Glyphs alternatives for Mac
Glyphs — Font editor — is installed 22 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask glyphs to install Glyphs itself.- FontBase2.6× the installs
- GIMP173.2× the installs
- Inkscape208.1× the installs
- Blender1422.1× the installs
- Sketch4.1× the installs
- ImageOptim29.0× the installs
- Shottr116.1× the installs
- CleanShot23.3× the installs
Full comparison
| Glyphs | FontBase | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Design & Graphics | Design & Graphics |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 4.2,4202 | 2026.7.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 22 | 57 |
| Install command | brew install --cask glyphs | brew install --cask fontbase |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.