Typeface 4.5.1
October 15th, 2026This release includes support for auto activation on macOS 27. When > > > is enabled Typeface will automatically activate fonts when opening documents in native macOS apps.
Due to permission restrictions on macOS 27 an additional helper app is available to enable auto activation for the Mac App Store version of Typeface. This helper app listens for font requests and securely forwards them to Typeface. It’s not necessary for the Standalone and Setapp versions. Learn more
| IMPROVED | Added support for auto activation on macOS 27 |
| IMPROVED | Always choose a custom folder to sync new Google Fonts, as macOS 27 may deactivate fonts in the standard app library folder |
| IMPROVED | Added support for Unicode version 18.0 |
| IMPROVED | Auto scroll to keep cursor visible when editing notes |
| FIXED | Prevent crash when removing font while viewing Info detail tab |
| FIXED | Keep search field active when dragging to select input text on macOS 27 |
| FIXED | Prevent crash when viewing invalid font with incorrect glyph name indices |
| FIXED | Allow selecting text in Info tab when preview header is collapsed |
| FIXED | Correctly align count label in sidebar when the sidebar icon size is small or large |
| FIXED | Display all characters when preview header is collapsed during scrolling |
| FIXED | Prevent black rows in Family Editor and Duplicates Panel on macOS 12 Monterey and macOS 13 Ventura |
| FIXED | Removed incorrect rounded corners in Pairing Studio when using a custom background color |