How to Install Your Handwriting Font on Windows or Mac
After you export a TTF from ConvertBuddy, installation is straightforward. A few extra checks help avoid duplicate-font and caching problems.
Export the TTF file first
ConvertBuddy's TTF output is the normal choice when you want to install your handwriting font on a computer. Save the file somewhere easy to find and keep your JSON project backup separately so you can edit and regenerate the font later.
Install your handwriting font on Windows
On current Windows versions, Microsoft documents font installation from a TrueType or OpenType file. After downloading the TTF, extract it first if it is inside a ZIP archive, then right-click the font file and choose Install. Windows also provides font management under Settings → Personalization → Fonts.
If the font does not appear immediately in an application that was already open, close and reopen that application so it refreshes its font list.
Install your handwriting font on macOS
macOS uses Font Book to install and manage fonts. Apple supports TrueType fonts, including .ttf files. You can double-click the font file in Finder and choose Install, drag the file into Font Book, or use Font Book's Add Fonts command. Font Book also validates fonts during installation.
If you are replacing an older version with the same family name, remove or resolve the duplicate first. Font caches can otherwise make it look as if your latest changes were ignored.
Using the font in apps
After operating-system installation, compatible desktop applications can usually access the font through their normal font picker. The exact refresh behavior varies by application. If the font is missing, restart the app before reinstalling the font.
For web pages, installing the font on your own computer is not enough for visitors. Export WOFF and load it through your site's CSS instead; see TTF vs WOFF.
When a revised font looks unchanged
This commonly happens when you export a new file with the same internal family name while the previous version remains installed. For testing, either uninstall the older font before installing the replacement or temporarily change the family name in ConvertBuddy, for example from My Handwriting to My Handwriting Test 2.
Official font-management references
For operating-system-specific details, see Microsoft Support: Manage Fonts in Windows and Apple Support: Install and validate fonts in Font Book.
Keep the editable project
An installed TTF is the finished font, not the best editing archive. Save the ConvertBuddy project backup if you may later redraw one character, improve spacing or add extended symbols. That keeps the original captured strokes and refinement settings available.
Test a paragraph and verify that the core character set is complete. Fixing missing punctuation before installation is easier than discovering it in a finished document.
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