Auto-activation for missing fonts not working

[bpk101]

Please include the flowing when reporting a bug:

• Your operating system MacOS Ventura
• Operating system version 13.5
• FontBase version 2.18.1
• What actions caused the issue Updating to CC 2024 (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop etc)
• If possible, attach a screenshot

I have hundreds of projects I’m archiving and urgently need auto-activation to work when I open the files, individually activating every font for every document is simply not an option.

How do I get it working again for the latest Adobe updates?

[yuriy]

Hello @bpk101, thank you for your post
This issue has been coming up recently, here’s the latest information on it:

Adobe CC 2024 Plugins when? (with PS and IL 2024 workaround)

Hello @cakinci, thank you for your post and copying it twice in different topics As you can see in FontBase’s Settings page, the 2024 Adobe plugins are not yet available. We’ve been trying to remedy the situation, but, as the post above mentions, currently there is no deadline as to when the updated plugins can be available. Unfortunately it is hard to agree with your last statement, we’ve always been very clear about what functionality FontBase provides and what it doesn’t, therefore i…

The same thread also contains a workaround one of the users found for PS and IL, perhaps in could be helpful in the meantime:

Adobe CC 2024 Plugins when? (with PS and IL 2024 workaround)

I’ve been using fontbase on illustrator 2024 and photoshop 2024 without problems on windows 11 by forcing the plug-in folder for the 2023 version to the new plug-in folders. It doesn’t work on inDesign, but at least there is just 1 duplicate app instead of 3 I know it shouldn’t work like this, but heck… at least it works. Hope that it can benefit someone and the only blame on fontbase’s side is that you should have sent an e-mail to the subscribers or a forum post anticipating that you are pl…

Hope this helps,
Yuriy
FontBase Dev Team

[bpk101]

In terms of the workaround I’ve tried it but fonts are still not auto-activating in Illustrator CC 2024.

Have I pointed FontBase to the correct plug-ins folder?

Incidentally I’m on a MacBook M2 (if indeed M1 relates to the Mac processor).

[yuriy]

Thank you for the quick reply
Looks like the M2 chip might be the issue for the workaround, since the folder looks like it’s in the right place, unfortunately
We’ll do our best to make this work as soon as we can, although no strict deadline is available for now, please bear with us until then if you can
Thank you again,
Yuriy