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`glyphspack` converts between the `.glyphs` and `.glyphspackage` file format flavors of the [Glyphs font editor](https://glyphsapp.com).
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In Glyphs, save a file to a different format with _File_ → _Save As…_ → _File Format_.
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## Usage
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Convert between `.glyphs` and `.glyphspackage` files:
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```sh
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$ glyphspack SomeFont.glyphspackage
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Unpacking SomeFont.glyphspackage into SomeFont.glyphs
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$ glyphspack OtherFont.glyphs
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Packing OtherFont.glyphs into OtherFont.glyphspackage
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Write the contents to the standard output:
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```sh
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$ glyphspack -fo /dev/stdout SomeFont.glyphspackage
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```
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Options:
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- Set the output file name with `-o`/`--out`.
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## Installation
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Install `glyphspack` with [cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/):
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`glyphspack` can be installed from source with [cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/):
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```sh
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$ cargo install glyphspack
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The [releases page](https://github.com/florianpircher/glyphspack/releases) provides pre-build executables for macOS (universal binary, works with both Apple silicon and Intel), Linux (x64 64 bit), and Windows (x64 64 bit).
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## Alternatives
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- In Glyphs, save a file to a different format with _File_ → _Save As…_ → _File Format_.
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- A similar tool written in Python is [glyphspkg](https://github.com/jenskutilek/glyphspkg).
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## License
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Licensed under either of

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