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PopChar Mac 10.0 (2024-03-05 | macOS ≥ 11)

Features

  • Redesigned UI (classic functionality meets modern design)
  • New magnifier view with more info and details
  • New visualization for shortcuts
  • Spanish language support
  • Full Unicode 15 compatibility
  • Built-in layout for Emoji 15.0
  • New insertion modes
  • New and easier navigation concept
  • Added support for Swift code insertion

Improvements

  • Optimized for macOS Sonoma
  • Improved dark mode for comfortable viewing
  • Stability and performance optimization
  • Various cleanups and improvements under the hood

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Version History

PopChar Mac 9.5 (2023-05-15 | macOS ≥ 10.13)

Improvements

  • Full Ventura compatibility & improvements
  • Improved linking into System Settings Permissions section
  • Performance and stability improvements

PopChar Mac 9.4 (2022-05-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • PopChar is now a universal application with native support for Apple Silicon.
  • On supporting keyboards, the F20 function key can be used as PopChar's hotkey.
  • Internal redesign of the character rendering components improves speed and consistency between fonts.

Improvements

  • Improved detection of the processor type.
  • Improved vertical alignment of characters within table cells.
  • Improved metrics adjustments for some fonts in the IBM Plex family.
  • The diagnostics report now contains information about the computer model and processor.
  • Consistent vertical alignment of characters in the magnified view.
  • Information about the “start at login” setting in the diagnostics report.
  • Improved handling of internal scripts in certain corner cases.
  • Support for SF Symbols 3.3 (new character names and layout for the “SF Compact” and “SF Pro” fonts).

Bug fixes

  • Fixes incorrect vertical position of space brackets in certain fonts.
  • Fixes an issue where the magnifier sometimes stopped working after switching fonts.
  • Fixes a problem where the “corner P” was partly obscured by the rounded screen corner on MacBooks with a notch.
  • Fixes a problem where ligatures in certain fonts were not correctly displayed in the magnified view.
  • Works around a problem that could cause a crash when PopChar tried to display information about a new version.
  • Fixes a problem where some characters could not be found by entering certain name parts in the search field.
  • Fixes a cosmetic issue where the window resize indicator appeared on top of open menus.

PopChar Mac 9.3 (2021-11-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • Support for Unicode 14.0 (including Emoji 14.0).
  • Metrics adjustments for various styles of the system font in Big Sur and Monterey.
  • PopChar is now built with the latest compiler and libraries of Xcode 13.0.

PopChar Mac 9.2 (2021-04-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • 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.

Improvements

  • Improved handling and feedback for window resizing.
  • PopChar now correctly restores the clipboard after insertion of a character in formatted mode.

Bug fixes

  • 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.

PopChar Mac 9.1 (2021-02-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • New functions in the Fonts tab of the “Character Info” window: select or mark fonts in the main window, copy a font list to the clipboard.
  • Clear button for the keyboard shortcut in PopChar's preferences.
  • PopChar's diagnostics report now contains information about the location of the P icon.
  • In trial mode, right-clicking or control-clicking an unsupported character now displays the registration information.
  • Supports the Multicolore Pro color font.
  • The names of the CenonAstro fonts are now displayed in the font list in a readable font in WYSIWYG mode.

Improvements

  • Works around a cosmetic issue where sheet windows (like “About” and “Preferences”) appeared before the main window when opened from the menu bar icon.

Bug fixes

  • Fixes a problem where the “P” in the menu bar did not react on clicks after a command-click.
  • Fixes a cosmetic issue where the keyboard icon at the bottom of the PopChar window appeared upside down on Big Sur.

PopChar Mac 9.0 (2020-12-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.10)

Features

  • PopChar is now ready for Big Sur.
  • The required minimum system version is now 10.10 (Yosemite).
  • Support for Unicode 13.0 (including Emoji 13.0).
  • New “Character Info” window with detailed information about any character.
  • It is now possible to assign custom names to characters, which can be used in the search field.
  • PopChar can now show all the fonts in which a character is available, along with the character's appearance.
  • Keyboard equivalents for the context menu items when a character is selected.
  • Supports the “Brand New Roman” color font.
  • Built-in layout for Emoji 13.0.
  • PopChar now knows the names of the characters listed in the “SF Symbols” application.
  • Built-in layout “SF Symbols” for the symbols in the “San Francisco” fonts.
  • Support for system-wide licenses.
  • When invoked from Typinator's Quick Search, PopChar now returns only characters that are available in any installed font.
  • Metrics adjustments for Apple's new “SF Compact” and “SF Pro” fonts.

Improvements

  • Improved detection of cases where the text presentation of an Emoji character was not yet supported on the current version of macOS.
  • Significantly faster type selection in the font list (especially when font names are shown in their own font).
  • Improved visibility of the PopChar icon in the translucent menu bar of Big Sur.
  • Improved representation of the names in the font list for certain special-purpose fonts.
  • Improved handling of keyboard navigation and shortcuts in the character table view.
  • Faster search for PopChar character from Typinator's Quick Search.
  • Improved visual feedback for certain operations on the selected character.
  • The “corner P” now uses a representation that is easy to see against any background, especially in Big Sur's translucent menu bar.

Bug fixes

  • Works around a problem where certain hard-wired keyboard shortcuts did not work when the font list was active.
  • Fixes a vertical alignment issue when Apple Color Emoji characters were displayed in small sizes.
  • Fixes a problem where some context menu commands sometimes did not correctly process the selected character.
  • Fixes a problem with horizontally clipped icons in the “San Francisco” fonts.
  • Works around a crash caused by incorrect ligature definitions in certain fonts.

PopChar Mac 8.10 (2020-05-01 | Mac OS X ≥ 10.6)

Features

  • It is now possible to minimize the PopChar window into the Dock.

Improvements

  • Improved metrics adjustments for Apple's SF Compact and SF Pro font families.

Bug fixes

  • Fixes a problem where the magnifier was not displayed correctly when scrolling the character table.