Download Freetype.dll for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP

Freetype.dll download. The Freetype.dll file is a dynamic link library for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista and XP. You can fix "The file Freetype.dll is missing." and "Freetype.dll not found." errors by downloading and installing this file from our site.

What is Freetype.dll? What Does It Do?

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Operating Systems That Can Use the Freetype.dll Library

Steps to Download the Freetype.dll Library

  1. First, click on the green-colored "Download" button in the top left section of this page (The button that is marked in the picture).
    Start downloading the Freetype.dll library
    Step 1:Start downloading the Freetype.dll library
  2. After clicking the "Download" button at the top of the page, the "Downloading" page will open up and the download process will begin. Definitely do not close this page until the download begins. Our site will connect you to the closest DLL Downloader.com download server in order to offer you the fastest downloading performance. Connecting you to the server can take a few seconds.

Methods to Fix the Freetype.dll Errors

ATTENTION! Before beginning the installation of the Freetype.dll library, you must download the library. If you don't know how to download the library or if you are having a problem while downloading, you can look at our download guide a few lines above.

Method 1: Installing the Freetype.dll Library to the Windows System Directory

  1. The file you will download is a compressed file with the ".zip" extension. You cannot directly install the ".zip" file. Because of this, first, double-click this file and open the file. You will see the library named "Freetype.dll" in the window that opens. Drag this library to the desktop with the left mouse button. This is the library you need.
    Extracting the Freetype.dll library from the .zip file
    Step 1:Extracting the Freetype.dll library from the .zip file
  2. Copy the "Freetype.dll" library and paste it into the "C:\Windows\System32" directory.
    Copying the Freetype.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
    Step 2:Copying the Freetype.dll library into the Windows/System32 directory
  3. If your operating system has a 64 Bit architecture, copy the "Freetype.dll" library and paste it also into the "C:\Windows\sysWOW64" directory.
    NOTE! On 64 Bit systems, the dynamic link library must be in both the "sysWOW64" directory as well as the "System32" directory. In other words, you must copy the "Freetype.dll" library into both directories.
    Pasting the Freetype.dll library into the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
    Step 3:Pasting the Freetype.dll library into the Windows/sysWOW64 directory
  4. First, we must run the Windows Command Prompt as an administrator.
    NOTE! We ran the Command Prompt on Windows 10. If you are using Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, you can use the same methods to run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
    1. Open the Start Menu and type in "cmd", but don't press Enter. Doing this, you will have run a search of your computer through the Start Menu. In other words, typing in "cmd" we did a search for the Command Prompt.
    2. When you see the "Command Prompt" option among the search results, push the "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "ENTER
    3. " keys on your keyboard.
    4. A verification window will pop up asking, "Do you want to run the Command Prompt as with administrative permission?" Approve this action by saying, "Yes".
    Running the Command Prompt with administrative permission
    Step 4:Running the Command Prompt with administrative permission
  5. Paste the command below into the Command Line window that opens and hit the Enter key on your keyboard. This command will delete the Freetype.dll library's damaged registry (It will not delete the file you pasted into the System32 directory, but will delete the registry in Regedit. The file you pasted in the System32 directory will not be damaged in any way).
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /u Freetype.dll
    Uninstalling the Freetype.dll library from the system registry
    Step 5:Uninstalling the Freetype.dll library from the system registry
  6. If you have a 64 Bit operating system, after running the command above, you must run the command below. This command will clean the Freetype.dll library's damaged registry in 64 Bit as well (The cleaning process will be in the registries in the Registry Editor< only. In other words, the dll file you paste into the SysWoW64 folder will stay as it).
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /u Freetype.dll
    Uninstalling the Freetype.dll library's broken registry from the Registry Editor (for 64 Bit)
    Step 6:Uninstalling the Freetype.dll library's broken registry from the Registry Editor (for 64 Bit)
  7. We need to make a clean registry for the dll library's registry that we deleted from Regedit (Windows Registry Editor). In order to accomplish this, copy and paste the command below into the Command Line and press Enter key.
    %windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /i Freetype.dll
    Making a clean registry for the Freetype.dll library in Regedit (Windows Registry Editor)
    Step 7:Making a clean registry for the Freetype.dll library in Regedit (Windows Registry Editor)
  8. If the Windows version you use has 64 Bit architecture, after running the command above, you must run the command below. With this command, you will create a clean registry for the problematic registry of the Freetype.dll library that we deleted.
    %windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /i Freetype.dll
    Creating a clean registry for the Freetype.dll library (for 64 Bit)
    Step 8:Creating a clean registry for the Freetype.dll library (for 64 Bit)
  9. If you did the processes in full, the installation should have finished successfully. If you received an error from the command line, you don't need to be anxious. Even if the Freetype.dll library was installed successfully, you can still receive error messages like these due to some incompatibilities. In order to test whether your dll issue was fixed or not, try running the program giving the error message again. If the error is continuing, try the 2nd Method to fix this issue.

Method 2: Copying the Freetype.dll Library to the Program Installation Directory

  1. In order to install the dynamic link library, you need to find the installation directory for the program that was giving you errors such as "Freetype.dll is missing", "Freetype.dll not found" or similar error messages. In order to do that, Right-click the program's shortcut and click the Properties item in the right-click menu that appears.
    Opening the program shortcut properties window
    Step 1:Opening the program shortcut properties window
  2. Click on the Open File Location button that is found in the Properties window that opens up and choose the folder where the application is installed.
    Opening the installation directory of the program
    Step 2:Opening the installation directory of the program
  3. Copy the Freetype.dll library into the directory we opened.
    Copying the Freetype.dll library into the installation directory of the program.
    Step 3:Copying the Freetype.dll library into the installation directory of the program.
  4. The installation is complete. Run the program that is giving you the error. If the error is continuing, you may benefit from trying the 3rd Method as an alternative.

Method 3: Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Program That Is Giving the Freetype.dll Error

  1. Push the "Windows" + "R" keys at the same time to open the Run window. Type the command below into the Run window that opens up and hit Enter. This process will open the "Programs and Features" window.
    appwiz.cpl
    Opening the Programs and Features window using the appwiz.cpl command
    Step 1:Opening the Programs and Features window using the appwiz.cpl command
  2. The Programs and Features window will open up. Find the program that is giving you the dll error in this window that lists all the programs on your computer and "Right-Click > Uninstall" on this program.
    Uninstalling the program that is giving you the error message from your computer.
    Step 2:Uninstalling the program that is giving you the error message from your computer.
  3. Uninstall the program from your computer by following the steps that come up and restart your computer.
    Following the confirmation and steps of the program uninstall process
    Step 3:Following the confirmation and steps of the program uninstall process
  4. After restarting your computer, reinstall the program that was giving the error.
  5. This method may provide the solution to the dll error you're experiencing. If the dll error is continuing, the problem is most likely deriving from the Windows operating system. In order to fix dll errors deriving from the Windows operating system, complete the 4th Method and the 5th Method.

Method 4: Fixing the Freetype.dll Issue by Using the Windows System File Checker (scf scannow)

  1. First, we must run the Windows Command Prompt as an administrator.
    NOTE! We ran the Command Prompt on Windows 10. If you are using Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, you can use the same methods to run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
    1. Open the Start Menu and type in "cmd", but don't press Enter. Doing this, you will have run a search of your computer through the Start Menu. In other words, typing in "cmd" we did a search for the Command Prompt.
    2. When you see the "Command Prompt" option among the search results, push the "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "ENTER
    3. " keys on your keyboard.
    4. A verification window will pop up asking, "Do you want to run the Command Prompt as with administrative permission?" Approve this action by saying, "Yes".
    Running the Command Prompt with administrative permission
    Step 1:Running the Command Prompt with administrative permission
  2. Type the command below into the Command Line page that comes up and run it by pressing Enter on your keyboard.
    sfc /scannow
    Getting rid of Windows Dll errors by running the sfc /scannow command
    Step 2:Getting rid of Windows Dll errors by running the sfc /scannow command
  3. The process can take some time depending on your computer and the condition of the errors in the system. Before the process is finished, don't close the command line! When the process is finished, try restarting the program that you are experiencing the errors in after closing the command line.

Method 5: Fixing the Freetype.dll Errors by Manually Updating Windows

Some programs require updated dynamic link libraries from the operating system. If your operating system is not updated, this requirement is not met and you will receive dll errors. Because of this, updating your operating system may solve the dll errors you are experiencing.

Most of the time, operating systems are automatically updated. However, in some situations, the automatic updates may not work. For situations like this, you may need to check for updates manually.

For every Windows version, the process of manually checking for updates is different. Because of this, we prepared a special guide for each Windows version. You can get our guides to manually check for updates based on the Windows version you use through the links below.

Windows Update Guides

  1. Windows Update Guide
  2. Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 Update Guide
  3. Windows 7 and Windows Vista Update Guide
  4. Windows XP Update Guide

Most Seen Freetype.dll Errors

The Freetype.dll library being damaged or for any reason being deleted can cause programs or Windows system tools (Windows Media Player, Paint, etc.) that use this library to produce an error. Below you can find a list of errors that can be received when the Freetype.dll library is missing.

If you have come across one of these errors, you can download the Freetype.dll library by clicking on the "Download" button on the top-left of this page. We explained to you how to use the library you'll download in the above sections of this writing. You can see the suggestions we gave on how to solve your problem by scrolling up on the page.

  1. "Freetype.dll not found." error
  2. "The file Freetype.dll is missing." error
  3. "Freetype.dll access violation." error
  4. "Cannot register Freetype.dll." error
  5. "Cannot find Freetype.dll." error
  6. "This application failed to start because Freetype.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." error