Add your EOT file
Drop one or more .eot files onto the converter above, or browse for them. They load into browser memory only — nothing is uploaded, so there is no size-based pricing and no server queue.
EOT to TTF
Converting a .eot font to .ttf repackages the same glyphs and metrics for a different delivery target. Free, private, and validated — the file never leaves your browser.
Private for supported formats — processed in your browser
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Drop EOT files here
Batch files can each use a different output. Nothing uploads for local conversions.
Working inputs include camera RAW, browser-local audio/video, PDF, CBZ/CBR comics, office documents, ebooks, markup, 3D models, structured text, images, and archives.About converting Embedded OpenType font to TrueType font
Converting a .eot font to .ttf repackages the same glyphs and metrics for a different delivery target. Embedded OpenType, extension .eot, was Microsoft's proprietary web-font format for Internet Explorer: a TrueType or OpenType font compressed and optionally bound to specific domains so it could not be reused elsewhere. For a decade it was the only way to serve custom fonts to the web's then-dominant browser.
TrueType fonts, extension .ttf, describe each glyph as outlines built from quadratic Bezier curves plus hinting programs that fine-tune rendering at small sizes. It has been the workhorse desktop font format for over three decades and remains the base technology inside most fonts installed today. For this route the practical draw is installs and renders everywhere, from decades-old systems to current ones and excellent small-size rendering when well hinted — balanced against uncompressed, so files are several times larger than their WOFF2 equivalents on the web, which is worth knowing before you commit a large batch.
Why convert EOT to TTF?
The practical trigger for this conversion is usually a mismatch: with .eot, obsolete: its only consumer, Internet Explorer, has been retired since 2022. Switching to .ttf buys you installs and renders everywhere, from decades-old systems to current ones, which is why it is the better fit for installing fonts on Windows, macOS, and Linux desktops. Because the conversion runs locally, trying it costs nothing but a few seconds of compute on your own machine.
EOT vs TTF at a glance
| Aspect | Embedded OpenType font (.eot) | TrueType font (.ttf) |
|---|---|---|
| Format type | Container — quality depends on the codecs and settings inside | Container — quality depends on the codecs and settings inside |
| How it stores data | a header wrapping a TrueType font, optionally compressed with the proprietary MicroType Express scheme | an sfnt container of tagged binary tables: glyf for outlines, cmap for character mapping, name for naming, hhea and hmtx for metrics |
| Strongest at | maintaining intranet applications pinned to old Internet Explorer versions | installing fonts on Windows, macOS, and Linux desktops |
| Weak spot | obsolete: its only consumer, Internet Explorer, has been retired since 2022 | uncompressed, so files are several times larger than their WOFF2 equivalents on the web |
| Metadata | the wrapper preserves the embedded font's name table and adds header fields for the family name and the domain root strings that governed where the font could be used | the name table stores family and style names, version, copyright, trademark, designer, and license URL, while OS/2 table bits declare embedding and installation permissions |
Pick TTF as the output
Select .ttf in the output menu next to each file. The menu only offers targets this engine can genuinely produce, so if TTF is selectable, the route is real and validated.
Convert on your device
Press Convert. The font tables are parsed and rewritten locally with fonteditor-core; glyph outlines, hinting, and kerning survive the trip.
Verify and download
Each result is signature-checked before the download unlocks, so a failed encode can never masquerade as a valid TTF file. Outputs keep the original filename with the .ttf extension.
EOT to TTF questions, answered
Will converting EOT to TTF lose quality?
Since eot is container-oriented and ttf is container-oriented, the conversion preserves the source content exactly as stored; no additional compression pass is applied beyond what .ttf itself requires.
Is it private to convert EOT files here?
Yes — the .eot file is processed inside your browser tab and never uploaded. The font tables are parsed and rewritten locally with fonteditor-core; glyph outlines, hinting, and kerning survive the trip. Close the tab and the file is gone from memory.
Where will the TTF file work?
Every operating system — Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android — installs and renders .ttf natively, and all browsers accept it as a web font. On the web it works but wastes bandwidth, which is why the standard split is serving WOFF2 online and keeping TTF for desktop installation.
Will the TTF file be bigger or smaller than my EOT?
It depends on the content: an sfnt container of tagged binary tables: glyf for outlines, cmap for character mapping, name for naming, hhea and hmtx for metrics. Convert one representative file first and compare before batch-processing a large set.
What happens to the metadata in my EOT file?
In .eot, the wrapper preserves the embedded font's name table and adds header fields for the family name and the domain root strings that governed where the font could be used. Re-encoding through the browser pipeline does not carry embedded metadata into the output, which doubles as a privacy scrub — check the exported file if you specifically need tags preserved.
Can I convert TTF back to EOT?
Yes — the reverse route exists as a separate tool. Bear in mind that round-tripping .eot → .ttf → .eot is not a perfect undo when any lossy step is involved; keep your original if fidelity matters.