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Release notes

Font Proof has been in development since 2022 and went public in early 2026. It has been improving fast ever since. Here is everything that has shipped, newest first.

  1. 1.12.0

    Latest June 20, 2026
    • Columns & Rows: each grid cell now shows its active OpenType features as a label, so per-cell feature comparisons are self-documenting. Labels wrap and stay aligned across columns, with their own show and hide control.
    • The page header's active-features line is hidden automatically when features vary per cell, since the per-cell labels tell the real story.

  2. 1.11.0

    June 20, 2026
    • Columns & Rows: set OpenType features per grid cell, so you can compare feature sets side by side.
    • New tools for the Font Proof MCP: render a proof to images and check it, validate layout (font coverage and overflow), and find installed fonts that cover a script.
    • Performance and stability fixes for large multi-page proofs.

  3. 1.10.1

    June 19, 2026
    • Headless PDF rendering so the Font Proof MCP tools can export and check proofs without opening the app.
    • Behind the scenes fixes.

  4. 1.10.0

    June 19, 2026
    • Glyph Grid: choose what to show (typed text, every glyph, or only glyphs that have alternates), and group each glyph with its stylistic alternates side by side.
    • Glyph Grid: compare styles laid out separately or combined together, with new icon controls.
    • Variable fonts: pick which named instances to proof when you add a designspace or variable font.
    • Headers and footers: optional line that lists the active OpenType features on the page.
    • Faster exporting from the toolbar, with the export name defaulting to your document.
    • Polish and fixes.

  5. 1.9.0

    June 17, 2026
    • Fixed proofs that could fail to open when a newer setting was missing; they now open reliably.
    • Polish and fixes.

  6. 1.8.1

    June 17, 2026
    • Restored the native full height sidebar and its toggle button.
    • New animated Live Reload switch.
    • Toolbar layout refinements, visual polish, and bug fixes.

  7. 1.8.0

    June 16, 2026
    • Saving now works like a standard Mac app. Save with Command-S when you choose (no autosave), and Font Proof asks before discarding unsaved changes when you close a document.
    • The File menu gained Open Recent, Duplicate, Rename, Revert to Saved, and Close (Command-W).
    • Fixed a section's controls lingering after you edit it and then click a page in another section.
    • Combine on PDF export now lists every open document in tab order, including the current one, so you choose exactly what to combine and in what order.

  8. 1.7.0

    June 16, 2026
    • Configurable page header and footer. Set independent top and bottom bands, each placing the title, font info, page number, date and time, or your own custom text into a left, center, or right slot.
    • New "Print only" option for the date and time, so the timestamp stays out of the on-screen preview but still appears on export. On by default.
    • Duplicate or rename a section straight from the sidebar with a right-click. Command-D also duplicates.

  9. 1.6.2

    June 16, 2026
    • Closing a document with unsaved changes now prompts you to save, instead of silently autosaving over your file.

  10. 1.6.1

    June 16, 2026
    • Layered fonts now have the same show/hide and solo controls as the other fonts in the Font Manager.
    • Consistent remove control across all font rows.

  11. 1.6.0

    June 16, 2026
    • Layered fonts: stack several monochrome font files as one multi-color specimen, ideal for chromatic families like Klaket, across every section type.
    • Fixed vertical CJK proofs so rotated Latin sits centered on the column axis for any font.
    • Fixed a crash when paging through a layered proof.
    • Fixed the last line being cut off, plus a blank extra page, when centering content at a line height below 1.
    • Fixed color sliders not responding while editing a layered font's colors.
    • The Font Manager window is now resizable, and the Proof Fonts toolbar no longer truncates.

  12. 1.5.1

    June 15, 2026
    • Fixed a bug where adding a section, changing a section's type, or choosing New from Template did nothing in the released app. Menu clicks work again.

  13. 1.5.0

    June 14, 2026
    • Standalone imported fonts now live-reload: re-export an .otf or .ttf and the proof updates automatically.
    • Live Reload is now a single master switch for every source (Glyphs, UFO and designspace, watched folders, and imported fonts). It is on by default and saved with each document; turn it off to freeze the proof.
    • Fixed a case where the proof could revert to an older version a few seconds after a live reload.

  14. 1.4.1

    June 14, 2026
    • Live reload now works for .designspace projects: edit a master in your editor (such as RoboFont) and save, and the proof updates.
    • Your chosen variable-font axis (such as weight) is now kept when a source recompiles, instead of resetting to the default.

  15. 1.4.0

    June 14, 2026
    • Comparison sections now flow across multiple pages when you have many fonts, instead of cramming them onto one page and cutting fonts off.
    • Watch a folder: Font Proof keeps your proof in sync as fonts and sources change. Add a folder with Add Fonts, and manage watched folders from the Add menu.
    • Watched folders compile UFO and designspace sources inside them: a folder with a designspace proofs the variable font; a folder of UFOs proofs each as a static.

  16. 1.3.0

    June 14, 2026
    • Proof UFO and designspace sources directly. Add a .ufo or .designspace and Font Proof compiles and live-updates it as you edit the source.
    • Watch a folder of fonts: point Font Proof at a folder and the proof stays in sync as fonts are added, changed, or removed.
    • Duplicate a font in the proof to compare different variable-font axis settings side by side.
    • Fixed Weight sorting so Ascending and Descending now order correctly.

  17. 1.2.1

    June 13, 2026
    • Compatibility and toolbar fixes.

  18. 1.2.0

    June 10, 2026
    • Font Proof now runs on macOS 14 (Sonoma). Previously it required macOS 15.
    • Fixed blank lines that could appear in Style Comparison sections at certain point sizes.
    • Fonts now sort by their actual weight values, so weights like ExtraLight and SemiBold land in the right order.
    • Fixed an issue where the update dialog could open behind the welcome window.

  19. 1.1.0

    June 4, 2026
    • New: a variable font axis editor. Adjust weight, width, and other axes per font with sliders or exact values; the proof updates when you let go.
    • New: an Add Fonts button to pick font files straight from your computer, no dragging required.
    • Variable fonts now show their axis coordinates everywhere their name appears, including in exported proofs, so you always know which instance you are looking at.
    • Fixed: dragging fonts in from Finder no longer makes the Font Manager window disappear.
    • Fixed: variable fonts no longer show a doubled style name (for example "Goiters Regular Regular").

  20. 1.0.1

    June 3, 2026
    • Fixed: re-importing an edited font now refreshes its OpenType feature list. Features you added appear and features you removed disappear, instead of the old set sticking around.

  21. 1.0.0

    June 2, 2026
    • Generally available.

Before 1.0

Font Proof was in active beta from 2022, shaped by the type designers who tested early builds and sent feedback along the way. Thank you to everyone who helped make it better.

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