Birdfont vs Affinity Designer

Comparing the features of Birdfont to Affinity Designer

Feature
Birdfont
Affinity Designer

Capability Features

Advanced Typography
Flow text along pathCustom typographyLigaturesArtistic textCharacter stylesParagraph styles
Arabic Script Support
Autotrace Raster Images
Background Images
Backup and Crash Recovery
Batch Import/Export
Combine Color Spaces
Contour Tool
Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizable Color Themes
Customizable Grids and Guides
Customizable Shortcuts
Drawing Tools
Enhanced Pencil Tool
Auto CloseSmoothnessUse Line Style
Font Export
TTFOTFSVGEOTCOLR/CPAL
Grayscale and No FX View Modes
Grayscale ViewNo FX View
Handle Large Documents
HiDPI Support
Import and Merge Fonts
Kerning Tools
Knife Tool
Layer Groups and Color Tagging
Layer States
Ligature Creation
Linked Symbols and Constraints
Live Outline View
Match Attributes Tool
Monochrome and Color Fonts
Multi-language UI
Multi-master Export
Non-destructive Adjustments
Pixel Preview Mode
Print and Digital Output
DigitalPrintMerchandise
Raster Workspace
RTL Script Support
Save Workspace Setups
Shape Builder
Stroke Width Control
SVG Parser
Undo/Redo
Unicode Support
Unlimited Artboards
Unlimited
Unlimited Objects per Document
Thousands
Variable Font Support
Vector Warp
Vector Workspace
X-ray View
Zoom Level
One million percent and beyond

Integration Features

Adobe Illustrator Integration
Command Line Utilities
birdfont-autotracebirdfont-importbirdfont-export
Cross-device File Compatibility
Export Format
TTFOTFSVG
Export to CNC Single Stroke
Import Formats
SVGTTFOTF
Inkscape Integration
Multi-Platform Availability
WindowsmacOSiPad
Supported File Format
JPEGPDFSVGPSDPNGTIFFGIFDWGDXF
Supported Platforms
WindowsLinuxMac OS XBSD
Vectornator Support

Limitation Features

No Cloud/Browser App
No Explicit Commercial Licensing

Other Features

Open Source

Pricing Features

Donation Support
Free Tier
Free Trial
Subscription Option