PopChar helps you get the most out of your font collection. With its crystal-clear interface, PopChar provides a frustration-free way to access any font's special characters.
Features
Expanded accessibility - Your Mac includes over 700 fonts, each of which contains thousands of characters -- Why not make them as accessible as possible? PopChar makes it happen.
Interface advantages - PopChar displays easy-to-analyze tables of characters, giving you an ultra-convenient interface. You can't access most of these characters from your keyboard -- PopChar puts them within your reach.
Liberating compatibility - No matter what app you are using, PopChar brings snappy simplicity to all font-related tasks. Whether you're working with a word processor or a Web browser, PopChar integrates seamlessly.
Smarter searching - PopChar's seasoned search capabilities will help you find what you are looking for, whether you need to search for a character by name, identify fonts that contain specific characters, or explore the entire character set of a font.
What’s new in version 9.2
Updated on Apr 29 2021
Version 9.2:
PopChar is now built with the latest compiler and libraries for Big Sur
Improved detection and handling of color fonts
Updated internal tools (such as the built-in installer)
PopChar now always uses the system-specific window appearance
New context menu for group headings: Copy all characters or their descriptions
PopChar now uses the standard Unicode notation (U+1234) for the hexadecimal representation of characters
Improved handling and feedback for window resizing
PopChar now correctly restores the clipboard after insertion of a character in formatted mode
Fixes clipped segments in the insertion mode control on Big Sur
Fixes an alignment issue in the Preferences window
Fixes a subtle tracking problem when the mouse pointer enters and leaves the PopChar window
Fixes a rare problem with invalid elements in the "Recent Characters" section
Simple to use and REALLY useful.
When you are layout out text and use symbols or characters from different fonts, this is the intuitive tool to use. Once used - always missed when you move to a machine without it.
Oh - and it's simple to install, no nonsense and reliable as anything.