Extra Keys Alternatives

Extra Keys is described as 'Software input panel for typing international accented and other special characters' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Extra Keys for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, iPhone and BSD apps. The best Extra Keys alternative is WinCompose, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Extra Keys are Rocket, BabelMap, Retro Typer and Character Map.

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  1. Peachy icon

    Peachy

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    Getting bored of the overused emojis? Enter kaomojis into any Mac app now, Slack-style! (?^O^?)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Gucharmap icon

    Gucharmap

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    Open source character map for the GNOME desktop environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
    • GNOME
    Gucharmap character table
     

    • Gucharmap is the most popular Linux alternative to Extra Keys.

    • Gucharmap is Free and Open SourceExtra Keys is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Uosk icon

    Uosk

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    Uosk is a light tool that opens any ASCII, ANSI, UTF-8 and UTF-16 text file and converts words (e.g. separated by spaces) into buttons. Clicking one button the text snippet is pasted into any text editor (Notepad, WordPad, MS Office, OpenOffice...).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Uosk with Unicode example snippets
     
  5. Holdkey icon

    Holdkey

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    Holdkey is a Windows program that makes it easy to type characters with accents.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Comfort Keys Pro icon

    Comfort Keys Pro

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    Virtual On-Screen Keyboard, Hotkey Manager, Windows Clipboard Viewer, Fast Speed Typing Tools,

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Comfort Keys Pro screenshot 1
     
  7. WizKey icon

    WizKey

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    WizKey makes it easy to type accented and other special Unicode characters using a standard US/UK keyboard with easy to remember keyboard shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. UnicodeChecker icon

    UnicodeChecker

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    Mac OS X application to explore Unicode. Analyse and convert Unicode strings for HTML or programming. Supports UniHan, Services, AppleScript and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    UnicodeChecker Main Window displaying basic information about characters
    Trying to show off the new features in UnicodeChecker 1.11 in a single screenshot
     
  10. Copypastecharacter icon

    Copypastecharacter

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    Use Copy Paste Character to insert proper typographic characters, such as “quotation marks” and the interrobang ?, or simply use it to spice up your e-mail messages, tweets, or text messages with h?ppy faces, sn?wmen or ? arrows ?.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  11. FujiMoji icon

    FujiMoji

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    Type any emoji, text snippet, or media by name from anywhere on your Mac. FujiMoji is a lightweight menu bar app that listens for your trigger key, shows fast suggestions, and pastes the selected result directly into the active text field.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    FujiMoji screenshot 1
     
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