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Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry vs Google Fonts

Q: What is the difference between Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry and Google Fonts for Editing?

Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry (Free): no. Google Fonts (Free): yes.

Q: What is the difference between Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry and Google Fonts for Redistribution?

Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry (Free): no. Google Fonts (Free): limited.

Q: What is the difference between Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry and Google Fonts for Survives Cancellation?

Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry (Free): no. Google Fonts (Free): yes.

Side-by-side comparison of licensing terms between Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry and Google Fonts.

License Comparison

Hover or tap any field name to see what it means. Highlighted rows indicate differences.

Field	Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry Free · Free Visit Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry	Google Fonts Free · Free Visit Google Fonts
	✓	✓
	✓	✓
	✗	✓
	Not required	Not required
	✗	✗
	✗	~You can redistribute the font files under the same SIL Open Font License, but you cannot sell the fonts standalone.
	✓	✓
	✓	✓
	✓	✓
	✗	✓Published
	✗	✗
	✗	✗

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Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry

Free

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Google Fonts

Free

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Price

Free

Prices may vary by region and are subject to change.

Download

Yes

Commercial Use

Yes

Editing

Font files cannot be modified. You use them as-is for typesetting.

Yes

Attribution

Exclusive Rights

Redistribution

Cannot redistribute font files. Must direct others to Fontshare to download.

You can redistribute the font files under the same SIL Open Font License, but you cannot sell the fonts standalone.

Print Use

Yes

Digital Use

Yes

Client Work

Yes

Survives Cancellation

Lose it

Forever

Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry:

Fontshare fonts cannot be redistributed - you must direct others to download from fontshare.com.

While currently free, licensing terms could change for future releases. Downloaded fonts retain their original license.

Google Fonts:

While Google Fonts are free to use, you must comply with the SIL Open Font License terms when redistributing font files.

Key Differences

Fields where these platforms differ

Editing

Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry:✗

Google Fonts:✓

Redistribution

Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry:✗

Google Fonts:~You can redistribute the font files under the same SIL Open Font License, but you cannot sell the fonts standalone.

Survives Cancellation

Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry:✗

Google Fonts:✓Published

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