Mac OS X Font Manager

Question

Looking for Font Manager for large number of fonts, which can temporary install active into system. Commercial or Open Source, doesn't matter. Please recommend.

Answer 1

Your major players are FontExplorer X, FontAgent Pro, and Suitcase Fusion. You'll find proponents and opponents of all three. There aren't really any worthwhile freeware or open source font managers.

Answer 2

Never used it, but read good things about FontExplorer X. Excerpt:

FontExplorer X Pro – Font management from the font experts

Optimized for professional use, the FontExplorer® X Pro solution gives you the power you need to manage all your fonts.

Now you can more easily manage, activate and organize your existing font collection as well as find and experiment with new fonts. Whether you’ve got a hard drive full of typefaces or a few cherished families, FontExplorer X Pro handles your font library quickly, efficiently and reliably. And when you’re ready to add to your collection, you can view thousands of classic designs and the latest releases from independent foundries using the integrated store.

FontExplorer X Pro features an enhanced user interface with a configurable toolbar, activation control, comprehensive font information at your fingertips, customizable font previews, back-up functionality and access to FontExplorer X Server. Used together, FontExplorer X Pro and FontExplorer X Server are your complete solution for organizing, exploring and buying fonts and managing font licenses.

Answer 3

There is also Fontcase.

Fontcase is a font manager with an elegant and powerful workflow to help you perfectly organise and preview your fonts.

Fontcase shows beautiful previews of your fonts and has a powerful tagging system which integrates with Typedia.