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subframe7536/maple-font

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TLDR

A free, open-source monospace font for code editors and terminals with rounded corners, programming ligatures, and optional Nerd Font icons.

Mindmap

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  root((Maple Font))
    What it does
      Monospace coding font
      Programming ligatures
      Rounded character design
      Nerd Font icons
    Key features
      Custom symbol shapes
      Cursive italic style
      Fine-grained customization
      Smaller file size
    Installation
      Homebrew on macOS
      paru on Arch Linux
      Download releases
    Use cases
      Code editors
      Terminal windows
      Status bars

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Install as your default monospace font in VS Code, Sublime Text, or other code editors for better code readability.

USE CASE 2

Use in terminal emulators (iTerm2, Alacritty, Kitty) to display programming ligatures and Nerd Font icons in shell prompts.

USE CASE 3

Customize individual font features to create a personal variant that matches your coding aesthetic.

Tech stack

PythonFontToolsNerd Fonts

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Free and open-source; you can use, modify, and distribute the font freely for any purpose.

In plain English

Maple Font (Maple Mono) is a free, open-source monospace font designed for use in code editors and terminal windows. Monospace fonts give every character the same width, which makes code easier to read because characters line up in predictable columns. Maple Mono goes further by adding rounded corners on characters, programming ligatures (visual shortcuts where character combinations like "!=" or "//" are displayed as a single connected symbol), and Nerd Font icons (a set of small symbols used in terminal tools and status bars). The font was inspired by Source Code Pro, Fira Code Retina, and similar fonts, but adds its own design choices: new shapes for symbols like "@", "#", and "&", a cursive italic style, improved centering of operators, and a smaller file size by including only the characters most programming work requires. It supports fine-grained customization, you can enable or disable individual font features to build your own variant. A version with Nerd Font icon support (Maple Mono NF) is available for terminal icon display. You would use Maple Mono as your editor or terminal font if you want a visually polished, ligature-supporting coding font with rounded aesthetics. It can be installed on macOS via Homebrew, on Arch Linux via paru, or downloaded from the releases page.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
How do I install Maple Mono font on my macOS machine using Homebrew?
Prompt 2
Show me how to enable programming ligatures in VS Code using Maple Mono font.
Prompt 3
What are the differences between Maple Mono and Maple Mono NF, and which should I use in my terminal?
Prompt 4
How can I customize Maple Mono to disable certain ligatures or enable specific font features?
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