[Macworld]

Post your comments for Fontcase font management tool released here

[leicaman]

It looks like a nice program. The glyp preview seems useful. And the fact it copies fonts out of the vault and places them in OS X's font folder (leaving the font itself safe in the vault) is an interesting idea. But do you need to log out to make the fonts available to the system? Probably not.

Extensis Suitcase Fusion 2 has finally won me over. The fact Fusion 2 doesn't need to be running except when actually managing fonts is compelling. And the fact it comes with Font Doctor. And font activation plug-ins for Adobe apps and Quark make is the real choice for professionals. Finally I don't miss AFM.

And considering the Fusion 2 upgrade price is about the same as this program's price, it's hard to jump ship for a program with fewer capabilities. But for someone who isn't into heavy-duty font management, or who doesn't need Font Doctor, this seems like a good choice for me.

[tfrogh]

It will be hard to woo me away from FontAgent Pro from Insider software. After years of abuse and neglect from Extensis, finding FAP was like finding the Lord after years or sinning (or so I guess since I am a happy sinner). FAP just works. No muss. No fuss.
This sounds like a great product for a home user.
Tom

[Whit_G]

Once again I have to chime in for Linotype's until-recently-free FontExplorer (it now costs $40 until the end of February, then $80). It doesn't exactly have a side-by-side compare feature (though you can nearly get that by creating a set with whatever fonts you want to compare, then flipping quickly through them), but it does have everything that I see in Leicaman's post about Suitcase, which I kicked to the curb as soon as FEX debuted.
Read more here:
http://www.fontexplorerx.com/pro

[hmurchison]

Now if only fonts were affordable. I'd have more than the hundred or so that comes with my system.

[JeffM]

Poor MasterJuggler never gets any love in these discussions.
But then, I'm using Suitcase at work and FontExplorer X (The still working free version) at home, so I guess I won't be the one to break the drought. :P

[alansky]

Although Suitcase Fusion 2 does add features that may be of interest to people who work in fast-paced production environments, I found this upgrade utterly underwhelming (a step backwards, actually, as far as the interface is concerned). Too little, too late. That's my take on Suitcase Fusion 2.

[igeekonline]

I really think it's inappropriate for you all to compare Fontcase to FAP, Suitcase and Font Explorer without first downloading and using Fontcase for the 15 day trial. I own a copy of all these FAP 4, Suitcase Fusion 2, and Font Explorer. I have used them all and until now Suitcase Fusion was my choice only because Linotype took forever to push updates for Font Explorer. But I have taken the time to install Fontcase, read the manual and actually use it. It's now my favorite. On the surface Fontcase looks simple with few features but it is not at all. It has all the features of Suitcase Fusion 2 and more, except for the Font Sense Technology. It makes up for this with features that no other font manager has. These features are geared toward graphic designers and take more of a visual approach to font management. Also while it's true Fontcase doesn't have a background process that handles fonts without the app being open, while open Fontcase takes up very little system resources. At least download the trial version, read the short manual and use it before you blow it off as a consumer level font manager and not an app designed for professionals. Because you are just wrong.