Font Finagler 2.0.3 (203)
Released: September 26, 2023
What's new in this version:
  • Font Finagler 2.0.3 fixes an issue where installing Font Finagler using the installer package would still require authorization upon the first launch.
Font Finagler 2.0.2 (202)
Released: September 25, 2023
What's new in this version:
  • Font Finagler 2.0.2 adds support for macOS 14 (Sonoma).
Font Finagler 2.0.1 (201)
Released: March 16, 2023
What's new in this version:
  • Font Finagler 2.0.1 adds support for macOS 13 (Ventura).
Font Finagler 2.0 (200)
Note: this update requires at least OS X 10.9 or greater.
Released: May 24, 2022
What's new in this version:

Features:

  • Font Finagler 2.0 is now extremely fast at searching for font cache files — up to 5 times faster than Font Finagler 1.5.
  • Font Finagler 2.0 now allows you to simultaneously search for and clean the font cache files for all users on your Mac.
  • Adds full support for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), and OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), macOS 10.12 (Sierra), macOS 10.13 (High Sierra), macOS 10.14 (Mojave), macOS 10.15 (Catalina), macOS 11 (Big Sur), and macOS 12 (Monterey)).
  • Adds support for font cache files of Adobe Creative Cloud applications including CC, and CC 2014 – CC 2022.
  • Adds support for font cache files of QuarkXPress 2015 – 2022.
  • Adds support for Microsoft Office 2016, 2019, and later.
  • Adds native support for Macs with Apple Silicon processors.
  • A reworked Font Cache Cleaner feature that is both more secure and more convenient. In Font Finagler 2.0, Font Cache Cleaner works just like the Admin-Free Font Cache Cleaner feature did in version 1.5: you (or your system administrator) authorizes once to install a privileged helper tool, and from then on, you needn’t enter your password each time you clean the font cache files.
  • Adds higher resolution artwork to support Macs with Retina displays.
  • Adds support for Dark Mode in macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and later.
  • Advanced: an updated finagler command-line tool to allow system administrators access to Font Finagler’s features to help customize their workflow.

Enhancements:

  • Font Finagler 2.0 is now properly code-signed and notarized by Apple, so you’ll no longer get error messages when trying to open it for the first time.
Font Finagler 1.5 (163)
Released: May 24, 2022
What's new in this version:

Features:

  • Improves support for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), OS X 10.7 (Lion), OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), and OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). While Font Finagler 1.5 may work in later versions of OS X/macOS, it is not officially supported.
  • Improves support for font cache files of Adobe Creative Suite applications up to CS6. Font Finagler 1.5 can clean some — but not all — of the font cache files of Adobe Creative Cloud apps. For full compatibility, users are encouraged to upgrade to Font Finagler 2.0.
  • Improves support for QuarkXPress font cache files up to QuarkXPress version 10.5.
  • Improves support for Microsoft Office font cache files up to Microsoft Office 2011.
  • The Font Icon Helper feature has been rewritten to work without having to modify other applications’ icons.

Enhancements:

  • Font Finagler 1.5 is now properly code-signed, so when you download it in OS X 10.8 - macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and launch it for the first time, you no longer get a “This application can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer.” error. (NOTE: this only applies when using Font Finagler 1.5 in macOS 10.14 and earlier. In macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and later, you’ll get a “Font Finagler can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.” error. While this can be worked around by Control-clicking on Font Finagler’s icon in the Finder and choosing “Open” from the contextual menu (see https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491 for more info), users are encouraged to upgrade to Font Finagler 2.0).
  • Enabled both the Font Icon Helper feature and the dfontifier feature when in Administrator-Free mode.
  • Improved the ability to print the Help ReadMe and Further Troubleshooting pages; disabled ability to print views that weren’t intended to be printable (Preferences window, Font Cache Cleaner view, etc.).
  • In Font Finagler’s About window, added the ability to click on the abbreviated serial number to display the full serial number.
  • Font Cache Cleaner: removed the “Preserve Font Book’s disabled Fonts” checkboxes and warnings in OS X 10.7 (Lion) and later, as they are no longer necessary.
  • Font Cache Cleaner: improved responsiveness of the UI while searching for font cache files.
  • When you clean the OS X font cache files in OS X 10.7 and later, Font Finagler is no longer launched upon login after you restart.
  • In Mac OS X 10.6 and later, warning and progress dialogs being shown as sheets no longer prevent you from quitting the application.

Bugfixes:

  • Fixed a bug that could cause Font Finagler to become unresponsive after launching.
  • The About Font Finagler window now updates dynamically to show the user’s (abbreviated) serial number when the user registers.
  • The warning dialogs about preserving Font Book’s disabled fonts are now shown in the Administrator-Free mode as well as normal user mode.
  • The warning dialogs about running Font Finagler in an unknown version of OS X are now shown in the Administrator-Free mode as well as normal user mode.
  • Font Cache Cleaner: fixed a bug that would prevent the restart or shutdown alert from being shown after a system font cache cleaning, where the user had just used up their last free cleaning.
  • Font Cache Cleaner: fixed the tableview’s contextual menu’s “Show View Options” menu item from being disabled in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
  • Fixed a bug preventing Font Finagler’s main window size and location from being saved between launches.
  • finagler: fixed a bug that prevented the finagler command-line tool from properly seeing registration information if Font Finagler was only registered in the user domain rather than for all users (h/t Jonathan Hoefler).
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the finagler helper tool from properly being installed in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
Font Finagler 1.5 beta 10 (160)
Released: June 15, 2010
What's new in this version:
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Administrator-Free feature of Font Finagler from being able to properly clean the font cache files.
Font Finagler 1.5 beta 9 (159)
Released: June 1, 2010
What's new in this version:
  • Removed the expiration date: Font Finagler beta 9 does not expire.
  • Font Finagler's command-line helper tool, finagler (installed at /usr/local/bin/finagler), now has a publicly available set of commands that System Administrators (or any users comfortable with the command-line) can use to list the font cache files, to clean the font cache files, to register Font Finagler on a Mac, and to manage the "Administrator-Free" mode and types of font caches that are allowed in this mode. For full details on the available commands and syntax, type /usr/local/bin/finagler --help or man finagler in a Terminal window. (You may want to add /usr/local/bin/ to your $PATH if it isn't already included).

    Users who are installing or upgrading to this version of Font Finagler by using the drag-and-drop disk image method, or Font Finagler's built-in auto-update feature will need to enable the Administrator-Free feature at least once before the new helper tool will be installed. To do so, launch Font Finagler 1.5 beta 9, choose Preferences… from the application menu, and then switch to the Administrator pane. Simply clicking the authorization lock in the lower left hand corner of the window and entering your name and password should be sufficient to assure that the new finagler helper tool and manpage are installed.

    System Administrators who are upgrading to this version of Font Finagler by using the Installer Package, note that the installer package will take care of installing the new helper tool and manpage itself, in addition to the Font Finagler application.