Install Fonts From Google With Typecatcher
Typecatcher is an open source tool written in Python that allows you to easily install fonts from google locally so that you can use them in your desktop applications.
Install
Installation on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 couldn't be simpler. Just run the command below:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install typecatcher
PPA
There's also a PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:andrewsomething/typecatcher
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install
Monospace Fonts
Here is a list of monospace fonts in there that I could find (in no particular order).
- Roboto Mono - Great small font for Netbeans in Bold
- Overpass Mono - Great size 12 font for Netbeans in SemiBold
- Ubuntu Mono - Best small bold font in ubuntu terminal
- Source Code Pro
- ibm plex mono
- Fira Mono
- Inconsolata
- Space Mono
- Cutive Mono
- Oxygen Mono
- PT Mono
- Anonymous Pro
- Cousine
- Droid Sans Mono
- nanum Gothic Coding
- nova mono
- share tech mono
- VT323
- press start 2p - definitely just for games
Nice Non-monospace Fonts
Here are some fonts that aren't monospace, but I felt were worth remembering and looking at:
- Arvo