Wijesekara / SLS1134
The familiar Sinhala keyboard layout with natural composition.
ෙ+ක+ා→කො
Learn more Open source · MIT license
Sinhala typing,
everywhere.
Akshara is an open-source Sinhala input system that lets you type in a familiar way and handles the complexity of Sinhala composition for you.
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Akshara for macOSmacOS 12 or later · Free · Open sourceAkshara for iOSTestFlight · Wijesekara · Phonetic · Smart PhoneticOne input engineTwo platformsFour ways to type
Why Akshara?
Type the way you write.
macOS default Sinhala input requires you to think in Unicode order. Akshara lets you type in the natural visual order you already know.
Natural writing flowType Sinhala in the same order you write by hand.
Correct Unicode outputAkshara composes and normalizes text automatically.
Familiar layoutsWijesekara / SLS1134 layout, the way you're used to.
Phonetic optionType using familiar Roman characters.
How Akshara works
Type naturally.
See it compose.
Three layouts.
One familiar flow.
NATURAL ORDER
ෙ + ක + ා→කො
Type the way you write. Akshara handles composition.
ෙකා+කො
01Type in familiar orderUse the order your hand already knows.
02Akshara composes itLetters are combined into correct Unicode.
03Write without thinking twiceMove between layouts whenever you need.
Phonetic
Type Sinhala using familiar Roman characters.
mama → මමamma → අම්මාsiMhala → සිංහල
Smart Phonetic
Let Akshara interpret familiar Roman typing and choose the natural Sinhala output.
kohomadha → කොහොමදsuba dawasak → සුබ දවසක්siMhala → සිංහල
Try on iOS One input engine
Every platform.
One engine. Three layouts.
Across every platform you use.
macOS
Native input method for macOS. Phonetic + Wijesekara / SLS1134.
Download for macOSWindows
Native Windows IME with the shared Akshara engine.
Coming sooniOS
Sinhala keyboard for iPhone and iPad with Wijesekara, Phonetic, and Smart Phonetic layouts.
Join TestFlightAndroid
Native Android input for all your devices.
PlannediOS keyboard layoutsWijesekaraPhoneticSmart PhoneticTry on TestFlight
See full roadmap Privacy first
Your typing
belongs to you.
Akshara is designed to perform text input and composition locally on your device. Your data stays with you.
No keystroke logging No tracking or analytics No account required Works completely offline
Built in the open
Built together.
For everyone.
Akshara is open source. Developers, language enthusiasts, designers, and everyday users make it better — together.
Found a bug or incorrect output? Let us know.
Open an issueHelp improve layouts, transliteration and output.
View guidelinesSubmit code, tests or documentation.
ContributeShare Akshara and help it reach more people.
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View on GitHub About Akshara
From stone
to screen.
The Akshara logo carries the shape of old Sinhala letters — a visual echo of forms found in Sri Lanka's stone inscriptions.
The name comes from the letters අ ක ස ර, brought together as a tribute to the written history of the island.
Akshara was first founded by Lahiru Himesh during his A/L project: a Sinhala OCR system that could recognise old stone inscriptions and convert them into natural, understandable Sinhala.
iOS beta access
From link
to keyboard.
TestFlight makes
trying Akshara simple.
Bring Sinhala typing to your iPhone or iPad with three layouts built into one keyboard.
Join TestFlight01Open the TestFlight linkTap the button and open the invite on your iPhone or iPad.
02Install TestFlightDownload Apple's free TestFlight app if you do not have it yet.
03Accept the betaTap Accept, then Install Akshara inside TestFlight.
04Enable the keyboardSettings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Akshara.
Get started
Start typing
in Sinhala.
Akshara for macOS
macOS 12 or later · Free · Open source
Also available for
Akshara for iOS
TestFlight · Three Sinhala layouts