diff --git a/doc/changelog-old.dox b/doc/changelog-old.dox
index f3c95df19..ec9b66259 100644
--- a/doc/changelog-old.dox
+++ b/doc/changelog-old.dox
@@ -1626,10 +1626,10 @@ No dependency changes in this release.
 
 -   MSVC 2013 support in `compatibility` branch
 -   Dependency-less plugins from Magnum Plugins repository are now part of
-    Magnum to make their usage easier, in particular the @ref Text::MagnumFont "MagnumFont",
-    @ref Text::MagnumFontConverter "MagnumFontConverter",
-    @ref Trade::TgaImporter "TgaImporter", @ref Trade::TgaImageConverter "TgaImageConverter"
-    and @ref Audio::WavImporter "WavAudioImporter" plugins.
+    Magnum to make their usage easier, in particular the @cpp MagnumFont @ce,
+    @cpp MagnumFontConverter @ce, @ref Trade::TgaImporter "TgaImporter",
+    @ref Trade::TgaImageConverter "TgaImageConverter" and
+    @ref Audio::WavImporter "WavAudioImporter" plugins.
 -   Documented @ref opengl-support "state of OpenGL support",
     @ref opengl-mapping "mapping between OpenGL and Magnum API",
     @ref plugins "general plugin usage" and added
diff --git a/doc/changelog.dox b/doc/changelog.dox
index 1fdb2e31b..9c88db42d 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.dox
+++ b/doc/changelog.dox
@@ -1837,6 +1837,11 @@ See also:
     @type_vk{PrimitiveToplogy} are deprecated in favor of
     @ref Vk::hasMeshPrimitive() and @ref Vk::meshPrimitive() that return the
     new @ref Vk::MeshPrimitive enum
+-   The ancient @cpp MagnumFont @ce and @cpp MagnumFontConverter @ce plugins
+    are deprecated as they no longer provide any advantage over other font
+    plugins, be it speed, efficiency, file size or portability. Use the
+    @relativeref{Text,StbTrueTypeFont} plugin instead, which doesn't require
+    any font preprocessing upfront.
 
 @subsection changelog-latest-compatibility Potential compatibility breakages, removed APIs
 
diff --git a/doc/custom-buildsystems-order-plugins.dot b/doc/custom-buildsystems-order-plugins.dot
index 1a585c90a..d7ce59ed2 100644
--- a/doc/custom-buildsystems-order-plugins.dot
+++ b/doc/custom-buildsystems-order-plugins.dot
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ digraph "Magnum plugin dependency order" {
     AudioImporter [label="*AudioImporter" class="m-success"]
     ImageConverter [label="*ImageConverter" class="m-success"]
     Importer [label="*Importer" class="m-success"]
-    MagnumFont [class="m-success"]
-    MagnumFontConverter [class="m-success"]
+    MagnumFont [class="m-dim"]
+    MagnumFontConverter [class="m-dim"]
     ObjImporter [class="m-success"]
     TgaImageConverter [class="m-success"]
     TgaImporter [class="m-success"]
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ digraph "Magnum plugin dependency order" {
     AudioImporter -> MagnumAudio
     ImageConverter -> MagnumTrade
     Importer -> MagnumTrade
-    MagnumFont -> MagnumText
-    MagnumFont -> TgaImporter
-    MagnumFontConverter -> MagnumText
-    MagnumFontConverter -> TgaImageConverter
+    MagnumFont -> MagnumText [class="m-dim"]
+    MagnumFont -> TgaImporter [class="m-dim"]
+    MagnumFontConverter -> MagnumText [class="m-dim"]
+    MagnumFontConverter -> TgaImageConverter [class="m-dim"]
     ObjImporter -> MagnumTrade
     ObjImporter -> MagnumMeshTools
     TgaImageConverter -> MagnumTrade
diff --git a/package/ci/unix-desktop.sh b/package/ci/unix-desktop.sh
index eaf0950f4..3770829cc 100755
--- a/package/ci/unix-desktop.sh
+++ b/package/ci/unix-desktop.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ cmake .. \
     -DMAGNUM_WITH_ANYSCENECONVERTER=ON \
     -DMAGNUM_WITH_ANYSCENEIMPORTER=ON \
     -DMAGNUM_WITH_ANYSHADERCONVERTER=ON \
-    -DMAGNUM_WITH_MAGNUMFONT=ON \
-    -DMAGNUM_WITH_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER=ON \
+    -DMAGNUM_WITH_MAGNUMFONT=$BUILD_DEPRECATED \
+    -DMAGNUM_WITH_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER=$BUILD_DEPRECATED \
     -DMAGNUM_WITH_OBJIMPORTER=ON \
     -DMAGNUM_WITH_TGAIMAGECONVERTER=ON \
     -DMAGNUM_WITH_TGAIMPORTER=ON \
diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/CMakeLists.txt b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/CMakeLists.txt
index 860d4df4f..0bcebc072 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@
 #   DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #
 
+if(NOT MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED)
+    message(SEND_ERROR "The MagnumFont plugin is deprecated. Either remove MAGNUM_WITH_MAGNUMFONT from your options or rebuild Magnum with MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED enabled to keep using the plugin.")
+endif()
+
 if(NOT MAGNUM_TARGET_GL)
-    # TODO: remove (and update all other docs) when we have better
-    # createGlyphCache() APIs
     message(SEND_ERROR "MagnumFont is available only if MAGNUM_TARGET_GL is enabled")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/MagnumFont.cpp b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/MagnumFont.cpp
index 5dfb0dc85..735fb5c4b 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/MagnumFont.cpp
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/MagnumFont.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
+#define _MAGNUM_NO_DEPRECATED_MAGNUMFONT /* So it doesn't yell here */
+
 #include "MagnumFont.h"
 
 #include <sstream>
@@ -173,8 +175,6 @@ Containers::Pointer<AbstractGlyphCache> MagnumFont::doCreateGlyphCache() {
        control over both the source and processed format (where
        DistanceFieldGlyphCache may set the processed format to RGBA if there's
        no renderable single-channel format). */
-    /** @todo figure out a nicer way, and ideally how to do this with
-        fillGlyphCache() instead */
     struct Cache: GlyphCacheGL {
         explicit Cache(PixelFormat format, const Vector2i& size, PixelFormat processedFormat, const Vector2i& processedSize, const Vector2i& padding): GlyphCacheGL{format, size, processedFormat, processedSize, padding} {}
 
@@ -253,5 +253,7 @@ Containers::Pointer<AbstractShaper> MagnumFont::doCreateShaper() {
 
 }}
 
+CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
 CORRADE_PLUGIN_REGISTER(MagnumFont, Magnum::Text::MagnumFont,
     MAGNUM_TEXT_ABSTRACTFONT_PLUGIN_INTERFACE)
+CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/MagnumFont.h b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/MagnumFont.h
index 707e16c6c..98aa496c5 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/MagnumFont.h
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/MagnumFont.h
@@ -26,13 +26,19 @@
     DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
+#ifdef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED
 /** @file
  * @brief Class @ref Magnum::Text::MagnumFont
+ * @m_deprecated_since_latest Use @ref MagnumPlugins/StbTrueTypeFont/StbTrueTypeFont.h
+ *      and the @relativeref{Magnum::Text,StbTrueTypeFont} plugin instead,
+ *      which is more efficient and has a larger feature set without needing a
+ *      custom font preprocessing step.
  */
+#endif
 
 #include "Magnum/configure.h"
 
-#ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
+#if defined(MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED) && defined(MAGNUM_TARGET_GL)
 #include <Corrade/Containers/Pointer.h>
 
 #include "Magnum/Text/AbstractFont.h"
@@ -54,10 +60,17 @@
 #define MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONT_LOCAL
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _MAGNUM_NO_DEPRECATED_MAGNUMFONT
+CORRADE_DEPRECATED_FILE("use MagnumPlugins/StbTrueTypeFont/StbTrueTypeFont.h and the StbTrueTypeFont plugin instead")
+#endif
+
 namespace Magnum { namespace Text {
 
 /**
 @brief Simple bitmap font plugin
+@m_deprecated_since_latest Use the @ref StbTrueTypeFont plugin instead, which
+    is more efficient and has a larger feature set without needing a custom
+    font preprocessing step.
 
 The font consists of two files, one text file containing character and glyph
 info and one TGA file containing the glyphs in distance field format. The font
@@ -161,7 +174,7 @@ need to instantiate a manager for them and register it with
 See @ref building, @ref cmake, @ref plugins and @ref file-formats for more
 information.
 */
-class MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONT_EXPORT MagnumFont: public AbstractFont {
+class CORRADE_DEPRECATED("use StbTrueTypeFont instead") MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONT_EXPORT MagnumFont: public AbstractFont {
     public:
         /** @brief Default constructor */
         explicit MagnumFont();
@@ -190,7 +203,9 @@ class MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONT_EXPORT MagnumFont: public AbstractFont {
 };
 
 }}
-#else
+#elif !defined(MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED)
+#error use MagnumPlugins/StbTrueTypeFont/StbTrueTypeFont.h and the StbTrueTypeFont plugin instead
+#elif !defined(MAGNUM_TARGET_GL)
 #error this header is available only in the OpenGL build
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/Test/MagnumFontTest.cpp b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/Test/MagnumFontTest.cpp
index 9cd3e303a..93bac8066 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/Test/MagnumFontTest.cpp
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFont/Test/MagnumFontTest.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <Corrade/TestSuite/Compare/Container.h>
 #include <Corrade/TestSuite/Compare/String.h>
 #include <Corrade/Utility/Path.h>
-#include <Corrade/Utility/DebugStl.h> /** @todo remove file callbacks are std::string-free */
+#include <Corrade/Utility/DebugStl.h>
 
 #include "Magnum/FileCallback.h"
 #include "Magnum/PixelFormat.h"
diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/CMakeLists.txt b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/CMakeLists.txt
index 21371ee48..e3edb1f3c 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #   DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #
 
+if(NOT MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED)
+    message(SEND_ERROR "The MagnumFontConverter plugin is deprecated. Either remove MAGNUM_WITH_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER from your options or rebuild Magnum with MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED enabled to keep using the plugin.")
+endif()
+
 find_package(Corrade REQUIRED PluginManager)
 
 if(MAGNUM_BUILD_PLUGINS_STATIC AND NOT DEFINED MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER_BUILD_STATIC)
diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/MagnumFontConverter.cpp b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/MagnumFontConverter.cpp
index 082441d99..36d0a2738 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/MagnumFontConverter.cpp
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/MagnumFontConverter.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
+#define _MAGNUM_NO_DEPRECATED_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER /* So it doesn't yell here */
+
 #include "MagnumFontConverter.h"
 
 #include <algorithm> /* std::sort() */
@@ -108,8 +110,6 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Containers::Array<char>>> MagnumFontConverter
     for(const std::pair<UnsignedInt, std::pair<Vector2i, Range2Di>>& glyph: sortedGlyphs)
         glyphIdMap.emplace(glyph.first, glyphIdMap.size());
 
-    /** @todo Save only glyphs contained in @p characters */
-
     /* Inverse map from new glyph IDs to old ones */
     std::vector<UnsignedInt> inverseGlyphIdMap(glyphIdMap.size());
     for(const std::pair<const UnsignedInt, UnsignedInt>& map: glyphIdMap)
@@ -128,11 +128,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Containers::Array<char>>> MagnumFontConverter
 
     /* Save glyph properties in order which preserves their IDs, remove padding
        from the values so they aren't added twice when using the font later */
-    /** @todo Some better way to handle this padding stuff */
     for(UnsignedInt oldGlyphId: inverseGlyphIdMap) {
-        /** @todo this branch is messy, clean up; also there's now a
-            distinction between a cache-global invalid glyph and font-local,
-            what to do there? */
         Containers::Triple<Vector2i, Int, Range2Di> glyph =
             oldGlyphId ? cache.glyph(*fontId, oldGlyphId) : cache.glyph(0);
         Utility::ConfigurationGroup* group = configuration.addGroup("glyph");
@@ -170,5 +166,7 @@ std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Containers::Array<char>>> MagnumFontConverter
 
 }}
 
+CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH
 CORRADE_PLUGIN_REGISTER(MagnumFontConverter, Magnum::Text::MagnumFontConverter,
     MAGNUM_TEXT_ABSTRACTFONTCONVERTER_PLUGIN_INTERFACE)
+CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/MagnumFontConverter.h b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/MagnumFontConverter.h
index a9bc26bd0..397195cac 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/MagnumFontConverter.h
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/MagnumFontConverter.h
@@ -26,10 +26,19 @@
     DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
+#ifdef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED
 /** @file
  * @brief Class @ref Magnum::Text::MagnumFontConverter
+ * @m_deprecated_since_latest Use @ref MagnumPlugins/StbTrueTypeFont/StbTrueTypeFont.h
+ *      and the @relativeref{Magnum::Text,StbTrueTypeFont} plugin instead,
+ *      which is more efficient and has a larger feature set without needing a
+ *      custom font preprocessing step.
  */
+#endif
+
+#include "Magnum/configure.h"
 
+#ifdef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED
 #include "Magnum/Text/AbstractFontConverter.h"
 
 #include "MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/configure.h"
@@ -50,10 +59,17 @@
 #define MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER_LOCAL
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _MAGNUM_NO_DEPRECATED_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER
+CORRADE_DEPRECATED_FILE("use MagnumPlugins/StbTrueTypeFont/StbTrueTypeFont.h and the StbTrueTypeFont plugin instead")
+#endif
+
 namespace Magnum { namespace Text {
 
 /**
 @brief MagnumFont converter plugin
+@m_deprecated_since_latest Use the @ref StbTrueTypeFont plugin instead, which
+    is more efficient and has a larger feature set without needing a custom
+    font preprocessing step.
 
 Expects filename prefix, creates two files, `prefix.conf` and `prefix.tga`. See
 @ref MagnumFont for more information about the font. The plugin requires the
@@ -109,7 +125,7 @@ you need to instantiate a manager for them and register it with
 
 See @ref building, @ref cmake and @ref plugins for more information.
 */
-class MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER_EXPORT MagnumFontConverter: public Text::AbstractFontConverter {
+class CORRADE_DEPRECATED("use StbTrueTypeFont instead") MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER_EXPORT MagnumFontConverter: public Text::AbstractFontConverter {
     public:
         /** @brief Default constructor */
         explicit MagnumFontConverter();
@@ -123,5 +139,8 @@ class MAGNUM_MAGNUMFONTCONVERTER_EXPORT MagnumFontConverter: public Text::Abstra
 };
 
 }}
+#else
+#error use MagnumPlugins/StbTrueTypeFont/StbTrueTypeFont.h and the StbTrueTypeFont plugin instead
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/Test/MagnumFontConverterTest.cpp b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/Test/MagnumFontConverterTest.cpp
index 742c30816..afff06e0c 100644
--- a/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/Test/MagnumFontConverterTest.cpp
+++ b/src/MagnumPlugins/MagnumFontConverter/Test/MagnumFontConverterTest.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
     DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
-#include <string> /** @todo remove once AbstractFontConverter is STL-free */
+#include <string>
 #include <Corrade/Containers/Optional.h>
 #include <Corrade/Containers/StridedArrayView.h>
 #include <Corrade/Containers/String.h>
-#include <Corrade/Containers/StringStl.h> /** @todo remove once AbstractFontConverter is STL-free */
+#include <Corrade/Containers/StringStl.h>
 #include <Corrade/TestSuite/Tester.h>
 #include <Corrade/TestSuite/Compare/File.h>
 #include <Corrade/Utility/Algorithms.h>