Version 10-2025 does not start on MacOs 15.7 arm
Author: cbertelliCreated Jul 27, 2026Updated Jul 27, 2026
I installed the command line with homebrew and and the application with homebrew-cask and neither runs.
It seems the command line is affected by a missing python package,
$ /opt/homebrew/bin/fontforge
Copyright (c) 2000-2025. See AUTHORS for Contributors.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
with many parts BSD <http://fontforge.org/license.html>. Please read LICENSE.
Version: 20251009
Based on sources from 2025-10-09 19:02 UTC-D.
Core python package 'pkg_resources' not found: Cannot discover plugins
>>> quit() This is packaged with python 3.14 which does not support pkg_resources anymore.
While the Application does not start, calling the binary
$ /Applications/FontForge.app/Contents/Resources/opt/local/bin/fontforge I get a Killed: 9 reply.
Dowloading the MacOs application from the site, it does not run because is compiled for Intel processors only.
Source: fontforge/fontforge