OTF to PFA Converter
Select files for conversion or just drag and drop them to the upload area
How to convert OTF files to PFA online?
Step 1.
Upload OTF-file
Click "Choose File" button to select a otf file on your computer. OTF file size can be up to 50 Mb.
Step 2.
Convert OTF to PFA
Click "Convert" button to start conversion.
Step 3.
Download your PFA
When the conversion process is complete, you can download the PFA file.
Information about OTF and PFA file formats
| Name | OTF | PFA |
| Full name | OTF, OpenType Font | PostScript type 1 font |
| File extension | .otf | .pfa |
| MIME type | ||
| Developed by | Adobe & Microsoft | Adobe Systems |
| Type of format | Misc | |
| Description | The OTF file is most commonly associated with computer fonts. It was developed by both Adobe and Microsoft and has been introduced to Mac OS X and Windows 2000. This OpenType Font format is similar to the TTF (TrueType Font) format. What sets the OTF format apart from other font file formats is that it is scalable. | This is a 7-bit font format used for directly downloading to a PostScript printer. It has two character encoding in hexadecimal. It has good compatibility with multiple font formats. PFA contains an outline for font symbols and is formatted in ASCII text data. |
| Technical details | Similar to TrueType Font files, the OTF format also contains aspects of the equaly popular PostScript format, creating a single file that combines aspects of both. OTF files have several major advantages. They are fully scalable and can thus be resized without any loss in quality. Furthermore, they contain a new line and typographic layouts with the already known technology of TrueType and PostScript. | |
| File conversion | OTF conversion | PFA conversion |
| Associated programs | AMP Font Viewer (Windows), Apple Font Book (MAC), FontForge (Windows, MAC & Linux), Microsoft Windows Font Viewer (Windows) | TypeTool |
| Wiki | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/opentype/ | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostScript_fonts |
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