Emoji selection on the Mac remains an area ripe for improvement with future versions of macOS. Until then, Mojito is a new and free solution that greatly improves the Mac emoji picker experience.

Mojito is a lightweight utility that brings simple emoji selection to all apps

Working with emoji on the iPhone and iPad is easy since they’re part of a dedicated keyboard and can be easily summoned just by typing their description.

On the Mac? It’s been a different story since the Touch Bar was discontinued.

There’s the hard-to-remember Control + Option + Space keyboard shortcut, but did I mention that it can be hard to remember? Double pressing the Globe or fn key is better, but even that method feels slow and spotty.