Fontshare

Use it when

You need high-quality free fonts for client or personal work and want a curated ITF-backed library with clear personal/commercial permission—not random “free font” dumps.

What it does well

• Curated free families from Indian Type Foundry, positioned for real design use rather than novelty downloads
• 100% free personal and commercial use for fonts listed on Fontshare (per Licenses / Free Font License v2.0)
• Two license tracks: Closed Source ITF Free Font License (Fontshare-exclusive) and Open Source SIL OFL hosts
• Self-hosting webfonts on your own servers is expressly permitted and recommended; Fontshare API is optional for web use
• Browse and pair type, then download desktop/webfont kits or optionally serve via Fontshare API snippets
• Covers common design media needs (print, web, apps, and related uses) within each license’s terms

Skip it when

• The brand brief mandates a specific paid retail font outside Fontshare’s free list
• You need to redistribute or hand font software to external vendors without checking FFL/OFL limits
• You want AI-generated lettering or logo marks rather than licensed typefaces
• You need Adobe Fonts–style subscription sync across Creative Cloud apps as the primary library
• You only want the broadest possible OFL catalog—Google Fonts may cover more families

Fits your workflow

Pick a family or pair on Fontshare → confirm FFL vs OFL for that face → download and self-host (recommended) or optionally embed via Fontshare API → apply in Figma/code. Keep license notes with the brand system so teammates fetch fonts legally instead of emailing raw font files around.