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24 alternatives to Spotlight Emoji

Search and copy emoji from inside Spotlight

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spotlight Emoji launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   EmojiRepo▲91

   Search, copy and paste emoji

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Emojim▲124

   The best way to search and copy emojis to your clipboard

   2019 · emoji-m.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mojibar▲114

   Better emoji search from your Mac's menubar

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Emoji Gist▲56

   Copy/Paste emoji into your favorite editor

   2014 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Emoji Keyboard▲151

   Click to copy emoji & emoticon

   2023 · emojikeyboard.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Emoji Dictionary▲142

   Quickly lookup the meaning of any Emoji on Mac OS X

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Click Emoji▲77

   The easiest way to copy and paste emojis

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   100 New Apple Emoji▲96

   Greater diversity, new professions and redesigned emoji

   2016 · apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Paste▲77

   Super fast emoji search

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Emoji Engine▲122

    A search engine for emoji 🔎

    2016 · emojiengine.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    EmojiCopy by EmojiOne▲64

    Easier, searchable, emoji copy and paste

    2016 · emojicopy.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Feedback Emoji▲135

    Capture user feedback with emojis

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Emoj▲165

    Find relevant emojis from text on the command-line

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Emoji Homepage▲131

    Fast and simple way to find your emoji 🕵🏼

    2017 · emojihomepage.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Emoji Emoticons 😀▲94

    What if the Mac screen can fit all the Emojis? (💻 🙏)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    EmojiBar▲78

    Find Emojis like using Touch Bar

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Emoji cp▲75

    Find and copy emoji, fast

    2019 · emojicp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Emojily▲80

    Create your own emojis

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Smileys by Apple▲200

    Apple's new emoji app 😊

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Rocket Emoji▲145

    Quickly find and copy emojis to your clipboard in one click.

    2019 · rocketemoji.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Emojipedia▲15

    The emoji search engine

    2016 · emojipedia.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    :emoji:▲143

    the emoji autocomplete everywhere on the internet

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Emoji Keyboard▲91

    Replace your entire Mac keyboard with emoji (pre-launch)

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Emoji Clipboard▲62

    Click to copy the perfect emoji for any situation. 🙏

    2019 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →