Character Map Alternatives

Character Map is described as '(Charmap.exe) is a utility included with Microsoft Windows operating systems and is used to view the characters in any installed font, to check what keyboard input (Alt code) is used to enter those characters, and to copy characters to the clipboard in lieu of' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Character Map for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best Character Map alternative is WinCompose, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Character Map are BabelMap, KCharSelect, character.ai and Character Map UWP.

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  1. WinCompose icon
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    Get easy access to thousands of special symbols through composing of characters on the keyboard in ways that are very easy to remember.

    26 WinCompose alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    • Most users think WinCompose is a great Character Map alternative.

    • WinCompose is the most popular Windows alternative to Character Map.

    • WinCompose is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Character Map.

    • WinCompose is Free and Open SourceCharacter Map is Free and Proprietary
    • WinCompose is CustomizableCharacter Map is not according to our users
  2. BabelMap icon
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    BabelMap is a free character map application for Windows that allows you to browse through the entire Unicode character repertoire of over 107,000 characters, or search for a particular character by name or by code point.

    25 BabelMap alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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    Comments about BabelMap as an Alternative to Character Map
    baitisj
    Positive
    1

    Searchable by character description and has a comprehensive built-in font set.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Good alternative. What else would it be????

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks BabelMap is a great Character Map alternative.

    • BabelMap is Free and ProprietaryCharacter Map is also Free and Proprietary
  3. KCharSelect icon
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    KCharSelect is a tool to select special characters from all installed fonts and copy them into the clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • KDE
     
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    Comments about KCharSelect as an Alternative to Character Map
    Peter Mello
    Positive
    0

    The tight integration with the Plasma workspace through tools like KRunner and lightweight design make it fast and effective.

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    • KCharSelect is the most popular Linux alternative to Character Map.

    • KCharSelect is Free and Open SourceCharacter Map is Free and Proprietary
    • KCharSelect is LightweightCharacter Map is not according to our users
  4. character.ai icon
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    Engage in open-ended conversations and collaborations with AI-based characters and create your own characters for yourself and others to enjoy. Character.ai is a social platform for creating and interacting with advanced AI chatbots.

    39 character.ai alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Comments about character.ai as an Alternative to Character Map
    mullafacation
    Negative
    0

    This is nothing to do with typographical characters

    Character Map Icon
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    • character.ai is the most popular Web-based, Android & iPhone alternative to Character Map.

    • character.ai is Freemium and ProprietaryCharacter Map is Free and Proprietary
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    A modern, native UWP replacement for the Win32 Character Map and Windows Font Viewer with flawless high DPI and touch support.

    9 Character Map UWP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Character Map UWP as an Alternative to Character Map
    Don R
    Positive
    1

    A modern PC font and character browser to replace Charmap, that is elegant, fast, resizable, has more views, more filters, and for the first time ever, logical font groupings like monospaced/proportional , or serif/san-serif fonts! Finally a charmap replacement that makes sense.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Character Map UWP icon
    • Character Map UWP is Free and Open SourceCharacter Map is Free and Proprietary
  6. Shapecatcher icon
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    Shapecatcher is a new website, that helps you to find specific Unicode characters, just by sketching their shape. Currently about 10000 of the most important Unicode characters are compared to your sketch and are analysed for similarities.

    17 Shapecatcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. UnicodePad icon
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    Input all characters in Unicode with Unicode Pad. And input string can be copied to the clipboard. You can find out where selected character is in list. By long clicking, larger character and code point will be shown. Favorite characters can be memorized.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. Codepoint icon
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    70,000+ Unicodes in your pocket. Search Unicodes, Glyphs, SF Symbols and Emojis in a blink. Codepoint helps you to find the exact characters you need and supports you in discovering new glyphs. Export them as Symbols, Strings, Hexadecimals, HTML entities or even Swift code.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
     
    • Codepoint is the most popular Mac & iPad alternative to Character Map.

    • Codepoint is the most popular commercial alternative to Character Map.

    • Codepoint is Paid and ProprietaryCharacter Map is Free and Proprietary
  9. Unicodia  icon
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    Encyclopedia of Unicode characters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. CharacterMap icon
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    CharacterMap.org is a simple online character map. It is a tool that allows you to view the ASCII table and Unicode characters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. SymbSearch icon
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    A tool for searching unicode-symbols and copying it to the clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. UnicodePlus icon
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    UnicodePlus is a free tool providing information about any Unicode character: name, codepoint, classification, conversion, UTF encodings, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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