How to Download Google Web Fonts and Use in Offline Applications

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Fonts used on Blogsolute are from Google’s Web Font Library. Yes, they are very popular! Though, you can use them online in any applications, it wasn’t possible till now to download them and use it offline. Here’s how you can download Google font catalog on PC/Mac and then use it on Microsoft Word, Photoshop or anywhere you want to.

To begin with, you need two things:

  1. Account on Fonts.com (Register for free)
  2. SkyFonts software application (Download)
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How to start using Google Web Fonts offline?

  1. Open the SkyFonts application and sign in with Fonts.com account. At the same time, login Fonts.com on web browser too.
  2. Go to Fonts webpage and browse Gallery.
  3. Click on SkyFonts button corresponding to the font you want to download and Press “Add”.

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That’s it. Every font you select will now be synced with your Windows/Mac Computer. Now, when you click Manage Fonts button infront of Google Fonts in software application, you will notice .TTF fonts in a temporary directory.

Right click and install them to Windows Font library.

Do you know? You can create your own Fonts too!

From now on, in any application where Text can be written, you can select Google Web fonts too. Watch the video below for demonstration.

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Sid - May 28, 2013

Can we use these fonts on our websites by downloading them? and will there b any licensing issue by doing so?

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    Rohit Langde - May 28, 2013

    You don’t have to DOWNLOAD fonts to use it on website or any online application. Google Fonts Library can be directly used on web page if we define it in CSS/Headers.

    PS. I am not a web designer.

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shiva - June 14, 2013

It is helps how to use Google Web Fonts and Offline Applications –
it is really good

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logesh - June 16, 2013

thanks for this awesome information sir

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Vijendra - July 30, 2013

Can we use these fonts on our websites by downloading them ?

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    Sourojit Nandi - July 31, 2013

    For websites, you can directly use Google fonts.

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tmoody75 - September 21, 2013

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Mairaj - March 13, 2016

Hi Rohit,

Indeed an amazing post regarding Google Web Font. The video tutorial which you have shared with us is very useful to know more about Google Web Font in depth and use it effectively.

Keep sharing 🙂

Regards

Mairaj

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