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Penfont vs mask bridge

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Penfont compared with mask bridge
Detail Penfontmask bridge logo mask bridge
What it doesYour handwriting, as a real font. Free, open-source plugin for Lightroom Classic that exports masks as PNG, TIFF or JPEG files
StageNot given Not given
Founded2023 Not given
Based inUS FR
Pricing modelPaid Open source
PricingNot given Pay what you want, from €0
Key features
  • Drop in photos of existing handwritten pages like notebook pages and letters (beta)
  • Print template and photograph for complete font creation
  • Edit individual letters: move, resize, clean up, or redraw
  • Letter variants and multiple font weights
  • One-click installation or export to .ttf and .woff formats
  • Private on-device processing with no uploads or accounts
  • Works with Pages, Keynote, Figma and other applications
  • Compatible with macOS 14 Sonoma or later on Apple Silicon or Intel
  • Export masks as PNG, TIFF or JPEG
  • Batch process multiple images and sequences
  • Local AI-powered object detection with RF-DETR
  • Standard and HD Fine Detail quality modes
  • Generate transparent PNG cutouts
  • Offline processing without internet or account
  • Matching filenames for images and masks
  • macOS and Windows support
  • MIT open-source license with source code on GitHub
  • Apple-signed and notarized builds
What makes it different
  • All processing stays on your Mac with no uploads or accounts required
  • Can read both printed templates and existing handwritten pages
  • Editable letters let you customize each character before finalizing
  • Create letter variants and multiple font weights from one handwriting sample
  • Exports masks as image files for use in 3D workflows, compositing and other tools outside Lightroom
  • Processes images locally on your computer with no internet or account required
  • Supports batch workflows for multi-view sequences used in photogrammetry and Gaussian splatting
  • Open source under MIT license with readable and modifiable code
  • Pay-what-you-want pricing with no license key required
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)5 +1 (up) since last check2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)62
Citation Flow (Majestic)1514
Referring domains (Majestic)54

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