DFONT to PNG Converter

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Crisp Lossless Output

PNG uses lossless compression — your DFONT glyphs are rendered with perfectly sharp edges and smooth anti-aliasing, no compression artifacts.

View on Any Device

PNG opens everywhere — desktops, phones, tablets, browsers. Share your DFONT font preview with anyone, regardless of their operating system.

Secure Conversion

Uploaded DFONT files are deleted right after rendering. PNG output is purged from Convertio servers within 24 hours for your privacy.

How to convert DFONT to PNG

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose png or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your png file right afterwards

About formats

DFONT (Data Fork TrueType) is a font file format introduced by Apple with Mac OS X 10.0 in March 2001, created to solve a fundamental compatibility problem in the transition from classic Mac OS to the Unix-based OS X architecture. Classic Mac fonts stored glyph data in the resource fork — a secondary file stream specific to the HFS file system — but OS X's Unix foundation and its use of UFS had no native resource fork support. DFONT relocates the entire resource fork structure into the data fork, wrapping the same TrueType font tables in a resource map that standard OS X typography APIs can read. The file is essentially a resource-fork-less TrueType suitcase. Apple bundled DFONT as the default format for system fonts shipped with OS X, and it remains present in macOS system directories. One advantage is seamless backward compatibility with Apple's existing font rendering stack — the internal structure mirrors classic resource-fork fonts, so CoreText and its predecessors handle DFONTs without any special conversion path. The single-fork design is another practical strength, ensuring that DFONT files survive intact when stored on non-HFS volumes, transferred over networks, or managed by version control systems. While Apple has increasingly moved toward OpenType (.otf/.ttc) for newer system fonts, DFONT files continue to appear in macOS installations and in font collections originating from the OS X era.
Developer: Apple Computer
Initial release: 2001
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a lossless raster image format developed by the PNG Development Group and published as a W3C Recommendation on October 1, 1996, created as a patent-free replacement for GIF after the Unisys LZW patent controversy. PNG uses a two-stage compression pipeline: a prediction filter selects the optimal per-row preprocessing (none, sub, up, average, or Paeth), then DEFLATE compression encodes the filtered data. The format supports rich color modes — 1/2/4/8/16-bit grayscale, 8/16-bit per channel true color, and indexed color with palettes up to 256 entries — all with optional alpha transparency ranging from a single transparent color to a full per-pixel alpha channel with 256 or 65536 levels. PNG also stores gamma correction, ICC color profiles, text metadata, and suggested background color. One advantage is lossless compression with transparency — PNG preserves every pixel exactly while supporting smooth semi-transparent edges, making it the standard format for web graphics, UI elements, logos, screenshots, and any image where artifacts or color shifts are unacceptable. Universal support is another core strength: every web browser, operating system, image editor, and programming library handles PNG natively. The format has proven remarkably durable — after nearly three decades, PNG remains the default lossless web image format. While newer formats like WebP and AVIF offer better compression, PNG's combination of lossless quality, full transparency, and absolute ubiquity keeps it indispensable.
Initial release: October 1, 1996

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert DFONT to PNG?

PNG creates a lossless, transparent-background image of your font — ideal for showcasing typeface designs in presentations, portfolios, and web mockups.

How do I open a PNG file?

PNG is universally supported by every image viewer, web browser, and design application on all operating systems. Just double-click to view on any device.

Does the PNG output have a transparent background?

Yes. PNG supports full alpha transparency, so your rendered DFONT glyphs can be layered over any background in design tools or web pages cleanly.

What resolution is the PNG render?

Convertio produces high-resolution glyph renders that display crisply on both standard and retina displays. The exact dimensions depend on the font content.

Can I get individual glyph images?

The standard conversion renders a glyph specimen sheet. For individual characters, crop the PNG in any image editor after downloading the converted file.