The WinCompose is a free and open source software, which facilitates the registration of special characters, using short and often very intuitive key combinations.
Wincompose is essentially a special key for Windows. Allows you to set any key on your keyboard as a Compose key and then use it to enter special characters, base of its respective shortcuts.
Since a keyboard does not have printed on it all the characters that Windows can give you, if you want to type a special character you will often have to get help from tool “Character map”, which is built into Windows. With Wincompose you only need one shortcut to enter these special characters.
The Compose key on the keyboard will work just like a natural combination key (like Ctrl or Win or alt) and you only need to know the different combinations to type characters of a particular dialect. Works on background and will be activated automatically when you press the assigned Compose key.
In case you do not know what the Compose key is, we inform you that in the old traditional keyboards it came as a separate key, for entering specific characters in the documents. This key is no longer on today's keyboards. Wincompose software will help you get it back, at least virtually.
The program comes either fully installed or portable, in case you do not want to make changes to your system. Then just run it and you will find its icon in the system bar. By default, Compose makes the ALT key.
You can set any keyboard key you want to use as a combination key. After setting the compose key, use it to enter special characters anywhere. Just press the compose key followed by the letter combination to enter the desired character. For example, to enter the "Æ" symbol, press the Compose + A + E key. Similarly, you can enter other characters, such as the following screenshot.
The program has a huge range of combinations and special characters. From simple symbols to emoji.
That way, you can use this simple software to add a virtual keyboard shortcut to Windows. It works perfectly even in the new Windows 11. It will make you unimaginably easier, in case useste many special characters. It will save you from the trouble of the corresponding Windows Character Map.
