Version 2 was already chock full of features, such as drag and drop addition of fonts; creation of both general sets and application-specific sets; auto activation; the ability to purchase fonts needed for specific documents; backup and cache cleaning; font technical data; server-side management; and more.

Updates to version 2 facilitated the direct printing of type specimen (sample) pages while keeping the program simple enough for beginners. The excellent sample pages feature offers the five most-commonly used specimen page layouts, but also lets you design your own.

To create a custom layout, simply drag any of five different information icons onto five distinct areas of the page. Each icon has a substantial set of options to accommodate just about any need you may have, including which information to print on the first page but not on succeeding pages. You can then enable optional headers and footers that contain page numbers, as well as your own custom information. Version 3 adds the ability to include your own graphics in those headers and footers.

This is one of the best implementations of font specimen printing I've encountered, and for some users, it alone would be valuable enough to justify buying the program. Plus, as an extra-added bonus, FontExplorer X Pro 3.0 employs an updated version of the venerable Mac OS Dogcow, the original page orientation icon used in the old page setup dialog box.