gf2pbm

Converts Metafont fonts into Type1 fonts

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/gf2pbm.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install mftrace
Ubuntu
apt-get install mftrace
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S mftrace
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install mftrace
Fedora
dnf install mftrace
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mftrace
OS X
brew install mftrace
Raspbian
apt-get install mftrace

mftrace

Converts Metafont fonts into Type1 fonts

mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap font (a METAFONT font) into a PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1 Scalable Font). Type1 fonts offer many advantages over bitmaps, as they allow PostScript files to render correctly on printers with many resolutions. Moreover, Ghostscript can generate much better PDF, if given scalable fonts.