Shortmoji 1.1.0 — Every supported emoji, simple browsing

All supported emoji, easier browsing, less unnecessary work

• 3,953 emoji and variants: every fully qualified emoji and component in the Unicode Emoji 18.0 test list that renders as one emoji on the build Mac running macOS 26.5.1. Includes skin tones, mixed-tone handshakes, flags, families, and professions. Stickers, Genmoji, and custom Discord images are outside this catalog.
• Browse by category: open See similar, then choose All emoji or a category. The grid scrolls through the complete results and only builds visible rows. Hover a tile for its full shortcode.
• Lazy catalog loading: ordinary typing does not load or search the catalog. The keyboard listener stays registered to detect a colon; the catalog and search index initialize on the first shortcode search and remain cached. No repeating polling timer or background network requests.
• Faster lookup: precomputed search fields, direct exact-shortcode lookup, and cached related-emoji terms. Base emoji rank before skin-tone variants for general searches.
• Supports long variant shortcodes and prevents stale delayed results from reopening an old query.

All 10 tests pass, including exact lookup of every bundled emoji, variant coverage, category browsing, and startup without loading the catalog. The native grid was rendered and inspected. App signatures and installer integrity are verified.

Installation

Quit Shortmoji, download the DMG, and replace the app in Applications. Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 14 or later. The complete glyph set was checked on macOS 26.5.1; older systems can display fewer emoji. This build is locally signed, not Apple-notarized.

Data provenance

Unicode test data: https://www.unicode.org/Public/emoji/latest/emoji-test.txt
Downloaded snapshot SHA-256: 8f3735cda1f92a779d78af67cf86066bb1f07143dc22f2ac29394d9bc57ab21a.
Unicode and gemoji licenses are included in the app.

Shortmoji 1.0.1 — Expanded emoji catalog

Missing emoji fixed

Expanded the bundled catalog to 1,867 emoji using GitHub's gemoji data while preserving existing Shortmoji names and keywords.

• :ninja: now inserts 🥷; :ninj finds it in suggestions.
• Adds melting face, saluting face, goose, flags, professions, and many other missing entries.
• Keeps skull and skull-and-crossbones together in prefix search.
• Includes upstream attribution and a repeatable catalog import script.

All 8 regression tests pass. DMG integrity and app signing were verified.

Download the DMG and replace Shortmoji in Applications. Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 14 or later. This build is locally signed, not Apple-notarized. Some newer Unicode additions and skin-tone combinations are not included, and glyph rendering depends on macOS.

Shortmoji 1.0.0 — Emoji shortcodes across your Mac

Emoji shortcodes, across your Mac

Shortmoji brings Discord-style :shortcode: replacement to macOS text fields. Type :sku to find 💀 and related emoji, or finish :skull: to insert it immediately.

Included

• Compact suggestions near the caret, with keyboard navigation and Return/Tab insertion.
• A “See similar” grid with search by emoji name, alias, and related keyword.
• Native AppKit interface and menu-bar controls.
• Local processing with no server or account requirement.
• Click-handling fixes for navigation controls and emoji selection.

Install

Download Shortmoji-1.0.0-arm64.dmg, open it, and drag Shortmoji to Applications. Launch the app and grant Accessibility access when prompted.

Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 14 or later. This build is locally signed, not Apple-notarized. If macOS blocks it, and you trust this download, review the notice in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

The catalog is curated. Compatibility varies with the destination app; secure text fields may not support replacement.

Validation

Seven automated tests pass, including native button hit targets, grid navigation actions, and search-result insertion. The app signature and DMG integrity were verified. SHA256SUMS.txt is included alongside the installer.