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Smile vs Emote: catalog facts
Smile	Emote
Best for: Linux users who type emoji often and want a dedicated picker	Best for: Linux users who want a system-wide emoji picker
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.
Linux	Linux
Installs on most distributions through Flathub Open source with a dedicated documentation site All 3 strengths for Smile Installs on most distributions through Flathub Open source with a dedicated documentation site Focused on one task	Quick popup for searching and inserting emoji Native GTK4 and libadwaita interface All 3 strengths for Emote Quick popup for searching and inserting emoji Native GTK4 and libadwaita interface Available on Flathub and Snap
Linux only The homepage gives little detail about features	Linux only Version 5.0 is still in testing
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Smile smile.mijorus.it Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Emote github.com/tom-james-watson/Emote Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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