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Convert BDF to TTF

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Is it possible to convert BDF to TTF?
Yes - BDF converts to TTF.

FontForge opens a BDF and can generate a TrueType (.ttf). Note the result embeds the bitmap (or auto-traced outlines); a bitmap font becomes a fixed-look TTF rather than a truly smooth scalable outline. db lists ttf with 12 programs - FontForge is the reliable, free one.

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Also to TTF: WOFF · SVG · OTF

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Last verified Oct 2026

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How to convert BDF to TTF

Converting a .BDF file to .TTF lets you open the content in software that prefers the .TTF format, though some details may change compared with the original. The programs listed below open .BDF files and can save or export them to .TTF (or a closely related format). One of them is Fontographer: Fontographer is a professional font design application originally created by Altsys Corporation, later acquired by Macromedia, and now maintained by FontLab….

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

Programs that convert BDF

Fontographer
Fontographer for Mac
FontLab Studio
Online font converter
FreeFontConverter

About these formats

.BDF Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format

A BDF file is a bitmap font in the Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format, defined by Adobe and widely used in the X Window System on Linux and Unix. The file is plain ASCII text, so any text…

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.TTF TrueType Font

A TTF file is a TrueType Font - a scalable vector typeface created by Apple in 1991 and now supported on every major OS. To install it, double-click the file and click Install on Windows,…

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