Akshar: Indic Voice Keyboard

Type & dictate in 23 languages

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Akshar 4.0: type or speak in 23 Indian languages, in any app. Dictation runs entirely on your iPhone, works offline, and your voice never leaves it. Akshar is the best way to type and speak in Indian languages right from your keyboard. Type in English and see it in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Bangla, and 19 more Indian languages, in any app. Or just talk, and Akshar writes what you say in your script. Powered by on-device AI, with no ads and end-to-end encrypted iCloud sync, everything you type and say stays fast, private, and always with you. 23 SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Urdu, Odia, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese, Maithili, Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri), Bodo, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Dogri, and Santali. DICTATION New in 4.0. Speak naturally, and Akshar types it in your script in 22 Indian languages. It runs entirely on your iPhone, so it works with no signal at all. - Tap the mic key on the Akshar keyboard and dictate into any app. - Tap the mic in a note to dictate straight into it. - One speech model covers all 22 languages. Download it once, and it never touches the network again. - Your voice never leaves your device. - A “listening” indicator in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. KEYBOARD Real-time, on-device transliteration in Messages, Notes, and everywhere else you type. - Type “namaste” and instantly see it in your chosen script. - Up to 6 suggestions in the toolbar: tap to choose or press space to accept. - Mic key for dictation in any app. - Switch between 23 languages directly from the keyboard. NOTES A dedicated Notes tab for letters, social posts, poems, or longer texts in your language. - Type or dictate, then edit freely. - Auto-save, smart history with search and favourites. - Copy, share, export to CSV, or share as a formatted artwork card. - iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad, end-to-end encrypted. CONVERT A two-way converter for your clipboard. Paste English to get it in your Indic script, or paste Indic text to read it back in English. ACROSS YOUR DEVICE - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. - Control Center tiles to open Notes, Convert, or transliterate your clipboard. - Siri Shortcuts and App Intents. - Share extension: transliterate text from any app. - Custom app icons, one for every script. DESIGN - Dynamic Type, full Dark Mode, and the Apple Accessibility Nutrition Label. - Privacy first. Transliteration and dictation run entirely on-device. Nothing is sent to any server, ever. PERFECT FOR Students learning Indian languages, writers and poets creating in their mother tongue, multilingual families, teachers, social media in native scripts, and anyone who would rather speak than type. WHY AKSHAR? India is multilingual by nature. Akshar is built for that. All 23 languages in one refined keyboard, and your voice in 22 of them. No ads, no clutter, no servers reading your words or hearing your voice. HOW IT WORKS - Add Akshar’s Indic keyboard in Settings > Apps > Akshar, then hold the globe button in any app to switch to it. - Select your language from the keyboard toolbar, type in English, and tap a suggestion or press space to accept. - To dictate, open Akshar, tap Set Up Dictation. Then tap the mic key on the keyboard in any app, or in Notes. TECHNICAL DETAILS - On-device models running on Apple Core AI. - Transliteration by AI4Bharat’s IndicXlit and dictation by AI4Bharat’s IndicConformer, both developed at IIT Madras. - Built with SwiftUI, following Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. Every language has a voice. Akshar helps you type yours. Made with love for the Indian language community.

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    2 Ratings

New for iPhone Duo - Two-page Home on the unfolded screen. - Read your notes in your script and in Latin letters, side by side. - Convert across two pages: type on one, see your script on the other. Better dictation - Updated voice model with improved accuracy. • Automatic punctuation adds full stops, commas and question marks as you speak. • The download size is shown before you start, and progress shows right on Home. More… - Akshar is now much quicker to get from the App Store. The voice model comes later, just once, when you turn on dictation. - Support Akshar with an optional tip. Every feature stays free. - VoiceOver, contrast and translation improvements.

Version 4.0.2

The developer, Krishna Permi, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Collected

    The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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    The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More

    • Supported Features

      • VoiceOver

      • Larger Text

      • Dark Interface

      • Differentiate Without Color Alone

      • Sufficient Contrast

      • Reduced Motion

    For more information, visit the developer’s accessibility website .

    Information

    Seller
    Krishna Permi
    Size
    Up to 238.5 MB
    Category
    Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and 20 more
    • English, Arabic, Bengali, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    Copyright © 2026 Krishna Permi. All rights reserved.
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