PopChar X
Most of your fonts contain thousands of characters, many more than you can access from the keyboard.
If you want to get the most out of your fonts, then PopChar is the right tool for you.
PopChar makes "typing" of unusual characters easy without having to remember keyboard combinations.
Whenever you need a special character, PopChar is there to help.
Click the "P" in the menu bar to display a table of characters. Select the desired character and it instantly appears in your document.
PopChar works with modern applications that support Unicode as well as with older applications that support only the smaller ASCII character set.
In Unicode mode, PopChar makes it easy to navigate and search within fonts that contain thousands of special characters.
Web designers especially will enjoy the ability to insert HTML symbols.
Believe it or not - PopChar has now been around for over 20 years. To read more about the milestones in the development of PopChar, see the History of PopChar.
Words cannot describe the huge benefits PopChar offers to you.
We therefore invite you to view a short demo movie
Features, Installation, Requirements
Main features
- Inserts special characters right into your document - no font cheat sheet, no copy & paste, no need to remember keyboard combinations.
- Full Unicode support
- Search for characters
- Custom favorites section
- Magnifier tool
- Work across font boundaries
- "Reverse search" for fonts containing desired characters
- Recent characters view
- Various insertion modes
- More ...
Installation
To install PopChar X, download it from our downloads page. PopChar X is distributed as a Mac OS X disk image (DMG). Once you have mounted the disk image, simply double-click the PopChar icon to install and launch PopChar.
As long as you do not have a license key, PopChar operates in trial mode with some special characters disabled. When you purchase a license key and enter it in the Registration window of PopChar X, the dimmed characters will immediately become active.
Favorites
If you need the same characters again and again, simply add them to the new Favorites group of PopChar 5. This group is always visible at the top of the character table and gives you quick access to all frequently needed characters. Technical symbols, accented characters in foreign languages, arrows, mathematical operators, circled numbers, astrological symbols, etc. You define which characters are important for you.
The Favorites section provides fastest possible look-up and insertion of special characters with a single click. It couldn't be easier.
You can add favorite characters from any font. When you switch fonts, PopChar displays those of your favorites that are available in the current font. And if you wish to see all of them, switch to PopChar's "All" view. Or use PopChar's "Reverse Search" to find those fonts that contain a needed character.
To add a character to the "Favorites section" simply right-click or ctrl-click the required character.