Features:
- Familiar Windows Explorer-style interface for quickly viewing installed fonts or browsing uninstalled font files on any media
- "Preview without installing fonts" function supports TrueType, Adobe Type 1 and OpenType fonts
- Toolbar provides fast and convenient access to frequently used features
- Many dialogs have been redesigned so fewer steps are required to complete common tasks
- Single character, character set, sample text and keyboard views are all integrated into the main interface via tabs across the top
- Character set display can be displayed using a grid in a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8, 9x9 or 10x10 configuration
- Keyboard display shows you where symbol and dingbat characters are on a standard PC keyboard
- Easily examine copyright and other information embedded in font files
- Compare Fonts tab shows you multiple fonts at once using your own sample text
- Use the Install and Uninstall features to quickly manage the TrueType, Adobe Type 1 and OpenType fonts on your system. No rebooting is needed
- Any number of fonts can be installed or uninstalled at once
- Uninstalled fonts can be previewed, printed and installed from any media including external drives, CDR, flash drives, floppies, etc
- Uninstall functions removes fonts from Windows, deletes font-related Registry entries and can optionally move font files to another location for backup
- Organize your TrueType, Adobe Type 1 and OpenType font files any way you like by sorting them into folder-based groups
- Font group list is integrated into the main Printer's Apprentice window for easy browsing
- Font groups are managed and navigated using the standard Windows Explorer style tree interface
- Easily install and remove entire font groups with a few mouse clicks
- Fonts stored in groups can be viewed and printed just like installed fonts
- All printed catalogs and sample sheets are available for font groups
- Easily print many sample sheets or catalogs for multiple fonts at once
- Customizable sample text, headers and footers
- Font catalogs print multiple fonts per page with customized point sizes
- Font file name, path location and KB size are optionally printed for each font

2/23/09 - Printer's Apprentice 8.0.28:
- Installer version 8.00.0044
- This version includes a reworking of the Font Compare tab.
- Added the ability to change the display order of tab in the main UI via the Options dialog.
- New icons for the some of the tabs in the main UI.
- Added a warning prompt to the File|Properties menu if you have more than two fonts selected. This prevents you from accidentally opening a lot of Properties dialogs by accident.
- Added hotkeys for the Copy to Folder, Move to Folder, Copy to Font Group and Move to Font Group menu items.
- Fixed a bug that caused the font display colors to revert to their initial settings after opening the Options dialog.
- Additional error checking put in place in the Tools > Control Panel and Tools > Character Map menus. The application would fail if control.exe or charmap.exe could not be found.
- Cosmetic changes in the shareware splash screen
- Typographical corrections in the help file.