I first started using Suitcase Fusion when version 3 was released about three years ago. Recently I upgraded to version 5, and found that it offers some interesting new features, while remaining an indispensable part of my digital toolset.

I have a license for Adobe’s Font Folio and scores of others, so with more than 6,000 fonts on my computer I rely heavily on Suitcase extensively to manage them. Suitcase Fusion makes this simple by allowing the creation of font sets and the ability to activate fonts with a simple mouse click.

Suitcase Fusion 5 is a third party application that provides additional functionality to OS X system and enjoys a popularity among Mac users. However, instead of installing it by dragging its icon to the Application folder, uninstalling Suitcase Fusion 5 may need you to do more than a. Suitcase is designed exactly for this need. There are few better tools for designing and managing fonts than Macs. Suitcase Fusion is strictly for design professionals who need advanced control over their fonts such as interactive font and glyph previews, tear-off (drag-n.

Taking that one step further, you can activate the fonts permanently or temporarily. Temporarily activated fonts will not be activated the next time you start your computer, saving you the trouble of deactivating them manually.

Smart sets continue to be an easy way to group fonts by searching for common attributes such as a word in the font name. The screenshot below shows a smart set based on Garamond being in the name:

You can set as many conditions as you’d like and choose to match any of them or all of them.

Did you ever wish you could create a set from fonts those used in a particular document? Piece of cake. Open the Suitcase Fusion 5 menu from InDesign or Illustrator (this feature is available in Photoshop as well, but is located under the File > Automate menu) and choose Creative Document Set.

Collecting the font files from Suitcase Fusion 5 is also snap. Just right-click on the font or the set and choose Collect Fonts for Output (you’ll want to check the license before sending the fonts anywhere).

The Extensis panels introduced in Suitcase Fusion 4 are back in version 5 as well and just as handy as ever providing easy access to your complete font library plus Google web fonts. Activating a font is just a click or two away from Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign (CS4 and later). Photoshop users can access fonts from Extensis’ web font service, WebInk to easily create comps for web sites.

This is a real timesaver especially early on in the creative process where a lot of experimenting is going to take place.

What’s new in version 5?

As with many applications that have been around for a while, Suitcase Fusion 5 is an evolutionary upgrade, not a revolutionary one. That said, there are some noteworthy new features. Let’s take a look.

Creative Cloud Compatibility

Suitcase Fusion 5 includes auto-activation plugins for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and InCopy. New in Suitcase Fusion 5 though are Creative Cloud versions as well as compatibility with Creative Suite 3 and later (InCopy support is CS4 and later). For QuarkXPress users, compatibility is for version 7 through 9. I would expect an update for versions 10 after it ships.

Quick Comp

How many times have you had to create a mock up of a page for a client to show the proposed font pairings? It’s grunt work that requires setting up a page, creating a layout and choosing a couple of fonts. Enter one of the more handy new features of Suitcase Fusion 5, Quick Comp.

Featuring a host of different templates to choose from such books, magazines and posters, you pick one, click on titles and body text, and choose the font you want. From there you can easily print a copy. Extensis is considering adding more templates if there’s enough interest among their customers.

Once you’re satisfied with your QuckComp, you can print out a page. Given that the result is one you’d likely be sharing with someone else, one addition I’d like to see for a future version would be the ability to export a PDF and attach it to an email.

Reorganized Interface

If you’ve used earlier versions you’ll feel right at home in Suitcase Fusion 5 but you’ll undoubtedly notice a few changes. These include moving the info and attributes panels to the right side of the screen where they’re very easily accessible. This makes tagging fonts with keywords and attributes a snap.

One License for Two Machines

Along with Creative Cloud compatibility Extensis is now offering Suitcase Fusion 5 licensing similar to Adobe’s license, for one user on two machines with no regard to platform while keeping pricing the same. This effectively cuts the price in half for anyone with two installations. Font Doctor, a separate tool for repairing common font problems, is still included as part of the purchase.

Should you buy it?

If you’re a Creative Cloud subscriber and have depended on earlier versions of Suitcase Fusion, this is pretty much a no-brainer upgrade, especially given the new two machine, cross-platform license.

If you’re not using any font manager and are tired of those “missing fonts” messages and the effort of manually move fonts in and out of folders, Extensis will let you take it for a test drive for 30 days. Givne the benefits of using Suitcase Fusion, I’ll be surprised after that time you won’t be convinced.

Suitcase Fusion 5 is available for Mac and Windows for $99.95. Upgrades from Suitcase Fusion 3 and 4 are $49.95.

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Maximize your productivity and creativity. The best way to view, organize, and use every font in your collection now delivers more ways to enhance your productivity. The new Suitcase Fusion 9 makes it easy to find and manage fonts through documents you’ve created in the past, so you can recall and get the fonts you need. Updated plug-ins also keep you compatible with updated creative applications.

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All of Your Fonts at Your Fingertips

Manage all of your fonts from one source, no matter how many you have—including your system fonts, purchased fonts, fonts synced from Adobe Typekit, Google Fonts, and more. Turn them on and off as you need. Suitcase Fusion offers you the best way to organize, find, view, and use them within your existing workflow

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Easily Manage and Share Fonts Across Your Creative Team

Give every designer, from your in-house team to freelancers to publishers, access to the specific fonts they need based on the projects they’re working on.

Here's a press release about it from Adobe Max 2018:

Extensis’ New Suite of Font Management Solutions Optimized for Adobe Creative Cloud

Company unveils new versions of Suitcase Fusion, Universal Type Server, and updates for Suitcase TeamSync, the professional font managers used by more than 100,000 creative professionals worldwide

Portland, Ore.―October 16, 2018―Today from Adobe® MAX – The Creativity Conference in Los Angeles – Extensis® unveiled new versions of its suite of professional font managers. With all new font auto-activation plug-ins, designers can access their font collections directly from the latest Adobe Creative Cloud® applications, including InDesign® CC, Photoshop® CC, Illustrator® CC, InCopy® CC, and After Effects® CC.

With offerings for individual designers, small creative teams, and larger enterprises, Extensis’ font management solutions increase productivity and ensure creative professionals have the exact fonts they need when they need them. New solutions include:

Suitcase Fusion 9

For creative users who only require one or two licenses, Suitcase Fusion® 9 includes easy font discovery, font auto-activation in Adobe applications, and guaranteed font accuracy as well as delivers more ways to enhance designers’ productivity.

All new Document Font Tracking, Document Thumbnails, and Document Information Tabs quickly find and gather detailed font information from projects without having to open the parent applications. Sortable Font Views also help designers see their fonts by a selected criteria type, such as name, foundry, style, activation, favorites, and more. New integrations with the MyFonts ® by Monotype enable designers to procure fonts from MyFonts.com collection of more than 130,000 professional fonts and activate them automatically in Suitcase Fusion 9.

Learn about all the advancements in Suitcase Fusion 9 and access a free 15-day trial.

Suitcase TeamSync

Designed for small creative teams who need to sync up and share fonts, Suitcase TeamSync provides a cloud-based repository for immediate font access. Included free with Suitcase TeamSync is the all-new Suitcase Fusion 9, empowering teams with easy font discovery, font auto-activation in Adobe applications, and guaranteed font accuracy.

Existing Suitcase TeamSync subscribers can download the new Suitcase Fusion 9 for free today.

Universal Type Server 7

Developed for design, print, and publishing environments, Universal Type Server lets organizations easily organize, sync, and distribute their fonts across workgroups while delivering usage compliance and consistency. Overhauled to optimize performance, the new and improved Universal Type Server 7 has been completely redesigned to streamline workflows and make font management tasks easier to handle than ever before. For Esko ArtPro+ users, Universal Type Server offers a new font management connector for Esko’s next-generation packaging prepress editor, guaranteeing font accuracy in package design workflows. In addition, up-to-date plug-ins and panels ensure font auto-activation and direct access to font collections in Adobe applications. Universal Type Server 7 will be available by the end of October. Receive an early demo.

“Extensis’ new suite of font management solutions take productivity to a new level by streamlining time-consuming tasks, increasing performance, and offering more direct connections with the tools designers use most,” said Toby Martin, Vice President of Development & Strategy at Extensis. “Our ongoing mission is to help creatives maximize the value of their font and digital asset collections while freeing up time for their strategic design work.”

Pricing and Availability

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Suitcase Fusion 9 is available for download today at www.extensis.com and is fully compatible with all Mac OS X and Windows systems. The full product is $119.95 USD, and an upgrade from Suitcase Fusion 8 is $59.95 USD.

Suitcase TeamSync is also available for download at www.extensis.com for $96.00 USD per user per year.

Universal Type Server pricing is available upon request.

About Extensis

Celebrating 25 years in business, Extensis® is a leading developer of solutions that help organizations increase the ROI and value of their digital assets, fonts, and large imagery. Used by more than 100,000 professionals and 5,000 companies across the globe, Extensis’ solutions accelerate workflows so customers can achieve their goals faster. Founded in 1993, Extensis is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with offices in Seattle, New York, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Australia. To learn more about Extensis full suite of solutions for digital asset management, font asset management, image asset management, and image compression, visit http://www.extensis.com/ or follow Extensis on Twitter @extensis

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About Adobe MAX

Adobe MAX brings together the world’s best creative minds, industry luminaries and celebrities. MAX 2018 keynote speakers and presenters include Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard, comic book artist Nicola Scott, one of the world’s most prolific photographers Albert Watson and comedian Tiffany Haddish, who will host MAX Sneaks – a preview of technology innovation brewing in Adobe Research. A livestream of the Adobe MAX keynote presentations can be viewed here on Monday, October 15 starting at 9 a.m. PT and on Tuesday, October 16 starting at 10 a.m. PT.

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