like."

It probably looks very nice, professional, and highly readable, unlike some of the very hard to read fruit salads I've seen from people who seem to think that just because they have a font they must use it in every document. There's a time and a place for minimal font variations, you know, as well as for the choice of font to be used.

For reading on a screen, Verdana or Trebuchet are best, while for printed materials it's best to use Times New Roman or a similar serif font.

What this program does is help to make it easier for you to see what the fonts look like, so you are better able to pick what you need for the document at hand, depending on who will receive it, what its intended purpose is, the image you wish to project, and whether it's to be read in print or on screen, to name a few things that need to be considered when choosing fonts.

My use would be to compare Fonts when deciding which to use.
This giveaway does a better job of that (than AMP Font , and FontFrenzy).
If your needs are like mine (just to choose appropriate font), give this a go.
Rob

Thanks for the freebie! I'm not sure if i will use it , but its awesome when you get a freebie once in a while...
I just wish others could be so grateful..
Fancy coming in here and complaining about a free program that you are not obliged to buy or download... its there for free!
Some people are just so ungrateful!

Nice program. I am now able to see what all the fonts actually look like without having to try them out individually in OpenOffice or Word. I never knew I had so many!
Thank you GAOTD and Styopkin!

If you're a web designer or a designer of any sort, these program is useful. However, as I mentioned earlier, it's not worth the price they were selling at.

I like this. This will come in real handy when I'm looking for the right font for flyers and cards. Good job, GAOTD!

Sweet. I like this app and see lots of use of it. Thanks GAOTD!

To #23 Ken Kelly, our resident boofhead
Again, we are amazed by your deep ponderings.
"No thanks for tis one. there is no need for tis at all. There are so many fonts already that no one would ever use oven half of them. Few ever use more than a half dozen different fonts in many years.
Not worth even thinking abut."

The fact that there ARE so many fonts is what makes a program such as this invaluable... (especially as I use MY oven for cooking, Ken). And AFV is a step beyond all others I've used, including the same company's Font Manager.
I'm a graphic designer and typographer so I access 100's of fonts and that makes me in the minority, but the fact remains, this program does what it says - and really well.

But you can be congratulated on being honest, Ken. "Not worth even thinking abut".
No thought at all put into your posting, Kenny old pal.
To all you others who are worried by the absurd thumbs down count... ignore it and download this.
You won't be disappointed.

Installed nicely on my Win 2K and the Styopkin website shows Win 2K to be a suitable OS.

GAOTD should should show all applicable OSs under "System Requirements".

Thumbs up on this program.

LOL... I have over 60,000 fonts, and I use quite a lot of them. This is one of my fav font viewers, and I have 4 of those. It gives a precise list, looks good, and whatever folder you have it looking at, they will all be available to use in whichever program you need to use them in... email, Incredimail, photoshop, etc.

Thanks very much for an excellent giveaway!!!

i downloaded 'font manager' when they gave that away here. it is
one of my favorite programs from gaotd. i've downloaded this one and haven't studied it thoroughly yet. one of the things i've done is change the navy blue to black text.

when i downloaded the font manager, there were a few things that i didn't understand right away, tho overall it is so intuitive. what i suggest is those of you who downloaded today for the first time, might check back to the 'font manager' comments. some really good stuff there that will increase your knowledge of the program.

it breaks my heart that people who don't need this program can vote negatively against it when they haven't even tried it when it is such a great program and doesn't deserve bad press.

Nice Software which installed on Windows XP easily. Registration was a snap for me. It makes it easier for me (a relative novice) to find more of the fonts installed on my computer, and is a nice way to view them.

It would be great if the Organizer function would just allow you to organize the fonts purely alphabetically - I end up with two groups

I did have trouble when I tried to use the print function.

Thanks GATD

#5 .....was wollten Sie über Freeware kennen? dieses ist ein total freies Programm, Sie müssen herunterladen anbringen und registrieren es heute, weil, wenn Sie hier morgen zurückkommen, um es zu erhalten, es nicht mehr frei ist

I want to thank all those that told me how to view my uninstalled fonts by using the Browser tab
And I want to add to my earlier comments that this is a very easy to use Font Manager
I do appreciate the trouble that GOTD goes to to find such great software as this.
Thank you

LOL... Some of the comments are crazy. One person doesn't understand why you would use more than one font... what must his correspondence look like. I now have 3 programs for fonts installed. The Font Thing, Font Manager and now Advanced Font Viewer. They all have their uses.. If I decide that one isn't being used, I'll remove it. With the ability to uninstall, install and see before using...I'm getting better end results and spending less time doing it.

Thank you GAOTD... I don't love them all.. tried some I didn't like so removed them... but LOVE the service that you give... 2 thumbs up!!

Excellent quick view of available fonts for web developers & dektop publishers.
Here is another excellent free font viewer / manager "Cfont Pro" which can be found on this web page with numerous other useful tools :

http://www.veign.com/downloads.php

Thanks GOTD for another Excellent software tool.

The rating system is extremely flawed. People are obviously giving this program a thumbs down simply because they don't want it.

Giveaway...why not require a name and email address via a pop-up window that first asks whether the voter has downloaded and/or has experience with the program prior to voting?

Perhaps the pop-up window could also advise people to please only give opinions, advice & suggestions in regards to the giveaway. Nobody cares if somebody doesn't want or need it!!!

Consider this: Some great software developers, may actually be hesitant to offer their product here precisely because it is vulnerable to an unfair rating...

If you agree with my post, please click on "yes" to let Giveaway know that we think this is a real problem. Thank you.

This installed easily (Win XP) with no problems. One thing that briefly threw me was that the registration key is not all on one line, but if you copy from the text 'readme' file and paste the key to the registration box you will be fine.

I also like the fact that unlike Photoshop (that only displayes the fonts with one word) AFV displays the font in a whole sentence. Makes visualizing what the font will really look like much easier. Now I just need to find some more fonts.

Thumbs up for me! Thanks, GAOTD.

I completely disagree with #54. Although I do appreciate the effort the GOTD team puts in, I find the comments about open-source alternatives immensely useful. Not only does it let you know if better software is out there, it also lets you know if comparable software is out there should you MISS the giveway. Personally, if better software is out there for free, I'd like to know about it.

And what better way to spurn on this kind of conversation, by giving away something.

Despite the ratings, this is a great little program, albeit over priced. I work a lot in PowerPoint and this wil be very useful for helping me add variety without losing 'readability'.
Thanks Styopkin & GAOTD,
nwcurtis

I'm with #72. Just what I was looking for! Thanks!!

Terrific utility for anyone doing desktop publishing. In fact, just last week I was out buying fonts at $30/pop for a project... and didn't figure out until $150 later that several I purchased were already on my computer. This would have easily paid for itself. Also nice to see the fonts in list form. Very useful.

So - for all the regular cast of 'times new roman' morons who endlessly post stupidity like "there's no use for this.... and 'who would pay $50 blah blah blah blah blah'.... you are dead wrong, as usual.

I can't figure out how to pring the fonts. The Help file says, "Select the folder with fonts on the Browser tab and click the toolbar button labeled “BMP” above the printer." There is no "BMP" button above the printer button. When I click the Print Icon, I get a screen with information and a Generate button. When I press Generate, it gives me an error and crashes the program. The error closes so I can't tell what is happening. Windows Event Viewer gives no information either. Sorry GOTD. This one is a no keeper. :(

Does any software here ever get better than 50% positive reviews? I think the credibility of many of the reviewers here is low. It would be nice if we could have a filter to filter out the usual trolls and other people who don't like software unless it looks like vi or emacs.

MY BAD :
My problematic Uninstalled Font Folder that Locked Up AFV was the problem! Not the software, and my apologies to Styopkin, please.

A tip...don't think dingbats ranging from 700-2000kbs can easily be viewed by ANY Font Managers. AFV couldn't, nor Font Frenzy, nor HPFontsmartLite. The kb size OVERLOAD seemed to overwhelm the OS completely! Ugh....stupid MS :-)

.7zip-ping the oversize (but utterly beautiful) dingbats solved the problem.

One caveat with AFV, though. After every Lockup, and computer Restart, when I opened it anew, the Browser would Default to "last saved Folder", immediately ReCrashing! :-)

But, a KEEPER, now.

Thanks - just what I needed. Great one!

Good Software.. But should have been a freeware.. makes font preview an easy job..

Well I didnt know I needed a font viewer / manager until I installed this program. Outstanding features and useful. The doctor tab shows you invalid font entries in the registry and cleans them for you. In addition to viewing installed fonts it will view, sort and manage fonts in a storage directory. Pretty kool. Not an essential tool for me but I could see how valuable this would be for someone using many different fonts. Thumbs Up Thanks GAOTD

No good software. Reason: there's no way to display the kerning pairs of a font. This is essential for the real font lovers. Other font software have this option, among other handy features.

Gee, thanks! I work with fonts in Graphic Art and I love this one! It helps to see all of the fonts in word forms. Super Blade is gonna LOVE this one! Been waiting for something like this.

Hi guys!

Well it seems to me a pretty decent sw even though 50$ is a little bit expensive, taking into account that there are many good freeware (for ever and not just for one year) alternatives programs that can do the same job such as AMP Font Viewer.

Anyway, since it looks like this site is attended by a reasonable number of GEEKS, if you don't mind I profit by occasion to ask you a couple of questions.

I'd like to start an E-commerce activity but don't know at present which best e-commerce programs are on the market.

Can somebody give me a TIP about the cheapest and professional eCOMMERCE SW as well as a professional e-BOOK WRITER and e-COVER generator?

It's a pity that GAOTD never offered such kind of programs,isn't it??

Well to be honest I'm pretty fed up with DVD RIPPERS or VIDEO CONVERTERS which are offered here almost daily : what about you guys?

I think that GAOTD could actually become a more effective and useful service if it offered more sw which don't have free better alternatives on the web such as those related to the e-COMMERCE rather than DVD RIPPERS or programs like this one which can be easily replaced with other free programs.

What do you make of it guys?


Cheers.

Joe

I would recommend this program to any PC user as a must have. People who can’t think of its usefulness, would be wise to re-think. Writing letters to anyone business or personal i.e., resumes, complaints, social networking, club activities, flyers for some event, invitations, academic writing, journaling, signage for a garage sale, selling a personal item, own a MySpace or a web site, give greeting cards, and the list goes on.

Using the right font is a means of putting “pizzazz” in your writings. They’re the perfect way to emphasis a point, highlight an idea, or convey a personal emotion. If you were ticked off about something, using a swirly and flowery font would not exactly communicate that message. Or if you’re infatuated with someone and are trying to get a date, using a bland or very business like font will not exactly help achieve that goal. Fonts emphasize the writer’s feelings, and feelings are complex. That’s why there are so many fonts available, and why more are still being created.

With this program anyone who writes has an easy way of picking out the “just right” font. And using that just right font can be the deciding factor between becoming one of the few, instead of just one of the many. It’s a practical tool and a worthwhile addition for anyone’s software library.

Endnotes - It’s a bit quirky not being able to run both programs simultaneously. Probably because they share the same DLL (there’s really no reason why anyone would need to, but I just thought I’d mention it anyway) (The help file could use a going over by the copy editor to check the margins and the tab set-up. Right now the file looks sloppy, and sloppy is not good.)

This software is wonderful! Had I known about it before, I would have gladly paid the $49.00 for it. Thank goodness for GAOTD! You get to try software you would have never even tried on a free trial basis. With over 750 fonts on my system, Advance Font Viewer is going to save me lots of time. For those who only ever use one or two fonts, I can see how they wouldn’t find a use for this. But, like any other software, some will find it extremely useful and some won’t. For those who are a bit more creative with the use of their fonts, this is a life saver!

I plan on using the selected tab for my favorites. Often times, I will use a font that works out perfectly. But, when I want to use it again I end up spending hours sifting through my fonts just to try and match it to what I used before. It’s great that the selected ones stay in place when the program is closed and reopened. Awesome!

The Zoom feature is really useful as well. Now I can see what a font looks like at different font sizes before using it. This was all time consuming trial and error before. I love that you can select bold, italic, and underline all with one click of a button, and you can even test your own phrases! This one is a keeper for sure!

CRASH REPORT :
The Browser Tab's function, after several otherwise easy-viewing experiences, then...started to LOCK UP, it and the OS (XP HomeSR2, AMD643400+, 2GB ram)!!

That's a TERRIBLE thing once, but it happened 4x, several after Window Restarts. The specific Folder's contents, wherefrom the Lockups occurred, were .ttf's, 7zip's/zip's, .doc's, and a gif (all related to a normal font folder). Tried removing the .gif, but that didn't forestall another, and final-for-me Lockup. Tanx, anyway, for the not-so-good experience. Anyone else experience this, or know a work-around? Tanx, again, as AFV worked great, otherwise.

Ohhhh...why can't it AFV "View" within .zip files, please? THAT would be a GREAT Feature update.

And fixin' my non-workin' Browser Tab, too! Sorry, Uninstalled

I have entered the registration code three times and it STILL shows up as unregistered... what am i doing wrong?

LOVE IT!!! I can define the displayed "sample text". And it found more mono spaced fonts than I knew I had!

Very nice. Thanks GAOTD.

They made you jump through a couple of hoops for registration, but it's a very nice interface and I'll keep this one.

try nexusfont. it's korean ;] it supports all 3 major font types, etc.

http://xiles.net/

Thanks for the program,
Seems like a very nice program and I don't understand why so many negative comments.
Perhaps some get a feeling of self importance when they post a derogatory comment instead of a plain 'Thank you'.

Thanks again for the program and for this great site which I recommended to many friends.
Eldad

This GAOTD installed flawlessly on both my XP and Vista machines.

I personally liked Font Manager and I like this program as well. For one thing, I can see just how readable some fonts actually are. Samples of downloadable free fonts are usually much enlarged and often a font that looks good on the webpage, will end up being unusable because of being too difficult for other people to easily read.

Some fonts don't need to be kept in Windows unless they are actually needed, such as holiday fonts, graphics (wingdings etc), and using a program like this to uninstall the font while having a copy of it kept elsewhere, helps prevent a clutter of unused or unreadable fonts from slowing Windows down (Windows is usually slow enough already! especially Vista, which is always slower than a snail in wintertime!)

BTW Styopkin site also has a cool forum, with lists of free font sites and other useful things being shared there.

This is a wonderful font viewer. Thank you. And I love that it will organize them for you if you want it to. This is a real keeper. Thank you. I had no problem installing and registering on Vista Premium. I do graphics work also, and a program like this is something that is needed. I do also have Font Viewer that was recently offered but this program has more to offer and is the one I will keep.

Installed as Admin on Vista home premium - excellent!!!! Reg'd easily (though had to restart the application again, as it instructed. Then I went to Larabie's free fonts, installed a few fonts, and restarted the FontViewer again, and it showed up my new fonts. Very handy, as I do video-editing and slideshows. Big thumbs up from my end. :)

Very useful program. If you are not expert , you need to choose each font one by one to see how it will look like. In word or excel, there are previews of each font where you pick your font, but they are too tiny to see or compare to one another.

Styopkin :
1. The Metric Tab would be GREATLY improved with an actually font-image of the Selected Font. No question, even that static-image is a Unique & Helpful Feature, but begs for further "real-time" visualization, please! Is that too-difficult to Program?

AFV is so good, otherwise, that...WHY don't you create an equally-good Font Editor Program? That's a BIG software lacking!

2. IFFYs: Why include a Renamer Tab? The Finder Feature is REALLY slow, compared to other separate Search Utilities, so I'd never use it. The Toolbars Icons look pixelated, or is that my eyes? :-)

3. PLUSs: DupDetector is Excellent! The Organizer Feature answers my prayers! The Help and Options Features are Terrific!

5. Gotta say, it is IMPOSSIBLE to Open both today's Advanced Font Manager AND the previously-GOTD-offered Font Manager 3.5, both by Styopkin . When I Uninstalled Font Manager 3.5 just now, I half-expected Advanced Font Manager to Uninstall, too. Happily, it did not! These are good Products, but...

...comparatively, AFV is the best, imho! Thanks greatly for the try, Styopkin & GOTD :-) Now, get workin' on the Editor!

@BrianZachary(#15):
It is really amazing that people rate the comment of BrianZachary that high, because it is downright bogus.
I can follow his analysis about the difference between a 'viewer' an a 'manager', but the fact is, he is totally wrong !! These words are only semantics, Adv.Font Viewer is really better then Font Manager.
Some people tried and they know. Some people read the comments and they know and some people vote, they really don't know and they proved it.
Ignore comment #15, the opposite is true.

#49...
Easily showed me my installed fonts.
But trying to figure out how to view my uninstalled ones…of which I have about 2,000
Can anyone tell me please…thanks
Comment by SusieB — August 16th, 2008 at 7:56 am


Click the "Browser" tab.