Commands for installing FontForge without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
With winget
PowerShell
winget install --id FontForge.FontForge -e --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreementswinget upgrade --id FontForge.FontForge -e --silentwinget uninstall --id FontForge.FontForge -e --silentBy installer
64-bit · EXE (Inno Setup) · All users · en-US
Silent install
FontForge-2025-10-09-Windows-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-Custom folder
FontForge-2025-10-09-Windows-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /DIR="C:\Apps\fontforge"- Uninstall registry key
- HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{56748B9C-19AE-4689-B8C5-5A45AE0A993A}_is1
- Install folder
- %ProgramFiles%\FontForgeBuilds
PowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-fontforge.ps1
$url = 'https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/releases/download/20251009/FontForge-2025-10-09-Windows-x64.exe'
$sha256 = '548523F08834E344BDA69ABB759E30C0F84A1A5EF9A5E965EB946D86A11118A3'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'FontForge-2025-10-09-Windows-x64.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Start-Process -FilePath $file -ArgumentList '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-' -Wait 
