Keyman Desktop Features
Primary Features
Keyman Desktop Tray Icon
  • Easy to use! Select your keyboard and start typing. Keyman Desktop keyboards include introductions and help to get you started.
  • Contextual input mechanism: Keyman has the ability to recognise which characters are already on-screen and manipulate them as you type. For instance, Keyman can automatically add breathing marks to a Greek vowel when it is at the start of a word.
  • Transparently use Keyman keyboards on any English or European latin script keyboard - the keyboard rearranges to match your layout
  • AltGr simulation with Ctrl+Alt. Designed for notebooks and some small computer keyboards that do not have a AltGr or Right Alt key.
Unicode Version 5.0 Support

Keyman Desktop 7.0 is designed to work with Unicode. Unicode is a character encoding standard that aims to support all of the world's written languages.

  • Unicode input for Unicode-compatible applications in Windows 2000 and later
  • Unicode input for selected applications in Windows 95, 98 and Me.
  • Legacy support: Keyman 6.2 also works well when you need to support older codepage based systems.
On Screen Keyboard
Keyman Desktop On Screen Keyboard
Keyman Desktop On Screen Keyboard

The On Screen Keyboard displays the currently selected keyboard:

  • Displays Keyman Desktop and Windows keyboard layouts
  • Window is resizeable to your preference
  • Exceptional clarity with ClearType and font linking
  • Toolbar to switch keyboards and access Keyman Desktop functions
  • Professional Feature Export the active On Screen Keyboard to an image, HTML or XML
  • Professional Feature Print the active On Screen Keyboard
  • Professional Feature On Screen Keyboard can be transparent when you move your mouse cursor away from it
Character Map
Keyman Desktop Character Map

Professional Feature The Character Map in Keyman Desktop Professional 7.0 enables simple selection of any character from the Unicode 5.0 standard.

  • Integrated into the On Screen Keyboard window for rapid access
  • Double-click a character to insert it directly into your document - no more copy and paste!
  • Find the character you need rapidly with powerful filtering options
  • Characters are displayed with ClearType and font linking
Simple Installation and Management
Download Keyboard
Install Keyboard
  • Packages of fonts, keyboards and associated files make installation simple.
  • Integration with the Tavultesoft Keyboard Downloads Website - download and install a keyboard with a couple of clicks!
  • Integrated with Windows shell: Keyboards can be installed by double clicking them in Windows Explorer.
  • Keyman can check for updates online and automatically download and install them.
Robustness and Management
  • Diagnostics: Keyman can diagnose when conflicts with other applications occur, and provides a report for straightfoward resolution
  • Detects keyboard mapping conflicts when a keyboard is selected, and auto-corrects
Integration
Associate keyboards with user languages
  • Professional Feature Integration into the Windows Language Bar with the Text Services Framework Addin. More info
  • Professional Feature Associate keyboards with user languages. More info
  • Professional Feature Input Method Extensions - allows Keyman keyboards to display user interface features - such as a Chinese character selector. More info
  • Addins add support for legacy applications or non-standard programs
Language Integration
Keyman Desktop Configuration Languages Tab

Professional Feature Associate your keyboards with Windows languages with Keyman Desktop Professional.

  • When you select a language with an associated Keyman Desktop keyboard, the keyboard will automatically be selected.
  • Ensures the correct language tagging will be applied to your document
  • Simplifies mixing right-to-left (e.g. Arabic, Hebrew) and left-to-right text
Text Services Framework Support

Professional Feature Edit your text more intuitively with Text Services Framework.

  • Keyman Desktop appears as an input method in the Windows Language Bar
  • Closer integration with modern applications such as Word 2007
Input Method Extension (IMX) Support

Professional Feature Use Keyman Desktop keyboards that require advanced features such as composing (Korean), or on-screen character selection (Chinese, Yi).

Create Your Own Keyboards
Keyman Developer Keyboard Editor

You can create your own keyboards with

Tavultesoft Keyman Developer 7.0!

Keyman Desktop Summary

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