BabelMap Alternatives

BabelMap is described as '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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to BabelMap for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best BabelMap alternative is WinCompose, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BabelMap are Character Map, UnicodePad, Character Map UWP and Shapecatcher.

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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
     
  2. Character Map icon
     23 likes

    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
     
  3. UnicodePad icon
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    Input all characters in Unicode with Unicode Pad. And input string can be copied to the clipboard. You can find out where selected character is in list. By long clicking, larger character and code point will be shown. Favorite characters can be memorized.

    25 UnicodePad alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. A modern, native UWP replacement for the Win32 Character Map and Windows Font Viewer with flawless high DPI and touch support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Shapecatcher icon
     15 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Codepoint icon
     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
     
  7. Unicodia  icon
     5 likes

    Encyclopedia of Unicode characters.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. CharacterMap icon
     1 like

    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
     
  9. SymbSearch icon
     4 likes

    A tool for searching unicode-symbols and copying it to the clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. UnicodePlus icon
     2 likes

    UnicodePlus is a free tool providing information about any Unicode character: name, codepoint, classification, conversion, UTF encodings, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. SymWin icon
     2 likes

    A small and quick tool for typing special symbols.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Opcion font viewer is a free and open source font viewer written in Java. It allows you to view both installed and uninstalled fonts and makes selecting the right font for your project quick and easy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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