Converter for GlyphsApp package to monolithic files.

Glyphs supports two different file formats, both of which are based on plist. One, using the suffix .glyphs, is a monolithic file, the other, using the suffix .glyphspackage, is a special folder that appears as one file on macOS.

The package variant has advantages when used in SCM systems, but some external tools only support the monolithic file format. That’s where this converter tool comes in. It can be integrated into font build workflows to convert package files before further processing.

glyphspkg is listed on PyPi, so you can install it via pip.

usage: glyphspkg [-h] [-o OUTPUT_PATH] glyphsfile [glyphsfile ...]

positional arguments:
  glyphsfile            Path to the glyphs file or package to be converted.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -o OUTPUT_PATH, --output OUTPUT_PATH
                        Output path for converted files. If omitted, the file is saved next to the original.

Only conversion from .glyphspackage to .glyphs is implemented at the moment.