UnicodeChecker Alternatives

UnicodeChecker is described as 'Mac OS X application to explore Unicode. Analyse and convert Unicode strings for HTML or programming. Supports UniHan, Services, AppleScript and more' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to UnicodeChecker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and BSD apps. The best UnicodeChecker alternative is WinCompose, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UnicodeChecker are Character Map, Shapecatcher, CharacterMap and SymbSearch.

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  1. WinCompose icon
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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.

    26 WinCompose alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • WinCompose is the most popular Windows alternative to UnicodeChecker.

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

    • WinCompose is Free and Open SourceUnicodeChecker is Free and Proprietary
    • WinCompose is CustomizableUnicodeChecker is not according to our users
  2. Character Map icon
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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...

    29 Character Map alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Character Map as an Alternative to UnicodeChecker
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    UnicodeChecker is far more than a mere "pick a character from this map".

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Character Map is Free and ProprietaryUnicodeChecker is also Free and Proprietary
  3. Shapecatcher icon
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    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.

    17 Shapecatcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Shapecatcher is the most popular Web-based alternative to UnicodeChecker.

    • Shapecatcher is Free and ProprietaryUnicodeChecker is also Free and Proprietary
  4. CharacterMap icon
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    CharacterMap.org is a simple online character map. It is a tool that allows you to view the ASCII table and Unicode characters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. SymbSearch icon
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    A tool for searching unicode-symbols and copying it to the clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. PopChar icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • PopChar is the most popular Mac alternative to UnicodeChecker.

    • PopChar is the most popular commercial alternative to UnicodeChecker.

    • PopChar is Paid and ProprietaryUnicodeChecker is Free and Proprietary
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    Small and fast utility that can generate a whole range of Unicode symbols or the range that you set for it. The app can export the list of symbols horizontally (by default) or vertically (in that case you also can show index number as option).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    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

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Oh My Glyph icon
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    View the glyphs and swashes from the PUA (private use area) of TTF & OTF font files with ease.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  10. Gucharmap icon
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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 is the most popular Linux alternative to UnicodeChecker.

    • Gucharmap is Free and Open SourceUnicodeChecker is Free and Proprietary
  11. WizKey icon
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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
     
  12. Extra Keys icon
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    Extra Keys is a software input panel for typing international accented and other special characters.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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