Keyman

Name: Keyman
Rating: 3.9 (69 reviews)
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL)

Social Networking

Free

69 Ratings
Ages

16+
Years
Category

Social Networking
Developer

Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL)
Language

EN
+ 20 More
Size

16.5
MB

Keyman makes it easy to type in over 1,700 different languages on your iPhone, iPad or iPod! Install all your language keyboards as a system keyboard and use them in every app on your iPhone or iPad! Type in: - Amharic - Tamil - Greek - Hebrew - Sinhala - Syriac - Tibetan - Hindi - Over one thousand more! Keyman requires the "Allow Full Access" option to be switched on just once when you install a new keyboard, in order for your language keyboard to be installed into the system. For your privacy and security, you can then switch the option off again. Features include: - Build custom keyboards with Keyman Developer and load them on your phone - Smooth optimised keyboard layouts - Predictive text for a growing set of languages - Built in browser displays your language even if iOS doesn't support it

Ratings & Reviews

3.9

out of 5

69 Ratings

No Qamets Hatuph for Ancient Hebrew
01/14/2021

Martin.mts
This keyboard is great! However, I have to put one star off for the lack of Qamets Hatuph for Ancient Hebrew. It looks the same as Qamets. In most cases, we may type Qamets for Qamtes Hatuph, however, in some cases, it is critical to distinguish one from the other, especially in quizzes and exams that involve automatic grading. I hope the Qamets Hatuph may be added to the Ancient Hebrew keyboard.

Developer Response
Thank you for the review. This is a keyboard specific issue. You may contact the keyboard author and let them know your concern and/or recommendation. You can also post on our community site (https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19) so that other users are aware of the issue and jump in to help.
No Qamets Hatuph for Ancient Hebrew
01/14/2021

Martin.mts

This keyboard is great! However, I have to put one star off for the lack of Qamets Hatuph for Ancient Hebrew. It looks the same as Qamets. In most cases, we may type Qamets for Qamtes Hatuph, however, in some cases, it is critical to distinguish one from the other, especially in quizzes and exams that involve automatic grading. I hope the Qamets Hatuph may be added to the Ancient Hebrew keyboard.
Developer Response 01/18/2021
Thank you for the review. This is a keyboard specific issue. You may contact the keyboard author and let them know your concern and/or recommendation. You can also post on our community site (https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19) so that other users are aware of the issue and jump in to help.
Keyman is the preeminent tool for custom keyboards.
07/14/2023

DPC7325
Absolutely stellar app and incredible functionality given the complexity of the human language spectrum and variety of devices to support. I’ve reviewed a lot of options for keyboards and there’s not a better tool out there than Keyman.

Developer Response
Thank you for rating us and the review. We are glad to help people type in their language to the world. Drop a topic at our community site: https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19, should you have any comment, features request and/or run into any issue related to Keyman.
Keyman is the preeminent tool for custom keyboards.
07/14/2023

DPC7325

Absolutely stellar app and incredible functionality given the complexity of the human language spectrum and variety of devices to support. I’ve reviewed a lot of options for keyboards and there’s not a better tool out there than Keyman.
Developer Response 07/20/2023
Thank you for rating us and the review. We are glad to help people type in their language to the world. Drop a topic at our community site: https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19, should you have any comment, features request and/or run into any issue related to Keyman.
Amazing
02/06/2018

languageandexpression
This app is amazing and provides the exact features I’ve been looking for for typing the Syriac language.One bug fix I would suggest would be to change the default writing direction for Syriac to “right-to-left.”

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. This feature request is keyboard specific and usually it's up to the keyboard author to update his/her keyboard. Our keyboard library has several Syriac keyboards: https://keyman.com/keyboards?q=Syriac&x=48&y=12. You may look for the one you are referring to and contact the author accordingly. However, if the text direction has been set to RTL already, but in iOS it shows otherwise, there may be a bug which requires a deeper dive.
Amazing
02/06/2018

languageandexpression

This app is amazing and provides the exact features I’ve been looking for for typing the Syriac language.One bug fix I would suggest would be to change the default writing direction for Syriac to “right-to-left.”
Developer Response 04/01/2020
Thank you for your feedback. This feature request is keyboard specific and usually it's up to the keyboard author to update his/her keyboard. Our keyboard library has several Syriac keyboards: https://keyman.com/keyboards?q=Syriac&x=48&y=12. You may look for the one you are referring to and contact the author accordingly. However, if the text direction has been set to RTL already, but in iOS it shows otherwise, there may be a bug which requires a deeper dive.
Not working with new Magic Keyboard
05/22/2024

blurredswimmings
Dear Keyman, Thanks for the app. I just got the new iPad Pro 2024, along with the new Magic Keyboard. The Keyman English - EuroLatin (SIL) keyboard doesn't work with the new Magic Keyboard for some reason. However, the Keyman keyboard does work with the in-screen keyboard. Could you please fix the app so that it works with the latest Magic Keyboard? Once you do that, I will be happy to give you five stars! Thanks!

Developer Response
Thank you for letting us know about this issue. Please create a topic at our community site (https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19) so we can provide support.
Not working with new Magic Keyboard
05/22/2024

blurredswimmings

Dear Keyman, Thanks for the app. I just got the new iPad Pro 2024, along with the new Magic Keyboard. The Keyman English - EuroLatin (SIL) keyboard doesn't work with the new Magic Keyboard for some reason. However, the Keyman keyboard does work with the in-screen keyboard. Could you please fix the app so that it works with the latest Magic Keyboard? Once you do that, I will be happy to give you five stars! Thanks!
Developer Response 05/24/2024
Thank you for letting us know about this issue. Please create a topic at our community site (https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman/19) so we can provide support.

Published on 2026-03-09. * maint(ios): upgrade to Xcode 26.2 (#15614) * Minor fixes and performance improvements

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Seller: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc (SIL)
Size: 16.5 MB
Category: Social Networking
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

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Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and 20 more

English, Amharic, Azerbaijani, Cambodian, Czech, Dutch, French, Fulah, German, Greek, Hausa, Italian, Kannada, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
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