Glyphs is a professional font editor for the Mac. You draw each outline yourself, and it has the tools a foundry needs: masters and variable fonts, detailed kerning and a Python scripting window.
It costs €319 one time. Glyphs Mini, a lighter version for a first font, is €49.
Typograph works the other way round from a classic font editor. You start from a template, or describe the typeface you want, and then tune the letterforms.
It is trained on 50,000 hand drawn glyphs, supports 66 languages and runs in the browser. You own full rights to the fonts you make.
Time for a family of 10 weights is our own estimate for an experienced designer making a Latin typeface with spacing and kerning, not a figure from the makers. Real projects vary.
Pick Glyphs if type design is your craft and you want to draw and engineer every detail on a Mac.
Pick Typograph if you need a custom typeface for a brand or a project and don't want to draw hundreds of letters. Try Typograph.
Facts about Glyphs come from Glyphs's own website, checked 27 October 2026. Prices change, so check theirs before you buy.