Some Mac applications install their own fonts, and they often place them in the /Library/Application Support/ folder. When this occurs, you might notice one of the following conditions:
- Fonts listed in the Fonts menu vary from application to application.
- Those fonts appear in the application’s Font menu, even though you haven’t activated them.
To maintain application compatibility, FontAgent® leaves fonts in the /Library/Application Support/ folder and does not move them into your FontAgent database.
Subscription Fonts
Adobe and other font foundries give you the option of licensing their fonts through subscription services. Some of these services make the fonts available in standard file system locations, some in proprietary locations and others in hidden locations. Each of these services has its own font activation software that runs independent of macOS and FontAgent.
Special sets in FontAgent contain fonts activated by Adobe Fonts services so you can use those fonts just like any other fonts you have imported into FontAgent.
Beware of Moving Application Fonts
If you want to manage application-specific fonts, please check with the application’s developer to determine which fonts can be moved without crippling the app. If fonts can be moved, you can import them into your FontAgent database and manage them alongside your other fonts.
Some versions of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign install fonts in the /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Fonts folder. All the fonts except those in the Reqrd folder can be moved into FontAgent. If you have chosen to move required fonts from their original folders, those fonts must be active inside FontAgent for the corresponding Adobe apps to work as expected.