A utility software that quickly lets you access all kinds of special characters

PopChar X for Mac

PopChar X 8.5

  -  4.63 MB  -  Demo
  • Latest Version

    PopChar X 10.3

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X 10.6 or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Ergonis / External Link

  • Filename

    PopCharX85-Install.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    143bfc6a702f60b631c6427e9363f10c

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of PopChar X 8.5.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of PopChar X for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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  • PopChar X 8.5 Screenshots

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    PopChar X 8.5 Screenshot 1

What's new in this version:

- New option for light-on-dark character table in Mojave's Dark Mode
- Preference option for highlighting favorite characters
- New mechanism for alternative names in the Unicode standard (currently used to unify lambda/lamda)
- Layouts are now always listed in alphabetical order in the menu
- PopChar now uses the system's highlight color for the selected character in the table
- PopChar's menu bar icon now uses the correct accent color when clicked
- Skin tone and text/emoji pop-up menus now use the correct accent color for highlighting the selected item
- Info line in contact mail contains information about the system language and Dark Mode
- The skin and text/emoji pop-up menus have a dark appearance in Dark Mode
- The preview images for the P icon in PopChar's preferences now adapt to Dark Mode
- PopChar now closes its window when you send a mail message to us from the contact sheet
- Metrics adjustments for the Bravura font family
- When PopChar starts up, it now checks for the required Accessibility permissions and helps to enable PopChar in System Preferences
- Visual feedback when pointing at the borders of the PopChar window helps with resizing the window
- Fixes an inconsistency in new PopChar installations, where the “Show font names in their own font” checkbox did not match the actual state
- Fixes partially overlapping buttons in the About window on older versions of macOS
- Works around an issue in Mojave, where PopChar could not reliably be activated by clicking the “P” icon when it was set to appear in a corner of the screen
- Avoids flickering window while resizing