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, Linux, Mac and Android apps. The best Character Map alternative is BabelMap, which is free. Other great apps like Character Map are WinCompose, Character Map UWP, PopChar and Shapecatcher.
BabelMap
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo32 BabelMap alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
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.
- - BabelMap is the most popular Windows alternative to Character Map.
- - BabelMap is the most popular free alternative to Character Map.
BabelMap Features
Comments about BabelMap as a Alternative to Character Map
Good alternative. What else would it be????
0baitisjSearchable by character description and has a comprehensive built-in font set.
1WinCompose is a compose key for Windows. It allows to easily write special characters such as é ž à û ø ð ¤ Ø « = µ, and many more using short and often very intuitive key combinations.
- - WinCompose is the most popular Open Source alternative to Character Map.
WinCompose Features
Character Map UWP
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo8 Character Map UWP alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
A modern, native UWP replacement for the Win32 Character Map and Windows Font Viewer with flawless high DPI and touch support.
Character Map UWP Features
Comments about Character Map UWP as a Alternative to Character Map
Don RA 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.
1The character map that works! PopChar is an application that lets you insert special characters, umlauts and foreign letters into any document. With this character map, there is no need to search for or remember complex keystrokes.
- - PopChar is the most popular Mac alternative to Character Map.
- - PopChar is the most popular commercial alternative to Character Map.
Shapecatcher
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo17 Shapecatcher alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Online
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.
- - Shapecatcher is the most popular Web-based alternative to Character Map.
Shapecatcher Features
A tool for searching unicode-symbols and copying it to the clipboard.
GNOME Characters
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo6 GNOME Characters alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Linux
Characters is a simple utility application to find and insert unusual characters. It allows you to quickly find the character you are looking for by searching for keywords.
- - GNOME Characters is the most popular Linux alternative to Character Map.
GNOME Characters Features
Unicode-Table.com
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo24 Unicode-Table.com alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Online
Handy online Unicode character table with search tool, short information about origin and history of most characters in eight languages and some great compose-tools.
Unicode-Table.com Features
FindThatFont!
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo14 FindThatFont! alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
FindThatFont! is a handy tool that allows to preview fonts that are installed on your system and to classify them into over 30 different categories.
Discontinued2012
Unicode Map
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo26 Unicode Map alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Android
Browse Unicode characters by range; search for them by name; display them (when Android has the font); copy them to the clipboard; decode a string of Unicode characters to names.
- - Unicode Map is the most popular Android alternative to Character Map.
Unicode Map Features
Encyclopedia of Unicode characters.
Unicodia Features
Oh My Glyph
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo23 Oh My Glyph alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Online
View the glyphs and swashes from the PUA (private use area) of TTF & OTF font files with ease.