FreeType is a Library (computer science) that implements a font engine. It is used to font rasterization and provides support for other font-related operations.
As of 2005, the latest version of FreeType is FreeType 2.1.10, which supports an assortment of font formats, including TrueType, Type 1 font, and OpenType.
FreeType is open source, available for use under the GNU General Public License or a license similar to the BSD license. The authors listed in the license file are David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
= External links =
[http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/freetype FreeType homepage]