SymWin Alternatives

SymWin is described as 'A small and quick tool for typing special symbols' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to SymWin for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best SymWin alternative is WinCompose, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SymWin are Character Map, BabelMap, Codepoint and PopChar.

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A small and quick tool for typing special symbols.

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SymWin alternatives page was last updated Dec 1, 2022
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  1. WinCompose icon

    WinCompose

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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.

    29 WinCompose alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WinCompose screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    2.  Symbols
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Emoji Text support
    5.  Unicode Math Support

    WinCompose VS SymWin

     

    • WinCompose is the most popular Windows alternative to SymWin.

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

    • WinCompose is Free and Open SourceSymWin is also Free and Open Source
  2. Character Map icon

    Character Map

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    Character Map (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...

    33 Character Map alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Character Map screenshot 1

    Character Map Features

    1.  Symbols

    Character Map VS SymWin

     
  4. BabelMap icon

    BabelMap

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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.

    29 BabelMap alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    BabelMap screenshot 1

    BabelMap Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Unicode

    BabelMap VS SymWin

     
  5. Codepoint icon

    Codepoint

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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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    Codepoint screenshot 1

    Codepoint Features

    1.  Support for Unicode

    Codepoint VS SymWin

     

    • Codepoint is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to SymWin.

    • Codepoint is the most popular commercial alternative to SymWin.

    • Codepoint is Paid and ProprietarySymWin is Free and Open Source
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    PopChar

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    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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    PopChar screenshot 1

    PopChar VS SymWin

     
  7. Oh My Glyph icon

    Oh My Glyph

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    View the glyphs and swashes from the PUA (private use area) of TTF & OTF font files with ease.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    Easily see the hidden glyphs

    Oh My Glyph VS SymWin

     

    • Oh My Glyph is the most popular Web-based alternative to SymWin.

    • Oh My Glyph is Free and ProprietarySymWin is Free and Open Source
  9. Gucharmap icon

    Gucharmap

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    Open source character map for the GNOME desktop environment.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Gucharmap Features

    1.  Gtk

    Gucharmap VS SymWin

     

    • Gucharmap is the most popular Linux alternative to SymWin.

    • Gucharmap is Free and Open SourceSymWin is also Free and Open Source
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    Holdkey

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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Holdkey screenshot 1

    Holdkey VS SymWin

     
  11. AllChars icon

    AllChars

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    AllChars provides a quick, easy-to-remember way of creating accents like é Ü ç î æ and special characters like ƒ ² ‰ © £ ± ß ° 1/2 ¿ « » ™ „ in most Windows programs.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Options Panel
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed and maintained. Last version, v5.0.181beta, released in February 2009, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    AllChars VS SymWin

     
  12. 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.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WizKey screenshot 1
    WizKey screenshot 2

    WizKey Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    2.  Integrated Search
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Keyboard Shortcuts

    WizKey VS SymWin

     

  13. UnicodeInput

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    It allows a user to insert unicode characters by their corresponding unicode hex value

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    UnicodeInput screenshot 1

    UnicodeInput Features

    1.  Portable

    UnicodeInput VS SymWin

     
  14. Extra Keys icon

    Extra Keys

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    Extra Keys is a software input panel for typing international accented and other special characters.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Extra Keys screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  On top
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Support for Unicode

    Extra Keys VS SymWin

     
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