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License: EULA Birdfont (Free)

Please, make a backup of your work before installing a new version of Birdfont.

Find the right version

Windows 10, 11 and later: birdfont-6.12.0-free.exe 64 bit OS

Windows 7 and later: birdfont-4.19.4-free.exe

Windows Vista and later: birdfont-2.13.0.exe


Mac OS 14.0 and later (M1, M2 and Intel): birdfont-6.12.0-free.dmg

Mac OS 10.15, 11, 12 and later, Intel (and M1 with Rosetta): birdfont-5.2.1-free.dmg

Mac OS 10.12 and later: birdfont-4.17.0-free.dmg


Linux x86_64: birdfont-6.12.0-x86-free.flatpak

Linux arm64: birdfont-6.12.0-arm64-free.flatpak

Does the download fail?

Steam

You can also download Birdfont via Steam.

Source Code

The latest version is birdfont-2.33.4.tar.xz (signature). Source code for old versions can be downloaded from the release directory.

Windows

The latest stable release for windows is birdfont-6.12.0-free.exe. It works with Windows 10. There is also a package for older versions of Windows available for download, birdfont-4.19.4-free.exe Very old versions of windows is supported in birdfont-2.13.0.exe. The installer and other executables have been signed with the following certificate: johan-mattsson-code-signing.crt

Mac

The latest stable release for Mac is birdfont-6.12.0-free.dmg. It works with Mac OS 14.0 and later versions of Mac OS. Both Intel and arm64 (M1 & M2) CPUs are supported. Download birdfont-5.2.1-free.dmg if you have Mac OS 10.15 or later or if you have an Intel CPU. Download birdfont-4.17.0-free.dmg if you have an even older version of Mac OS (10.12 or later).

Linux

Flatpak files are available for Linux x86_64 and arm64.
birdfont-6.12.0-x86-free.flatpak
birdfont-6.12.0-arm64-free.flatpak

Installation

  1. sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
  2. flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/45
  3. Download birdfont-6.12.0-x86-free.flatpak and save it in you home directory.
    Use birdfont-6.12.0-arm64-free.flatpak if you are running on arm64.
  4. flatpak install birdfont-6.12.0-x86-free.flatpak
  5. Run this if you are using the arm64 version: flatpak install birdfont-6.12.0-arm64-free.flatpak
  6. Restart your computer.

Run this if you want to check the signature:
wget https://birdfont.org/birdfont.asc
flatpak install --gpg-file=birdfont.asc birdfont-6.12.0-x86-free.flatpak

Chrome Book

The flatpak should also work on Chrome OS but you need to have a supported device and you also need to do some configuration.

Example:
flatpak install birdfont-6.12.0-arm64-free.flatpak

BSD

Packages for OpenBSD and FreeBSD are available in graphics/birdfont.