SymbSearch Alternatives

Apps similar to SymbSearch include WinCompose, which is free and open source. Other options are Retro Typer, Rocket, BabelMap and UnicodePad. There's no shortage of apps like SymbSearch, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, Android and iPhone.

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SymbSearch alternatives page was last updated Jun 7, 2026

Gucharmap
7 likes
Open source character map for the GNOME desktop environment.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
MacPorts
XQuartz
GNOME
United States
Good alternative?Is Gucharmap a good alternative to SymbSearch?
PopChar
11 likes
The 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.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Origin
Austria
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Austria
EU
+2
Good alternative?Is PopChar a good alternative to SymbSearch?
Uosk
7 likes
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
Good alternative?Is Uosk a good alternative to SymbSearch?
Unicode-Table.com
4 likes
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.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Kyrgyzstan
Platforms
Online
Kyrgyzstan
+1
Good alternative?Is Unicode-Table.com a good alternative to SymbSearch?
Holdkey
2 likes
Holdkey is a Windows program that makes it easy to type characters with accents.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
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WizKey
3 likes
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
Origin
Australia
Platforms
Windows
Australia
Good alternative?Is WizKey a good alternative to SymbSearch?
UnicodeChecker
3 likes
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
Good alternative?Is UnicodeChecker a good alternative to SymbSearch?
Extra Keys
1 like
Extra Keys is a software input panel for typing international accented and other special characters.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is Extra Keys a good alternative to SymbSearch?
Emoji Keyboard
1 like
This is a freeware software that supports near thousand popular emojis. You can put them in any text field while chatting, posting or commenting.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is Emoji Keyboard a good alternative to SymbSearch?
Unicode Blank Chars
1 like
Unicode Blank Chars, a portable tool that detects Unicode Blank characters based on the "System Case Insensitive Locale" rules!
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is Unicode Blank Chars a good alternative to SymbSearch?
Unicode Chars Number
1 like
Unicode Chars Number, is a portable tool that can be used to find the ordinal value (numeric character code) of any Unicode character!
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is Unicode Chars Number a good alternative to SymbSearch?
Splice - Emojis & GIFs
Like
Splice brings Slack-style emoji triggers and GIF search to macOS, so the right reaction is always a few keystrokes away.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
United States
+1
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