Speaking of text, GIMP can work with all sorts of fonts, and you can even add third-party fonts to it. This is pretty easy to do, and in this article, we’ll show you how to add fonts to GIMP.
How can I add fonts to GIMP?
1. Add fonts by using GIMP
Note: If you’re unable to overwrite the fonts.conf file, you’ll need to modify your permissions. When we tried to save our changes, the file wasn’t overwritten, instead, we were asked to save our changes as a new file. This isn’t what we want, since the original file will remain unchanged, and our new fonts won’t be added. To fix that, we need to change a few permissions. This method might be a bit complicated, but it’s useful if you want the new font that you downloaded to be available just in GIMP and not system-wide. And if you just want to add new fonts, you just need to extract them to the same directory that you used and they’ll be automatically added to GIMP.
2. Add fonts globally
Instead of installing the font, you can also move it to the Fonts directory inside your Windows folder, and it will be installed automatically. Although this method is a lot simpler, it will install fonts globally and in GIMP, so you’ll be able to use them in any application on your PC.
Conclusion
Adding fonts to GIMP is simple, and there are two ways to do that. While the second method of installing fonts globally is a lot faster and simpler, it might not be what some users need. If you want to install dozens of fonts just in GIMP, then you’ll have to extract them to a specific folder and modify the fonts.conf file accordingly. If you’re working with different fonts constantly, and you need to organize them better, you might want to consider using font management software in the future.
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