The built-in Font Sense technology makes sure the exact font used in your document is the one that gets activated-even when you have multiple versions of the same font (I’m looking at you, Helvetica!) Suitcase Fusion 6 has been updated to be fully compatible with Adobe Creative Cloud (it still works with Creative Suite 5 and higher as well), Quark XPress 9 and 10, and Mac OS X Yosemite. The core function of Suitcase Fusion is to manage and auto-activate fonts. The Fontspiration panel works much faster and smoother than the previous version. The Fontspiration panel offers you a look at inspiring works of typography from a Extensis’ Pinterest board in a panel along the side of the Fusion window. The second feature isn’t new, but it has been upgraded. It would be great if it were a ‘live’ Vault, but I don’t see that happening any time soon. It’s truly just a backup file-adding a font on one machine does not automatically get sent to the other. Unfortunately, due to a variety of reasons, this Vault file in the cloud is not a ‘synced’ Vault. While you’ve been able to do this manually for a long time, it was cumbersome, so this feature is handy. Extensis understands that many designers work on a desktop and laptop, they’ve made it easy to backup your font Vault to Dropbox or Google Drive and restore it to another computer-thus making sure you have all your fonts wherever you need them. Because you (have the option to) store all your fonts in a single database file called the Vault, it’s easy to backup to an external drive. The only real ‘new’ feature (other than the interface upgrade mentioned above) is the Font Vault Archive and Restore. But there is a little more than meets the eye. At first glance, existing users will likely only see a slight interface update to look more at home with Mac OS X Yosemite. Suitcase Fusion 6 continues down the path of slow-and-steady wins the race. And rather than just throw frivolous features against the wall to see what sticks, Extensis has worked hard to only add the best ones, the most useful ones-and make sure they work as advertised. While competing font managers struggle to add “me-too” features, Suitcase Fusion has built upon its core font activation tools with features that professionals with large font collections and a love for typography can truly use and appreciate. And that’s why I like them so much.Įxtensis Suitcase Fusion started out as a simple font activation tool, but over the years it has grown into a complete font management system. Upgrades over the years have added new features, but their core functionality hasn’t changed much-other than they just keep working better with age. There are two utilities I install on every new Mac I use, the same two I’ve been installing before anything else since the mid-to-late 90s.
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