font-dl — download web fonts

Small tool to find and download web fonts referenced by a webpage. Always check font licenses before using any downloaded files.

Requirements

• Python 3.8 or newer
• Optional: fontforge (for converting .woff to .ttf)

Quick start (recommended)

1. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/xoolive/font-dl && cd font-dl
2. Create and activate a virtualenv: python3 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate
3. Install the package in editable mode (optional): pip install -e .

Run without installing

• Use the bundled launcher with PYTHONPATH set to the project root: PYTHONPATH=. python3 bin/font-dl

Run after installing

• If installed with pip (step 3), run: font-dl

Notes

• The script sets a browser-like User-Agent header; servers may still return 429 (Too Many Requests). If you hit 429, wait or retry later.
• Fonts are saved in a directory named after the target host.
• It is your responsibility to respect font licenses.

License

MIT