Sanskrit Keyboard

Type Devanagari

Say hello to Type Devanagari - a Sanskrit keyboard, developed by indie dev @NatashaTheRobot.

What is Type Devanagari?

Type Devanagari is a Sanskrit keyboard, build by @NatashaTheRobot, that lets you type in Devanagari, using IAST-inspired notation.

The Story Behind the App

After starting to learn Sanskrit many years ago, Natasha was surprised to find that the only Sanskrit language keyboard available on iPhone / iPad was the built-in one.

The built-in keyboard was very difficult to use and required a whole new system to learn for typing.

No matter how much I used it, it never became easy, fast, or natural. It was impossible to look up Sanskrit words on the go, as typing each word took such a long time.

This is when Natasha got the idea to build a Sanskrit keyboard, using a standard English keyboard layout, with a few extra characters inspired by the IAST roman script for Devanagari.

Implementing the Keyboard

Natasha used KeyboardKit to get a core keyboard engine, which she then extended with her own custom logic to implement the Type Devanagari Sanskrit keyboard.

KeyboardKit made implementing this keyboard very simple and quick! Thank you.

Stories like these are so inspiring! Creating a custom keyboard shouldn’t have to be hard or take a long time. It’s wonderful to hear that Natasha enjoyed using KeyboardKit to build her app.

Download

You can download the Type Devanagari app from the App Store. Follow Natasha for updates.