Locale is a browser-based font preview tool by Josh Puckett (Recall, Raycast). You load fonts directly from your system, then audition them with custom sample text, size and weight sliders, italic toggle, and a choice of backgrounds — white, black, or a painting. Grid and list views, plus a logo upload mode for checking how a typeface works with your mark.
No installs, no accounts, no uploading fonts to a third-party server. Your fonts stay local.
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Locale — preview local fonts in the browser
A clean browser tool from Josh Puckett for auditioning locally installed fonts. Size and weight sliders, grid/list view, italic toggle, custom backgrounds, and a logo upload mode. No accounts, no uploads — your fonts stay on your machine.
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