Easy Language Switching

Perfecting the Language Bar

Keyman Desktop 8 adds missing functionality to Windows and the Language Bar, making it much easier to work in multiple languages:

  1. Language Switcher

    Language Switcher gathers all your Windows languages and Keyman keyboards in one menu. Jump to any keyboard with a single hotkey.

    The Keyman Language Switcher

  2. Switch Once
    for All Applications

    Keyman Desktop 8 gives you the option to do what Windows won't — switch your language once for all applications.

    Switch Your Language Once for All Applications

  3. Hotkeys for Everything

    Set hotkeys for Keyman keyboards, Keyman features and even Windows languages from the Hotkeys tab of Keyman Configuration.

    Set Keyman Hotkeys for Everything

  4. Keyman Menu

    The Keyman Menu keeps your installed Keyman keyboards in order and easy to access from the Windows taskbar.

    The Keyman Menu

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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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