Microsoft Indic Language Input Tool is a typing tool (
Input Method Editor
An input method (or input method editor, commonly abbreviated IME) is an operating system component or program that enables users to generate characters not natively available on their input devices by using sequences of characters (or mouse o ...
) for languages written in
Indic scripts
The Brahmic scripts, also known as Indic scripts, are a family of abugida writing systems. They are used throughout the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and parts of East Asia. They are descended from the Brahmi script of ancient India ...
. It is a
virtual keyboard
A virtual keyboard is a software component that allows the Input device, input of characters without the need for physical keys. The interaction with the virtual Computer keyboard, keyboard happens mostly via a touchscreen interface, but can also ...
which allows to type Indic text directly in any application without the hassle of copying and pasting. It is available for both, online and offline use. It was released in December 2009.
It works on the Dictionary-based Phonetic Transliteration approach. It means whatever you type in Latin characters, it matches that with its dictionary and transliterates it, it also gives suggestions for matching words.
See also
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Google transliteration
Google Transliteration and Google Indic Transliteration is a transliteration typing service for languages with non-Latin Alphabets.
This tool first appeared in Blogger, Google's popular blogging servicLater on, it came into existence as a separat ...
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Google IME
Google IME, also known as Google Input Tools, is a set of input method editors by Google for 22 languages, including Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Persian, Punjabi, Ru ...
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Azhagi (software)
External links
Download Microsoft Indic Language Input ToolMicrosoft ILIT Install Instruction (Hindi)
Indic Language Input Tool
Input method editor
Indic computing
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