About Counterpunch

What is Counterpunch?

Counterpunch is a modern, open-source font editor that runs directly in your browser. No installation required, no desktop application to download—just open your browser and start designing fonts.

Built with modern web technologies, Counterpunch brings professional font editing capabilities to the web, making type design more accessible while maintaining the power and precision that font designers need.

Key Features

  • Browser-based - Works entirely in your web browser without installation
  • Open Source - Free and open for anyone to use, inspect, and contribute to
  • Modern Interface - Clean, intuitive design that focuses on your creative work
  • AI Assistant - Built-in AI assistant to help with common font editing tasks
  • Privacy-focused - Your font projects stay on your device, with minimal data collection
  • Cross-platform - Works on any modern browser across Windows, macOS, and Linux

Open Source

Counterpunch is open-source software, built in the open for the type design community. You can view the source code, report issues, and contribute to the project on GitHub: View on GitHub ↗︎

Design Approach

Counterpunch takes a variable-first and complex-scripts-first approach to font design:

  • Variable-first - Built from the ground up with variable fonts in mind, making it natural to design fonts that adapt across weight, width, and custom axes
  • Complex-scripts-first - Designed to handle complex writing systems like Arabic, Devanagari, and other scripts with sophisticated shaping requirements from day one

These aren't afterthoughts or advanced features—they're fundamental to how Counterpunch works, ensuring that modern font design capabilities are accessible to everyone.

Philosophy

We believe that font design tools should be accessible, transparent, and focused on the designer's needs. Counterpunch is built on these principles:

  • Accessibility - Font design shouldn't require expensive software or powerful hardware
  • Privacy - Your creative work is yours alone—we don't collect or sell your data
  • Transparency - Open source means you can see exactly how the software works
  • Community - Built with and for the type design community

Roadmap

Counterpunch is currently in active development. Here's what's coming:

  • Public Beta - Late Spring 2026: Open beta release for wider testing and feedback from the type design community
  • Version 1.0 - October 2026: Full production release with stable APIs and comprehensive documentation
  • Beyond 1.0 - We're exploring an online collaboration platform to enable real-time teamwork on font projects

Get Started

Ready to start designing fonts? Try the editor now—no account required: Try the Font Editor ↗︎

Contact

For questions, feedback, or support, you can reach out through GitHub issues or follow the project for updates.