Description
Identify any Webfont or font (commercial or free) from any website.
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Extension Rank
"Font" Keyword
"Custom Font" Keyword
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Review Summary
Font Identifier by WhatFontIs is praised for effectively identifying fonts on images and providing numerous free or affordable alternatives, making it preferred over similar tools like Font Face Ninja. However, users report that the extension can be temperamental, with glitches, lag, and a cumbersome font recognition process. Difficulties include errors in uploading images, complicated manual steps, and inconsistent results, especially for cursive fonts. Despite these issues, many find it a valuable and user-friendly tool for font identification.
Pros
- Works well on images, not only web fonts.
- Provides free or low-cost alternative fonts similar to expensive ones.
- Better and easier than other font identifier tools like Font Face Ninja.
- Gives many font alternatives (around 60) for identified fonts.
- User-friendly and helpful for identifying web fonts.
Cons
- Extension sometimes doesn't open or is temperamental on some websites.
- Font identification process can be glitchy, laggy, and not intuitive.
- Difficulties and multiple steps required for identifying fonts, especially cursive fonts.
- Error messages during image upload and issues with drawing letter separators.
- Some users find it painful and time-consuming to recognize fonts using this extension.
Permissions
This extension can:
- activeTab
- storage
- scripting
- tabs
This extension can access:
- <all_urls>
Additional Information
2.5.5
March 26, 2025
0.26 MB
en
Developer Information
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