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Home » How to Download and Install Fonts to Your PC

How to Download and Install Fonts to Your PC

Published on February 25, 2013, Updated April 8, 2014 by Kristin Maxwell | 37 Comments

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I have always been a fonts hoarder. I have over 1000 fonts on my computer, and I add more each week! I love the way that choosing just the right font can completely change the feeling of the text, and really drive your point across.

I work on computers all day; between my “day job” and my graphic design business, I spend hours upon hours looking at fonts, downloading and installing them each week. I love sharing my favorites with you, but I realized that you probably don’t spend your life at a computer like I do, and maybe you don’t know how to download those fonts once I share them with you!

I promise, it’s not hard to do!

First you need to choose your fonts. My favorite site for free fonts is dafont.com. There are so many fonts to choose from, it can get overwhelming, but they have lots of categories to help you narrow it down.

Once you’ve selected your font, click the DOWNLOAD button.

Depending on your computer (I have Windows 7), you will need to find the folder the font downloaded to, whatever your default download folder is. Mine will automatically pop up once the file has been downloaded.

Because the files are large, they are downloaded in “zipped” (or compressed) files, and the font file needs to be extracted. (Sounds painful but I assure you it is not!)

In Windows 7, you will see a button at the top of the folder that says “Extract all files.” Alternately, you can right click on the file and select “Extract all.”

Once extracted, another file folder will pop up. At this point, you’re almost finished!

Right click on the font and select “Install.”

And you’re done! You can now use your free fonts to pretty up your pictures, flyers, and more.

Another method would be to “drag and drop” once the files are extracted. You would need to find your fonts folder, by opening up the control panel (start menu > control panel > fonts). Once both folders are open you can drag the font file to the font folder.

Have a MAC? Beth from home Stories A2Z showed us how to install fonts on your MAC here.

How to Install Free Fonts on Your PC
If you have any questions, or have trouble, feel free to leave a comment or email me.

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  1. Cheryl Berg says

    June 2, 2020 at 9:06 am

    The fonts on DaFont are no longer fee! There is a monthly charge!

    Reply
    • Kristin Maxwell says

      June 3, 2020 at 9:44 pm

      I just downloaded some the other day and they were free. This post was written several years ago so it’s possible that some of the fonts have changed.

      Reply
  2. eloise thomas says

    April 16, 2020 at 11:34 am

    once i download and install they they go into a black hole

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    • Kristin Maxwell says

      April 17, 2020 at 1:58 pm

      It depends on the computer you have. Try googling instructions for your specific type of computer.

      Reply
      • Eloise Thomas says

        April 18, 2020 at 3:44 am

        Windows hp laptop I found them in windows then font finally just have copy
        n past them into existing folder
        Thank you for geting back to me

        Reply
  3. Jada says

    March 23, 2016 at 9:55 am

    I have Windows 8. When I press the Install button I am not finding where to retrieve the installation. Maybe I am not waiting long enough? Or misunderstanding how to apply these fonts to Google Docs, etc.?
    I assumed once I pressed install the fonts would save directly into the folder I created where I extracted the font files. I hope this makes sense.

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    • Ramona says

      January 16, 2017 at 6:58 pm

      I have downloaded them but don’t understand how to get to the to use them.

      Reply
  4. Anita says

    December 13, 2015 at 7:47 am

    Thank’s so much for sharing, I just love the fonts you share and this how to is great!

    Reply
  5. Courtney says

    October 21, 2015 at 6:35 am

    Can these only be used in publisher? I don’t have that on my computer and wanted to use them in a Word document, but I can’t find the font to use anywhere. Help! Thank you!

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    • Kristin says

      October 21, 2015 at 10:33 am

      Once the fonts are properly installed on your computer you can use any publishing program, like Publisher, Word or Photoshop.

      Reply
      • Susan says

        August 15, 2016 at 5:04 am

        What about all the decorative elements are they used only in a certain program ( swooshes, swirls etc)?

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        • Kristin says

          August 15, 2016 at 9:52 am

          Those are typically fonts as well. Sometimes graphics, but usually fonts.

          Reply
  6. Teresa says

    September 2, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    I followed the directions to download and install the fonts, but I’m unable to extract. I see the extract tab on top but it won’t allow to select. BTW, I have windows 8.

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    • Kristin says

      September 2, 2015 at 4:14 pm

      Hi Teresa, sorry you’re having trouble. I also have Windows 8. When I download the font, I open the folder and the extract tab is there and I can click it. I haven’t had any trouble with this. Sorry I can’t be of more help.

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