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Alternatives to WhatFont
20 browser extensions tools sit alongside WhatFont in this directory. Below is what separates each from WhatFont on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 20
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- WhatFont starts at
- Free
Why people look past WhatFont
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the WhatFont entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
WhatFont publishes a single plan, Free at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Dark mode for every website
Priced and rated the same as WhatFont on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Screen capture and image annotation
Priced and rated the same as WhatFont on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Open-source userscript manager for Safari on Mac and iOS
Priced and rated the same as WhatFont on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Safari userscript manager that runs Tampermonkey scripts
- Starts $5 a one-time dearer, at $5/one-time.
- 2 tiers to WhatFont's 1.
The original userscript manager, for Firefox
Priced and rated the same as WhatFont on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
User scripts and user styles in one Firefox extension
Priced and rated the same as WhatFont on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every WhatFont alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhatFont (this page) | Free | - | 1 | |
| Dark ReaderBrowser extension for visual web inspection that includes typography analysis alongside dark mode features | Free | - | - | vs WhatFont |
| Awesome ScreenshotScreenshot and annotation tool with font inspection capabilities for design reference | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| Userscripts | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| Stay | Free, then $5/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs WhatFont |
| Greasemonkey | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| FireMonkey | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| Arc | Free | Free | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| LanguageTool | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs WhatFont |
| Ghostery | Free | - | - | vs WhatFont |
| Momentum | Free | - | 2 | vs WhatFont |
| Night Eye | Free | - | 4 | vs WhatFont |
| ColorZilla | Free | Free | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| Hemingway Editor | Free, then $8.33/month | - | 4 | vs WhatFont |
| Keeper | Free, then $1.79/month | - | 3 | vs WhatFont |
| Fireshot | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| Mercury Reader | Free | Free | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| Capital One Shopping | Free | - | - | vs WhatFont |
| Honey | Free | - | - | vs WhatFont |
| HTTPS Everywhere | Free | Free | 1 | vs WhatFont |
| Instapaper | Free | - | - | vs WhatFont |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the WhatFont badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (20)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Dark Reader , Free
- Awesome Screenshot , Free
- Userscripts , Free
- Stay , Free, then $5/one-time
- Greasemonkey , Free
- FireMonkey , Free
- Arc , Free
- LanguageTool , Free
What you would be giving up
WhatFont is most often brought in for identifying typefaces used on competitor websites for design research, sourcing font inspiration from high-performing landing pages, discovering web font services like google fonts or typekit on sites. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If WhatFont is broadly right and the question is cost, the WhatFont pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Browser Extensions category lists everything the directory holds, and best browser extensions tools ranks them.
WhatFont runs on chrome, firefox, arc. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about WhatFont alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to WhatFont?
- 20 other browser extensions tools are listed in this directory, led by Dark Reader, Awesome Screenshot, Userscripts, Stay. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to WhatFont?
- 20 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Dark Reader, Awesome Screenshot, Userscripts, Stay, Greasemonkey.
- Why do people look for an alternative to WhatFont?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from WhatFont?
- WhatFont is most often brought in for identifying typefaces used on competitor websites for design research, sourcing font inspiration from high-performing landing pages, discovering web font services like google fonts or typekit on sites. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to WhatFont?
- Userscripts, Greasemonkey, FireMonkey are recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these WhatFont alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Browser Extensions, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare WhatFont against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against WhatFont covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every browser extensions tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Browser Extensions category, 20 tools beside WhatFont. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.