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ninal4699632
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February 4, 2015
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Does creative cloud subscription provides free "Helvetica" fonts to the InDesign users?

  • February 4, 2015
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How do I get "Helvetica" fonts for free when I use InDesign by the creative cloud?

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    解決に役立った回答 Dov Isaacs

    To directly respond to your question, there is no “free” version of Helvetica bundled with Windows and the version of Helvetica bundled with MacOS is a .dfont variant of TrueType Helvetica that may problematic for publishing use.

    Otherwise, Helvetica is a trademarked, commercial font. It is not “free” and anyone offering you a “free” copy or version of Helvetica is doing so outside the law.

    Adobe does not bundle any version of Helvetica with any applications. Nor is it available via TypeKit.

    You can license Helvetica, Helvetica Neue, etc. from commercial font vendors including Adobe, Monotype, etc.

    If your needs are not exact and you are on a strict budget, Arial may do. Arial is bundled with both Windows and MacOS.

                - Dov

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    Chipmunk101
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    April 17, 2020

    Update 2015 answer on Helvetica Font availablity: I would like confirm the Helvetica font is boundles with InDesign.

    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
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    April 17, 2020

    No, it's not. That is incorrect.

    Only a handful of essential fonts are installed (permanent desktop installation, that is) with Adobe InDesign, and Helvetica is not one of them.

    Nor is Helvetica available through Adobe's downloadable fonts utility, Adobe Fonts (aka, TypeKit).

    On the Mac, a version of Helvetica is installed with the Mac OS, but it is a dFont and not usable for print or digital material, so it's nearly useless for designers.

     

    If you want Helvetica (or Helvetica Neue or Helvetica Now), you must purchase a legitimate license of it from Linotype.com (or other font resellers licensed to sell it). It's a copyrighted font; there are no freebies available. https://www.linotype.com/1308886/helvetica-family.html

     

    Please read the above comment about this on February 2015 from Adobe engineer Dov Isaacs. it is now 2020 and nothing has changed since his post 5 years ago.

     

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      Chipmunk101
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      April 17, 2020

       

       

       

      Dov Isaacs
      Dov Isaacs解決！
      Legend
      February 5, 2015

      To directly respond to your question, there is no “free” version of Helvetica bundled with Windows and the version of Helvetica bundled with MacOS is a .dfont variant of TrueType Helvetica that may problematic for publishing use.

      Otherwise, Helvetica is a trademarked, commercial font. It is not “free” and anyone offering you a “free” copy or version of Helvetica is doing so outside the law.

      Adobe does not bundle any version of Helvetica with any applications. Nor is it available via TypeKit.

      You can license Helvetica, Helvetica Neue, etc. from commercial font vendors including Adobe, Monotype, etc.

      If your needs are not exact and you are on a strict budget, Arial may do. Arial is bundled with both Windows and MacOS.

                  - Dov

      - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
        joelglass
        joelglass
        Participating Frequently
        November 2, 2017

        @ incorrect to the 10X

        Willi Adelberger
        Community Expert
        Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        February 4, 2015

        There is a Helvetica included in the Mac OS, but this is not supposed for print.

        You need to buy Helvetica, Helvetica Neue (= "Helvetica new font") which is similar as OTF best.

        If you have the typekit, try other san serif like Myriad Pro or others which are included.

          TᴀW
          TᴀW
          Legend
          February 4, 2015

          I think Acrobat does actually come with Helvetica. Not sure where it's

          installed to, though.

          TᴀW
          TᴀW
          Legend
          February 5, 2015

          Helvetica does not come with any recent version of Acrobat. The last version of Acrobat that bundled Helvetica was Acrobat 3 back in the mid-1990s.

                      - Dov


          @Dov: No Helvetica? When a textfield form field is created in Acrobat

          XI, the first option in the dropdown of the font menu under properties

          for that field is Helvetica (4 flavors).

            Steve Werner
            Community Expert
            Steve WernerCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            February 4, 2015

            Helvetica is not installed by default by the Creative Cloud or InDesign.

            You can add additional fonts with Typeset in InDesign or other CC applications. In InDesign, choose Type > Find Fonts from Typekit to see what's available. Only fonts marked as "Desktop" can be used in desktop applications like InDesign.

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