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20 Years of Keyman

Keyman Desktop 8 is the result of 20 years of dedication to perfecting Keyman. Everything we've learned since 1991 we've poured into Keyman Desktop 8:

  1. Stability You Can Trust

    Tavultesoft is as dedicated as ever to making Keyman Desktop the best multi-lingual typing solution for you.

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  2. A Licence that Lasts

    Your licence for Keyman Desktop 8 will never expire. After purchase, all of our keyboards are free.

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  3. Local Developers

    We've worked with a community of developers around the world to create the keyboards we offer, in order to meet the needs of local languages like yours.

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  4. Global User-Base

    Keyman is used by more than 1,000,000 people in over a 1,000 languages. All those user experiences feed back into perfecting Keyman.

    Used by More Than 1,000,000 People in Over a 1,000 Languages

  5. Trained Linguists

    Tavultesoft is staffed by programmers who are also linguists. We understand the complexities of computer and human languages.

    Tavultesoft is Staffed by Trained Field Linguists

  6. Join the Crowd

    Organisations worldwide rely on Keyman Desktop for multi-lingual typing. Join the crowd.

    BBC World Service British Library State Library of Victoria

    SIL International First Peoples' Cultural Foundation

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Uniscribe is a part of Windows that enables the correct display of Asian and African languages. Keyman's Uniscribe Manager extends Uniscribe to improve support on Windows XP.
The Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP) refers to the portion of the Unicode code space which contains the most common scripts in use. Older computers often had trouble displaying characters that were in the Supplementary Planes and not in the BMP. Keyman Desktop enhances the availability of the Supplmentary Planes.
The Text Services Framework (TSF) is Microsoft's next-generation text input system, supported by Microsoft Word, and a number of other applications. It makes possible advanced text input systems. Keyman Desktop Professional has support for the TSF.
The Language Bar is Microsoft's tool for access to keyboard and language switching.
A mnemonic layout is a type of Keyman Desktop keyboard layout that tends to use phonetic-style input. It will dynamically rearrange to work cleanly with various European hardware keyboard layouts, including English QWERTY, French AZERTY or German QWERTZ layouts.
Normalisation is a process of ensuring text is stored consistently in your document, for instance to make sure diacritic marks are stored in a consistent way. This makes future searching or editing of text useful and straightforward.
An Input Method Editor (IME) provides an on screen interface for selecting words or phrases while typing. IMEs are commonly used with languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

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