Open Source Fonts
It's really hard to find good open source fonts. This is an attempt to centralize a few of the more usable fonts. Most fonts are licensed under the GPL, the OFL, or the Apache license.
The Libertine family of fonts are very professional-looking and refined. Linux Libertine has variants in bold, italic, bold italic, and small caps. This family of fonts also includes Biolinum, a non-linear sans-serif font that is still in development. The Linux Libertine font family is available under the GPL and the OFL.
The Droid family of fonts was created by Ascender, in conjunction with Google's Android project. It includes a serif font, a sans-serif font, and a basic Sans Mono that appears to be coding-friendly. A Droid Sans Condensed is also in the works. Some derivatives of these fonts may be under proprietary licensing, but the base fonts are released under an Apache 2.0 License, just like the rest of the Android project.
In 2007 the popular Linux vendor Red Hat produced three different fonts under the GPL. Liberation Serif is an alternative to Times New Roman, Liberation Sans is an alternative to Arial or Helvetica, and Liberation Mono is an alternative to Courier-type fonts.
Libertine Font Family
The Libertine family of fonts are very professional-looking and refined. Linux Libertine has variants in bold, italic, bold italic, and small caps. This family of fonts also includes Biolinum, a non-linear sans-serif font that is still in development. The Linux Libertine font family is available under the GPL and the OFL.
Home page: Libertine Open Fonts Project.
Download a .zip folder of the whole font family here.
Download a .zip folder of the whole font family here.
Droid Font Family
The Droid family of fonts was created by Ascender, in conjunction with Google's Android project. It includes a serif font, a sans-serif font, and a basic Sans Mono that appears to be coding-friendly. A Droid Sans Condensed is also in the works. Some derivatives of these fonts may be under proprietary licensing, but the base fonts are released under an Apache 2.0 License, just like the rest of the Android project.
Home page: DroidFonts.com.
Download an archived copy of Droid Fonts in a .zip folder here. More recent versions may be available from GitHub.
Download an archived copy of Droid Fonts in a .zip folder here. More recent versions may be available from GitHub.
Red Hat Liberation Fonts
In 2007 the popular Linux vendor Red Hat produced three different fonts under the GPL. Liberation Serif is an alternative to Times New Roman, Liberation Sans is an alternative to Arial or Helvetica, and Liberation Mono is an alternative to Courier-type fonts.
Home page: Liberation Fonts at Fedora Hosted.
Download a .zip folder of the fonts here. Check for more current versions at Fedora Hosted.
Inconsolata
Inconsolata is a fairly polished monospace font created by Ralph Levien. It is still under development, but will be released under the OFL.
Home page: Inconsolata at Levien.com.
Download the font in OpenType format or a .pfa file. (Sorry, no TrueType file available.)
