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Table of Contents
- What is Freetype.dll? What Does It Do?
- Operating Systems That Can Use the Freetype.dll Library
- Steps to Download the Freetype.dll Library
- Methods to Fix the Freetype.dll Errors
- Method 1: Installing the Freetype.dll Library to the Windows System Directory
- Method 2: Copying the Freetype.dll Library to the Program Installation Directory
- Method 3: Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Program That Is Giving the Freetype.dll Error
- Method 4: Fixing the Freetype.dll Issue by Using the Windows System File Checker (scf scannow)
- Method 5: Fixing the Freetype.dll Errors by Manually Updating Windows
- Most Seen Freetype.dll Errors
- Dynamic Link Libraries Similar to the Freetype.dll Library
Operating Systems That Can Use the Freetype.dll Library
Steps to Download the Freetype.dll Library
- First, click on the green-colored "Download" button in the top left section of this page (The button that is marked in the picture).
- 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
- 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.
- Copy the "Freetype.dll" library and paste it into the "C:\Windows\System32" directory.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- When you see the "Command Prompt" option among the search results, push the "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "ENTER " keys on your keyboard.
- 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".
%windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /u Freetype.dll
%windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /u Freetype.dll
%windir%\System32\regsvr32.exe /i Freetype.dll
%windir%\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe /i Freetype.dll
Method 2: Copying the Freetype.dll Library to the Program Installation Directory
- 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.
- 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.
- Copy the Freetype.dll library into the directory we opened.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Uninstall the program from your computer by following the steps that come up and restart your computer.
- After restarting your computer, reinstall the program that was giving the error.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- When you see the "Command Prompt" option among the search results, push the "CTRL" + "SHIFT" + "ENTER " keys on your keyboard.
- 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".
sfc /scannow
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
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.
- "Freetype.dll not found." error
- "The file Freetype.dll is missing." error
- "Freetype.dll access violation." error
- "Cannot register Freetype.dll." error
- "Cannot find Freetype.dll." error
- "This application failed to start because Freetype.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." error