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About Fade In

«Fade In» is a wonderful scriptwriting application for Windows, Linux, and Mac. This PDF article explains what it is and briefly covers some of its features.

Notepad 2

This is NOT the Microsoft Notepad. It is a free text editor. It is no longer being developed (as far as I know), but it is functional and very useful. It is less complex than the free «Notepad++» (which is the editor that I use for coding) but still has sophisticated features.

Unicode Input by Name

I do not think that this program is being maintained anymore. However, it can be useful at times when you know the name of a Unicode glyph (character) but you do not want to go looking for the numeric code for it on the Internet. It lets you copy the glyph and then paste it where you need it. Unfortunately, it does not tell you the hexadecimal code number for it — it just lets you copy the glyph. But I still find this utility helpful at times. You can copy the glyph and paste it into an application (e.g., «LibreOffice»), place the cursor right after the glyph, and use ALT+X to display the hexadecimal code number.

For example, suppose that you want to insert a rightward arrow into your text. (Yeah, that can really happen.) If you type «rightward» into the dialog of this utility, you will see various items appear below in a window, including «rightwards arrow». When you click on that item, the glyph for a rightward-pointing arrow (→) appears. You can copy it, paste it into a wordprocessor like «LibreOffice Writer», and then use ALT+X to display the hex code for the glyph (which is hex 2192).

Recommended Downloads from Other Sites

BabelMap

«BabelMap» is a phenomenal utility that shows the Unicode glyphs and their hexadecimal & decimal code numbers for the fonts on your computer. And it is free. Download this one for sure.

— Updated January 2026.