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MIT License
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Copyright (c) 2025 Nico Verbruggen
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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## Overview
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`kobofix.py` is a Python script designed to process TTF fonts for Kobo e-readers.
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**`kobofix.py` is a Python script designed to process and adjust TTF fonts for Kobo e-readers for a better reading experience with the default `kepub` renderer.**
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It generates a renamed font, fixes PANOSE information based on the filename, adjusts the baseline with the `font-line` utility, and adds a legacy `kern` table which allows the `kepub` engine for improved rendering of kerned pairs.
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## Usage
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1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing your font files.
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2. Run the script with a glob pattern to include all TTF files:
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Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing your font files. Make sure your font files are named correctly. The script will process files that contain the string:
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```bash
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python3 kobofix.py *.ttf
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```
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3. The default script will:
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- `Regular`
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- `Italic`
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- `Bold`
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- `BoldItalic`
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* Validate the file names (must end with `-Regular`, `-Bold`, `-Italic` or `-BoldItalic` so they're valid for Kobo devices).
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* Process each font (e.g. "Lora" becomes "KF Lora").
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* Apply kerning, rename, PANOSE adjustments, and baseline shift.
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* Save output as `KF_<original_filename>`.
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This is the naming convention used on Kobo devices for proper compatibility with both the `epub` and `kepub` renderer.
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You can customize what the script does.
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You can then run:
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```bash
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python3 kobofix.py ./src/*.ttf
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```
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By default, the script will:
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1. **Validate all filenames.** If there are any invalid filenames, you will be prompted and can continue with all valid filenames, but it is recommended that you fix the invalid files.
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2. **Remove any WWS name metadata from the font.** This is done because the font is renamed afterwards.
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3. **Modify the internal name of the font.** Unless a new name was specified, this is merely a prefix that is applied. (By default, this is `KF`.)
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4. **PANOSE metadata is checked and fixed.** Sometimes, the PANOSE information does not match the font style. This is often an oversight but it causes issues on Kobo devices, so this fixes that.
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5. **Font weight metadata is updated.** There's other metadata that is part of the font that reflects the weight of the font. In case this information needs to be modified, it is adjusted.
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6. **Kern pairs from the GPOS table are copied to the legacy `kern` table.** This only applies to fonts that have a GPOS table, which is used for kerning in modern fonts.
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7. **The `font-line` helper is used to apply a 20% line-height setting.** This generates a new file which is immediately renamed to the desired output format.
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## Customization
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You can customize what the script does. For more information, consult:
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```bash
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./kobofix.py -h
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```
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Given the right arguments, you can:
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- Skip the `kern` step
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- Use a custom name for a font
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- Use a custom name for the prefix
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- Remove the `GPOS` table entirely
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- Adjust the percentage of the `font-line` setting
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- Skip running `font-line` altogether
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For debugging purposes, you can run the script with the `--verbose` flag.
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## Examples
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### Generating KF fonts
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This applies the KF prefix, applies 20 percent line spacing and adds a Kobo `kern` table. Ideal if you have an existing TrueType font and you want it on your Kobo device.
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```
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You can play around with `--line-percent` to see what works for you.
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## License
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Licensed under the [MIT License](/LICENSE).
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