X-Fonter 14.0

Font Renamer

Many font files have filenames that say nothing about the font itself — a legacy of the old 8.3 filename limit. It is much easier to manage a font library when filenames match the actual font names.

The Font Renamer in X-Fonter makes this a one-click task. It handles TrueType, OpenType, and PostScript Type 1 fonts.

Using the Font Renamer

Open the Font Renamer from the Tools menu. The rename dialog lists all fonts currently shown in the font selection panel. Two columns help you review the changes before committing:

Status — flags fonts whose filename differs from the font name
New Filename — shows the proposed filename after renaming

Renaming Options

Three optional rules can be applied to the generated filename:

Change all characters to uppercase
Remove all spaces
Replace spaces with an underscore (_)

The New Filename and Status columns update immediately when you change any of these options. Click Rename to apply the changes.

Note: Characters that are not allowed in Windows filenames (? : * " and others) are automatically removed from the generated filename. If you are not satisfied with the result, click Undo to restore the original filenames.

The Font Renamer dialog showing the Status and New Filename columns with renaming options at the bottom — The Font Renamer dialog. The Status column highlights fonts whose filename differs from the font name; the New Filename column previews the result.