Smile Alternatives

Apps similar to Smile include EF*CK Chat Keyboard, which is free and open source. Other options are GNOME Characters, Emote and Emoji Picker. In total there are four apps like Smile for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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Smile alternatives page was last updated Sep 26, 2026

EF*CK Chat Keyboard
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EF*CK is a free cross-platform open-source on-screen desktop emoji keyboard, with built-in text-filter-based emoji picker, Unicode text converter, meme GIF search function ...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
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GNOME Characters
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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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)
Origin
United States
Platforms
Linux
Flathub
Linux Mobile
United States
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Emote
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Emote is a modern emoji picker for Linux 🚀. Written in GTK3, Emote is lightweight and stays out of your way.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Linux
Snapcraft
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Emoji Picker
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A fast, KDE-styled emoji picker for Wayland (KDE Plasma 6) with direct insertion.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Linux
KDE Plasma
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