Montserrat Alternates
Julieta Ulanovsky · A font family installed by this Homebrew cask, with upright and italic styles across multiple weights.
Montserrat Alternates is a font you can install on a Mac.
About
Montserrat Alternates is a font family available through this Homebrew cask. The cask installs individual TrueType font files into the user’s ~/ directory; it does not install a separate application.
The installed files provide upright and italic styles at a range of weights, from Thin through Black. The included files are: MontserratAlternates-ThinItalic., MontserratAlternates-BlackItalic., MontserratAlternates-Bold., MontserratAlternates-BoldItalic., MontserratAlternates-ExtraBold., MontserratAlternates-ExtraBoldItalic., MontserratAlternates-ExtraLight., MontserratAlternates-ExtraLightItalic., MontserratAlternates-Italic., MontserratAlternates-Light., MontserratAlternates-LightItalic., MontserratAlternates-Medium., MontserratAlternates-MediumItalic., MontserratAlternates-Regular., MontserratAlternates-SemiBold., MontserratAlternates-SemiBoldItalic., MontserratAlternates-Thin., and MontserratAlternates-Black..
Install it with:
brew install --cask font-montserrat-alternates
After installation, select Montserrat Alternates in an application that lets you choose installed fonts, such as a document or design application. The installed files identify the available styles; they do not establish complete Unicode coverage or support for ligatures.
Sources: Google Fonts
Download size: Unknown.
Version changes: Unknown.
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Install and uninstall
Homebrew installs the font in ~/Library/Fonts, where Font Book can use it.
Install without Homebrew
Download the same file Homebrew uses: github.com/google/fonts.git
$ brew uninstall --cask \font-montserrat-alternatesA regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.
Questions
Is Montserrat Alternates safe?
Montserrat Alternates is in Homebrew’s official catalog and has not been disabled. Since September 2026, Homebrew disables apps that fail macOS Gatekeeper checks. The download comes from github.com; Homebrew does not verify a checksum for it. It was installed 3 times through Homebrew in the last 30 days.
How do I completely uninstall Montserrat Alternates on a Mac?
Run brew uninstall --cask font-montserrat-alternates.