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{{Contains special characters|Bengali}}
'''Bengali input methods''' refer to different systems developed to type [[Bengali language]] characters using a typewriter or a computer keyboard.

==Fixed computer layouts==
With the advent of graphical user interfaces and word processing in the 1980s, a number of computer typing systems for Bengali were created. Most of these were originally based on Apple Macintosh systems.

=== Borno ===
[[File:Borno Fixed Keyboard Layout.png|thumb|250x250px|"Borno", The default fixed keyboard layout of Borno. Created by Codepotro.]]
'''Borno''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: বর্ণ) is a free Bengali input method editor developed by Jayed Ahsan.Borno is compatible with the latest version of Unicode and all versions of Windows OS. It was first released in 9 November 2018.

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===Shahidlipi===
[[File:KB-Bengali-Shahidlipi.svg|right|250px|thumb|Bangla Shahidlipi layout by Saifuddahar Shahid. In this layout figure, only primary characters are shown.]]
'''Shahidlipi''' was the first Bengali keyboard developed for the [[computer]] by Saifuddahar Shahid in 1985. It was a [[phonetic]] based layout on [[QWERTY]] for [[Macintosh]] computer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/shahidlipi/ |title=Shahid Lipi |website=Shahid Lilpi – Google site|access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> This keyboard was popular until the release of Bijoy keyboard. There were about 182 [[Character (symbol)|characters]] and half part of conjunct characters under Normal, Shift, AltGr, and Shift AltGr layer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/banglaswapon/sahidalipira-itihasa-3/ |title=শহীদলিপির ইতিহাস-৩ |website=Shahid Lilpi – Google site|access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>
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===Munier keyboard===
[[File:KB-Bengali-Munier.svg|right|250px|thumb|Bangla Munier layout by Munier Choudhury.]]
'''Munier keyboard''' layout comes from a Bengali [[typewriter]] layout named ''Munier-Optima''. In 1965, [[Munier Choudhury]] redesigned the keyboard of Bengali typewriter in collaboration with [[Remington Rand#Typewriters|Remington typewriters]] of the then East Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/what-weve-lost-2203 |title=What We've Lost |website=The Daily Star|access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> Munier-Optima was the most used typewriter in Bangladesh. So, many software developers implemented this layout on their keyboard. This layout is optimized for [[Unicode]] by Ekushey.
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===Unijoy keyboard===
[[File:KB-Bengali-UniJoy.svg|right|250px|thumb|Bangla Unijoy layout by Ekushey.]]
'''UniJoy keyboard''' is developed by Ekushey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ekushey.org/?page/uni_joy_layout |title=Ekusheyr Shadhinota "UniJoy" Layout |website=Ekushey|access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> It is also added to [[Multilingualism|m17n]] database.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nongnu.org/m17n/manual-en/m17nDBData.html |title=The m17n Library |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>
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===Bangla Jatiyo===
[[File:KB-Bengali-National.svg|right|250px|thumb|Bangla Jatiyo layout by [[Bangladesh Computer Council]]]]
'''Bangla Jatiyo''' Keyboard (National, {{lang-bn|জাতীয়}}) Keyboard layout developed by [[Bangladesh Computer Council]], is currently the most popular layout and is addressed as the standard layout.
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=== Bengali Inscript ===
[[File:Inscript Bengali.svg|right|250px|thumb|Bengali Inscript layout by [[Microsoft]]]]
This [[keyboard layout]] is designed in order to type all the indic scripts with a uniform layout on computer. This layout is officially accepted by [[Microsoft Corporation]] and is provided by default in their [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] [[operating system]]. It is also available on [[macOS]], alongside Bengali-Qwerty. This layout is mainly popular in India.
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===Probhat===
[[File:KB-Bengali-Probhat.svg|right|250px|thumb|Bengali Probhat layout by [http://www.ekushey.org/ Ekushey]]]
'''Probhat''' ({{lang-bn|প্রভাত}}) is a free Unicode-based Bengali fixed layout. [[wmf:commons:File:KB-Bengali-Probhat.svg|Probhat]] is included in almost all Linux OS(s). Its key mapping is similar to Phonetic pattern but typing method is fully Fixed.
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===Bijoy===
[[File:KB-Bengali-Bijoy.svg|right|250px|thumb|Bijoy layout by Ananda Computer]]

'''Bijoy keyboard''' layout is a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] layout of [[Mustafa Jabbar]]. It is licensed under the [[Copyright law of Bangladesh|Bangladesh Copyright Act 2005]].<ref>Mustafa Jabbar. "বাংলা শব্দ বিন্যাস ও বিজয় নির্দেশিকা" Dhaka: Ananda Computers, November 2015, pp. 2</ref> Bijoy keyboard, with related [[software]] and [[Computer font|fonts]], was first published in December 1998 for [[Macintosh computer]]. [[Windows]] version of Bijoy Keyboard was first published in March 1993. The first version of Bijoy software was developed in [[India]] (possibly by an Indian programmer). Subsequent versions were developed in Bangladesh by Ananda Computers' team of developers including [[Mustafa Jabbar]] who worked for Bijoy 5.0, popularly known as Bijoy 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/cache/cached-news-details-136160.html |title=An amazing journey from Shahid Lipi to Avro |website=The Daily Star|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Version 3.0 is the latest version of Bijoy layout. Bijoy keyboard was most widely used in Bangladesh until the release of Unicode based [[Avro Keyboard]]. It has a different AltGr character and vowel sign input system with its software than the [[Unicode]] Standard. This ASCII-Unicode based Bengali input software and requires the purchase of a [[license]] to use on every computer.
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===Baishakhi===
[[File:KB-Bengali-Baishakhi.svg|right|250px|thumb|Baishakhi layout by SNLTR]]
'''Baishakhi''' keyboard is developed by [[Society for Natural Language Technology Research|Society for Natural Language Technology Research (SNLTR)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://baishakhi.org/bangla-keyboard.php |title=Baishakhi Bengali Keyboard – Unicode 6.3 Standard |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> It is mainly used in Indian governmental work. This layout is available in most common [[Linux distribution|Linux Distribution OS]].
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===Uni Gitanjali===
[[File:KB-Bengali-Uni Gitanjali.svg|right|250px|thumb|Uni Gitanjali layout by SNLTR]]
'''Gitanjali''' Keyboard is customized for Unicode compliant to '''Uni Gitanjali''' Keyboard by [[Society for Natural Language Technology Research|Society for Natural Language Technology Research (SNLTR)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nltr.org/ |title=Society for Natural Language Technology Research |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> It is mainly used in Indian governmental work. This layout is available in most common [[Linux distribution|Linux Distribution OS]].
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===Disha===
[[File:KB-Bengali-Disha.svg|right|250px|thumb|Disha layout by Sayak Sarkar]]
'''Disha''' keyboard is based on ''Probhat layout'' and created by Sayak Sarkar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sayak-sarkar.github.com/Disha/|title=Disha by sayak-sarkar|access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> This layout is available the [[Multilingualism|m17n]] database as proposed by ''Ankur Group''. This keyboard aims to create a visual typing method for Bengali.
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==Phonetic computer layouts==

===Akkhor===
'''Akkhor''' ({{lang-bn|অক্ষর}}) pronounced ''ôkkhôr'' Bangla Software, developed by Khan Md. Anwarus Salam,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.akkhorbangla.com/auth.htm |title=Inventor of Akkhor |website=Akkhor}}</ref> was first released on 1 January 2003 for [[freeware|free]]. The Unicode/ANSI-based Akkhor Keyboard is compatible with fixed keyboard layouts, including the Bijoy keyboard. Akkhor also provides a customization feature for designing fixed keyboard layouts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.akkhorbangla.com/faq.htm |title=FAQ |website=Akkhor}}</ref> It provides a Keyboard Manager which works system wide and also provides an independent Akkhor Word processor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.akkhorbangla.com/qtour.htm |title=Quick Tour |website=Akkhor}}</ref>

===Avro===
[[File:Avro Phonetic Keyboard Layout.png|thumb|Avro Phonetic Keyboard Layout]]
[[Avro Keyboard]] ({{lang-bn|অভ্র কী-বোর্ড}}), developed by Mehdi Hasan Khan, was first released on 26 March 2003 for [[freeware|free]]. It facilitates both fixed and phonetic layouts. Avro phonetic allows a user to write [[Bengali language|Bengali]] by typing the phonetic formation of the words in English language keyboards. Avro is available as a native IME on [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS]] and [[Linux]] distributions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.omicronlab.com/avro-keyboard.html |title=Avro Keyboard |website=OmnicronLab}}</ref> It was built-in Bengali IM in [[Firefox OS]].

===Bakkhor===
[[File:EnselSoftwareBengaliKeyboardLayout.png|thumb|Bakkhor Bengali Keyboard Layout]]
Bakkhor (portmanteau of বাংলায় সাক্ষর, meaning Bengali literacy) Developed by Ensel Software and available [http://enselsoftware.com/product/BengaliType.html online]. It is a [[open-source]] [[JavaScript]] based. It allows some letters to be typed in multiple ways in order to type using lower case letters only in mobile devices.

===Google Bengali Transliteration===
There is a free transliteration web site and software package for Bengali scripts from google.<ref>{{Cite web
|url= http://www.google.com/transliterate/bengali
|title=Google Transliteration
|work=google.com
|access-date=9 June 2010
}}</ref>

===Microsoft Bengali transliteration===
Along with other [[Indication (medicine)|Indic]] languages, Microsoft has web based and desktop transliteration support for Bengali.<ref>{{Cite web
|url= http://bhashaindia.com/Downloads/Pages/newpage.aspx
|title=Microsoft Indic Language Input Tool
|work=Microsoft
|access-date=23 November 2010
}}</ref>

===Bangla Onkur===
Bangla Onkur ({{lang-bn|অঙ্কুর}}) pronounced ''onkur'', developed by S. M. Raiyan Kabir, was first released on 30 March 2011 as an [[open-source]] software. It facilitates only phonetic typing in [[Macintosh]] platform. Bangla Onkur phonetic allows a user to write [[Bengali language|Bengali]] by typing the phonetic formation of the words in English language keyboards. This is the first phonetic input method developed for Mac OS X.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onkur.sourceforge.net/ |title=Bangla is my life |website=Bangla-অঙ্কুর}}</ref>

===Saon Bengali===
This is an [[Intelligent Input Bus#ibus-m17n|m17n]] library which provides the Saon ({{lang-bn|শাওন}}) Bengali input method for touch typing in Bengali on Linux systems and the project was registered by its creator, Saoni at [[SourceForge]] on 8 July 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saon |url=http://saon.sourceforge.net/ |website=SourceForge}}</ref> This free and open source IM is [[Unicode | Unicode 6.1]] compliant in terms of both normalization and number of keystrokes used to input a single character. Saon Bengali enables touch typing so if a user can type in English, they won't have to look at the keyboard to type in Saon Bengali. It is also phonetic and has something in common with all Bengali phonetic layouts making the transition smooth for new users. As of Jul 2012 it not yet a part of the m17n-contrib which allows installation of all m17n contribbed libraries through Linux's software channels and it may be too early to say whether it will be incorporated. This depends firstly on its author and then if it is offered to m17n then probably on m17n. The m17n IM engine currently works with [[Intelligent Input Bus|IBus]] inter alia on Linux. The copyright notice on Saon says, "You can redistribute this and/or modify it under the GNU LGPL 2.1 or later"

==Mobile phone layouts==

There is also software for users for typing Bengali on mobile phones and smartphones.

===Bijoy===

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| image1 = Bijoy_keyboard_on_Android.jpg
| caption1 = Bijoy Keyboard (old) on [[OnePlus 6T]]
| width1 = 125
| image2 = Bijoy_Bangla_on_Android.jpg
| caption2 = Bijoy Bangla (new) on [[OnePlus 6T]]
| width2 = 125
}}

'''Bijoy Keyboard''' or '''Bijoy Bangla''' ({{lang-bn|বিজয় কিবোর্ড বা বিজয় বাংলা}}) is the first mobile keyboard for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]]. But in 2015 they released it again and name it Bijoy Bangla only for [[Android (operating system)|Android]]. Bijoy Bangla is for writing Bangla in Unicode System with Bijoy Keyboard. It use the Bijoy layout which is almost same as Jatiyo layout. Users can type in Bengali and English using this keyboard.
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===Ridmik===

'''Ridmik Keyboard''' ({{lang-bn|রিদ্মিক কীবোর্ড}}), is the input system with advanced UI and also the most popular keyboard for Android users. Users can type in Bengali with Avro Phonetic ({{lang-bn|অভ্র}}), Probhat ({{lang-bn|প্রভাত}}), National ({{lang-bn|জাতীয়}}) and as well as English layouts. It also comes with many Emojis and background themes. And features like "Voice Typing" input system and Cut, Copy, Paste by long pressing on X, C, V are unique.
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===Parboti===

[[File:Parboti_Bangla_Keyboard.jpg|thumb|right|Parboti Bangla Keyboard on [[OnePlus 6T]]|305x305px]]

In '''Parboti Keyboard''' ({{lang-bn|পার্বতী কীবোর্ড}}) Users can type in Bengali and English using this keyboard. Also users can edit fixed layout by their own choice.
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===Mayabi===
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| image1 = Mayabi bangla keyboard vBeta.jpg
| caption1 = Mayabi Bengali keyboard, beta
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| image2 = Mayabi keyboard v1.1.jpg
| caption2 = Mayabi keyboard v1.1
| width2 = 125
}}

'''Mayabi Bangla Keyboard''' ({{lang-bn|মায়াবী}}) is an on-screen Bengali soft keyboard for Android platform. Bengali word dictionary included with the keyboard as well for word prediction.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mayabi.mayabikeyboard |title=Mayabi keyboard lite |website=Google Play}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mayabisoft.inputmethod.latin |title=Mayabi keyboard |website=Google Play}}</ref>
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===Google Indic Keyboard===
[[File:Google_Bangla_Keyboard.jpg|thumb|right|Google Bangla Keyboard on [[OnePlus 6T]]]]

[[Gboard|Google Indic Keyboard]] is an Android keyboard that supports several [[Indic languages]], including Bengali. It offers a handwriting input method and a Latin letter transliteration layout, as well as a traditional Bengali keyboard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Indic Keyboard|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.hindi&hl=en|website=Google Play Store|publisher=Google, Inc.|access-date=15 January 2016}}</ref>
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===Borno Keyboard===

[https://codepotro.com/borno-android/ Borno] ({{lang-bn|বর্ণ}}) is the first [[Open-source software|open-source]] Bangla [[input method]] editor for Android,{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} maintained and developed by Jayed Ahsan. It's licensed under [[GNU General Public License|GPL 3.0]]. It also comes with both phonetic and fixed keyboard layouts, an option for adding PC [[QWERTY]] layout is also present. It also features horizontal emojis.

'''Borno''' is the first glide typing{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}} supported Bangla keyboard of [[Bangladesh]]. It's still under development.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Borno Keyboard|url=https://codepotro.com/borno-android/|website=Borno|publisher= Codepotro|access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[Japanese input methods]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==

{{Bengali language topics}}
{{Input Method}}
{{Keyboard layouts}}

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