Mojito: A free, open-source macOS app for universal emoji and symbol autocomplete
By
Wells
The kind of bagel you'd toss to the pigeons.
Summary
A developer recounts building Mojito, a free, open-source macOS app that brings autocomplete emoji and symbol search (via colon-triggered shortcodes like :heart: → ❤️) to any text field across the entire operating system — including TextEdit, iMessage, and Terminal. The app is smart enough to skip apps that already support emoji autocomplete, and includes about 30 hidden easter egg animations triggered by specific shortcodes like :mojito:. Originally conceived 11 years ago, the project was revived and released as donationware on Product Hunt.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI originally tried to build this app 11 years ago. Back then, I thought 'this is such an obvious idea... if I don't make it, someone else surely will.'
I added a fun little easter egg—if you type :mojito:, a little animation plays. And then I added another... and another.... so now there are about 30 easter eggs for you to find.
I hope you find this app as useful as I do, and have as much fun with it as I had making it.
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