Are these fonts really fine for commercial use?

Fonts marked commercial-safe are open-source licensed (mostly the SIL Open Font License), which allows free commercial use, including product images, packaging and print. We checked each Chinese font’s licence against its original upstream repository. The only restriction is that you can’t sell the font files on their own.

Why do Microsoft YaHei and SimSun need a check?

They are commercial typefaces bundled with the operating system, licensed for display and use on your computer; for commercial print, advertising or packaging, the foundries generally require a separate licence. We can’t know whether you already bought one, so they are marked for a check, with commercial-safe substitutes offered.

What about fonts I upload myself?

You can use them as usual. We can’t know their licence, so they’re marked “at your own risk”, and we never replace them for you — they may be fonts you paid for.

Do you get my fonts or my work?

We don’t distribute font files, and exported images contain pixels only, no font data. Fonts you upload are for your use only: when signed in they’re kept in your cloud space so you can continue on another device, and nobody else can see them.

Commercial-safe fonts, checked before export

Product shots, packaging, print: no font licence traps

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Font licensing is the easiest and most expensive trap in design work: Microsoft YaHei, SimSun or Arial come with your computer, but using them on product images, packaging or print usually needs a separately purchased commercial licence. Many people only find out when a claim letter arrives.

TutuEdit builds this into the editor: new text starts in the commercial-safe Noto Sans SC; the font list shows which fonts are safe and which need a licence check; and if your export uses one of the latter, you’re told and can switch to a commercial-safe substitute in one click.

Key features

Commercial-safe by default

New text uses Noto Sans SC (SIL OFL). Choose from 1,900+ open-source fonts, including Chinese ones such as LXGW WenKai, Smiley Sans, Yozai and Zhuque Fangsong.

Three clear labels

Commercial-safe, licence check needed, and at your own risk (fonts you upload) are shown right in the list; system fonts that need a check are collapsed by default.

Checked before export

Quick export, PSD export or saving to the cloud drive: whenever a font needs a licence check, you’re told. When everything is fine, nothing gets in your way.

One-click swap, layout intact

Swaps like Arial → Arimo and Times New Roman → Tinos keep every character’s width; Microsoft YaHei becomes Noto Sans SC. You can undo the swap.

How to use

1
Open the editor

Create or open an image; any text you add starts in a commercial-safe font.
2
Export as usual

Export is never blocked; if a font needs a licence check, a notice pops up.
3
Switch in one click

Click “Switch to commercial-safe fonts” and export again for a result you can use commercially.

FAQ

Are these fonts really fine for commercial use?: Fonts marked commercial-safe are open-source licensed (mostly the SIL Open Font License), which allows free commercial use, including product images, packaging and print. We checked each Chinese font’s licence against its original upstream repository. The only restriction is that you can’t sell the font files on their own.
Why do Microsoft YaHei and SimSun need a check?: They are commercial typefaces bundled with the operating system, licensed for display and use on your computer; for commercial print, advertising or packaging, the foundries generally require a separate licence. We can’t know whether you already bought one, so they are marked for a check, with commercial-safe substitutes offered.
What about fonts I upload myself?: You can use them as usual. We can’t know their licence, so they’re marked “at your own risk”, and we never replace them for you — they may be fonts you paid for.
Do you get my fonts or my work?: We don’t distribute font files, and exported images contain pixels only, no font data. Fonts you upload are for your use only: when signed in they’re kept in your cloud space so you can continue on another device, and nobody else can see them.

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