Install Fonts

14 files to 3 fonts

~/Downloads/fonts

Halden/OFL.txtLeft alone
Halden/OTF/Halden-Bold.otfInstall
Halden/OTF/Halden-Italic.otfAlready there
Halden/OTF/Halden-Regular.otfInstall
Halden/TTF/Halden-Bold.ttfHas an .otf
Halden/TTF/Halden-Italic.ttfHas an .otf
Halden/TTF/Halden-Regular.ttfHas an .otf
Halden/Web/Halden-Bold.woff2Web-only
Halden/Web/Halden-Regular.woffWeb-only
Halden/Web/Halden-Regular.woff2Web-only
Marlo Mono/MarloMono-Bold.ttfSame name, differs
Marlo Mono/MarloMono-Regular.ttfInstall
Marlo Mono/MarloMono-Regular.woff2Web-only
Specimen.otfNot a font

3 Install
3 Has an .otf
4 Web-only
1 Already there
1 Same name, differs
1 Not a font

$ python3 install-fonts.py ~/Downloads/fontsSource   ~/Downloads/fontsFaces    5 installable, from 2 familiesSkipped  4 web-only files (.woff2 and friends cannot be installed)Skipped  1 file(s) that are not valid fonts:           Specimen.otfSkipped  1 already installedSkipped  1 same name but different content (use --force):           MarloMono-Bold.ttfWould install 3 face(s) into ~/Library/Fonts:  Halden                 2  Marlo Mono             1Preview only. Re-run with --install to copy them.

What it does

Installs .otf, .ttf, .ttc and .dfont into ~/Library/Fonts.
Skips .woff, .woff2, .eot and .svg. They're for the web, and Font Book won't take them.
When a face comes as both .otf and .ttf, installs the .otf.
Skips fonts already in ~/Library/Fonts or /Library/Fonts, matched by content, so running it twice is safe.
Reports a font with the same name but different bytes instead of overwriting it, unless you pass --force.
Refuses a file whose header isn't a real font.
Looks inside every folder, so point it at the top of a download.

It only previews until you pass --install. Mac only.

Install

Two files: the skill, and the script it runs. Put both in your Claude Code skills folder, then ask Claude to install the fonts in a folder. It shows you the preview first.

Claude Code skill

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/install-fonts
cd ~/.claude/skills/install-fonts
curl -fsSLO https://tirthjivani-install-fonts.vercel.app/SKILL.md
curl -fsSLO https://tirthjivani-install-fonts.vercel.app/install-fonts.py

Or run the script yourself. It needs Python 3 and nothing else. The folder defaults to ~/Downloads/fonts.

Run it

python3 install-fonts.py ~/Downloads/fonts            # preview
python3 install-fonts.py ~/Downloads/fonts --install  # copy
python3 install-fonts.py ~/Downloads/fonts --install --force
# --force overwrites a same-named font that differs

SKILL.md install-fonts.py

To undo, delete the fonts from ~/Library/Fonts. There's nothing else to clean up.

What it does

Install

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