---
name: "t1mac"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "t1utils"
version: "1.42-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/t1mac"
---

# t1mac(1)

translate a PFA or PFB PostScript Type 1 font into Macintosh format

## NAME

t1mac - translate a PFA or PFB PostScript Type 1 font into Macintosh format

## SYNOPSIS

**t1mac** \[**--macbinary** \| **--applesingle** \| **--appledouble** \| **--binhex** \| **--raw**\] \[**--filename** *name*\] \[*input* \[*output*\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**t1mac** reads a PFA (hexadecimal) or PFB (binary) PostScript Type 1 font file and generates an equivalent Macintosh Type 1 font file. The output file can be in MacBinary II, AppleSingle, AppleDouble, or BinHex format, or it can be a raw resource fork. The default is MacBinary II; use an option to choose a different format. If the *output* file is not specified output goes to the standard output.

WARNING: The output of **t1mac** is not sufficient to use the font, since Macintoshes can't read raw Type 1 fonts. You will need to create a font suitcase containing bitmap fonts if you do not have such a suitcase for the font already. **t1mac** cannot help you do this.

## OPTIONS

- **--raw**, **-r**

  Indicates that output should be a raw resource fork.

- **--macbinary**

  Indicates that output should be in MacBinary I or II format. This is the default.

- **--applesingle**

  Indicates that output should be in AppleSingle format.

- **--appledouble**

  Indicates that output should be in AppleDouble format.

- **--binhex**

  Indicates that output should be in BinHex 4.0 format.

- **--filename**=*name*, **-n** *name*

  Sets the Macintosh filename of the output font to *name*. The default is to construct the filename from the font's name using established Macintosh conventions. This option is not useful when output is a raw resource fork.

## SEE ALSO

[**t1unmac**(1)](/t1unmac/1.md), [**t1ascii**(1)](/t1ascii/1.md), [**t1binary**(1)](/t1binary/1.md), [**t1asm**(1)](/t1asm/1.md), [**t1disasm**(1)](/t1disasm/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Eddie Kohler (ekohler@gmail.com)