Adobe Font Folio
Collection of OpenType fonts
Adobe Font Folio was a collection of more than 2,400 OpenType fonts, designed by several renowned type foundries. As of early 2005, there were around 10,000 fonts available in OpenType format. Adobe's font library makes up under a third of the total, all of which are included in Font Folio.
The product was discontinued in June 2022.
Version history
Version 7, released March 13, 1995. Had over 2,000 Type 1 (PostScript) typefaces. First release supporting Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems platforms.
Version 8, released in September, 1997.
Version 9, released in January, 2001. Had some OpenType typefaces, but still predominantly PostScript Type 1.
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