Wijesekara / SLS1134
The familiar Sinhala keyboard layout with natural composition.
ෙ+ක+ා→කො
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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.
YOU TYPE LIVE PREVIEW
ෙ+ක+ා
කො
AKSHARA WRITESFamiliar order→Correct Unicode
Natural order.
Correct output.
Correct output.
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.
Two ways to type
Choose what feels natural.
Phonetic
Type Sinhala using familiar Roman characters.
mama → මමamma → අම්මාsiMhala → සිංහල
One input engine
Every platform.
One engine. One experience.
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.
PlannedAndroid
Native Android input for all your devices.
PlannedPrivacy 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.
Get started
Start typing
in Sinhala.
Akshara for macOS
macOS 12 or later · Free · Open source