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title: "MainType vs Typeface: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, MainType or Typeface? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Font management software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# MainType vs Typeface: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, MainType or Typeface? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Font management software set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: MainType and Typeface
- **Competitive set**: Font management software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **MainType Share of Search**: 8.1%
- **Typeface Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Which is more popular in search, MainType or Typeface?

- In August 2026, MainType had more branded searches than Typeface among font management software worldwide. MainType was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Typeface’s 210, and held an 8.1% Share of Search versus Typeface’s 1.6%.
- MainType was ahead of Typeface in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MainType’s estimated Share of Search among font management software worldwide moved from 5.6% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Typeface’s estimated Share of Search among font management software worldwide moved from 1.4% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 210.

## How did search popularity change for font management software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, MainType gained estimated Share of Search among font management software worldwide, from 6.1% to 8.1%.
- In August 2026, Typeface lost estimated Share of Search among font management software worldwide, from 2.5% to 1.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | MainType estimated searches | MainType Share of Search | MainType rank | Typeface estimated searches | Typeface Share of Search | Typeface rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 5.6% | 3 | 260 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 5.8% | 3 | 140 | 0.79% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 990 | 5.6% | 3 | 140 | 0.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 6.3% | 3 | 170 | 0.96% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 4.2% | 3 | 170 | 0.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1K | 4.3% | 3 | 140 | 0.53% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.1K | 5.5% | 3 | 260 | 1.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 930 | 5.1% | 3 | 170 | 0.94% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 970 | 6% | 4 | 260 | 1.6% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 950 | 6.1% | 3 | 390 | 2.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 8.1% | 3 | 210 | 1.6% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MainType’s and Typeface’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **MainType**: Measured on the search terms “main type” and “maintype font manager”, summed into one figure.
- **Typeface**: Measured on the search term “typeface font manager”.

- [MainType profile](/demand/global-en/brands/maintype)
- [Typeface profile](/demand/global-en/brands/typeface)
- [All font management software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/font-management-software): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, MainType or Typeface?

In August 2026, MainType had more branded searches than Typeface among font management software worldwide. MainType was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to Typeface’s 210, and held an 8.1% Share of Search versus Typeface’s 1.6%.

## Cite this page

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