--- title: Install System Font Previewer on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of System Font Previewer for on Ubuntu - Typeface specimen waterfall viewer, glyph inspector & font comparator url: https://snapcraft.io/install/system-font-previewer/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install System Font Previewer on **Ubuntu** # System Font Previewer [TC Studio (thanhcong1902)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhcong1902 "View all snaps from TC Studio (thanhcong1902)") * [TC Studio (thanhcong1902)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhcong1902 "View all snaps from TC Studio (thanhcong1902)") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/system-font-previewer/ubuntu#install) #### Typeface specimen waterfall viewer, glyph inspector & font comparator An interactive font specimen viewer, Unicode glyph coverage inspector, and side-by-side typeface comparison utility for Linux. A lightweight Linux alternative to NirSoft WinFontView for inspecting installed system fonts, user typefaces, and standalone TrueType or OpenType font files. Key features: * Enumerates all installed system and user font families with styles, weights, scalability, pitch classification (monospace vs proportional), and supported writing scripts. * Renders live multi-size waterfall specimens (10pt to 64pt) with customizable pangrams, baseline metric overlays, and real typographic ascent/descent/line-spacing measurements. * Displays an interactive Unicode character glyph grid with per-block codepoint coverage percentages and UTF-8 / Unicode metadata inspection. * Compares multiple typefaces side-by-side at matched point sizes and loads external .ttf / .otf files on demand without permanent installation. * Exports high-resolution PNG specimen sheets as well as CSV and JSON font inventory catalogs. Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by NirSoft. ### Package name * system-font-previewer --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * Today - latest/stable --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/system-font-previewer/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about system-font-previewer ›](https://snapcraft.io/system-font-previewer) ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install System Font Previewer Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install System Font Previewer To install System Font Previewer, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install system-font-previewer ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/system-font-previewer/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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