TrueKeys is a Chinese, Japanese, Korean (CJK) 2-byte truetype font conversion utilities. What makes it different from other truetype utilities such as TTConvert 1.5 and TrueConvert 0.3b is that it generates its own cmap table for specified language encoding, and assemble the original font data into a new truetype. This strategy corrects some common PC font problems such as no Mac cmap table support, etc. When TTConvert or TrueConvert does not work for your font, you should seriously try TrueKeys. TrueKeys v3.5 is guarenteed to work with any Mac format CJK truetypes and Windows format truetypes (including TTC format). TrueKeys v3.6 is currently in beta, supporting both pre-MacOS 9 and MacOS X platform.
 

Key Benefits

Convert Chinese/Japanese/Korean truetype fonts between Windows/Macintosh format.

Add Apple Unicode encoding table to existing font to support's Apple's Unicode imaging technology.

Support both Microsoft and Apple's Unicode 2.0 mapping and Apple's TEC.

Convert Chinese/Japanese/Korean truetype fonts between popular encodings.

• GB2312 (used in Chinese PWindows 3.1/95/98, Macintosh)<-> Big5 (used in Chinese CWindows 3.1/95/98, Macintosh)
• GBK(used in Chinese PWindows 95/98) <-> Unicode 2.0 (used in Windows NT)
• Big5 (used in Chinese CWindows 3.1/95/98, Macintosh) <-> Unicode 2.0 (used in Windows NT)
• Shift-JIS (used in Japanese Windows 3.1/95/98, Macintosh) <-> Unicode 2.0 (used in Windows NT)
• KSC5601 (used in Korean Windows 3.1/95/98, Macintosh) <-> Unicode 2.0 (used in Windows NT)

System Requirement

• MacOS and compatible personal computers with PowerPC 601+.
• System 7.1 or later, MacOS 7.5.3 recommended.
• Minimum 8 MB RAM, 16 MB recommended.
• Minimum 8 MB free storage on hard drive.

Pricing

How to Purchase

You may purchase online using credit card with Kagi online service.

Alternatively, you can also use the "Register" program enclosed in the TrueKeys package, or you can just download the Register program for registration purpose. For more details, follow the step by step direction in the TrueKeys v3.5 User Manual.

On users' request, the TrueKeys v3.5 works in demo mode and only half of the available CJK glyphs are mapped without registration.

TrueKeys v3.5 User Manual

Test Drive of Public Available CJK Truetypes:

(You may need a PC to expand the fonts)

• Bitstream's Cyberbit (Unicode - containing all CJK glyphs)
• MinliU (Unicode - containing only Big5 defined glyphs - Microsoft IE3 Language Pack)
• MS Hei and MS Song (Unicode - containing only GB2312-1980 defined glyphs - Microsoft IE3 Language Pack)
• Mincho (Unicode - containing only shift-JIS defined glyphs - Microsoft IE3 Language Pack)
• Gulim (Unicode - containing only KS5601 defined glyphs - Microsoft IE3 Language Pack)
• NTU Series Truetypes (Big5)