Akkhara 0.4.0: Mac keyboard

Akkhara 0.4.0 · made by Ing Muyleang

New: a real keyboard for Mac

Akkhara is now in Input Sources on Mac, next to ABC: Ctrl + Space → Akkhara, type Sing Khmer in any app.
Same model and the same top-5 as the Windows keyboard (same C++ engine). Apple M-series, macOS 13.3+.

Install with one line in Terminal (no admin password, no restart):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MuyleangIng/akkhara-desktop/main/mac-ime/get.sh | bash

• Update: run the same line again. Uninstall: add -s uninstall after bash.
• Not in the menu? System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → Edit… → + → Khmer → Akkhara.
• New on Mac: please tell us if something does not work.

Key
Enter	insert the highlighted Khmer
↑ ↓ / Tab / click	choose another suggestion
Esc or Shift+Enter	keep the Latin

Tested on GitHub's Mac: engine top-5, typing (letters, Enter, ↓, Esc, Backspace …), install → listed under Khmer → clean uninstall.

Downloads

• ⭐ Mac: the one line above, or Akkhara-Keyboard-Mac-0.4.0.zip (unzip, then bash install.sh in Terminal)
• ⭐ Windows 10 / 11: Akkhara-Keyboard-Setup-0.4.0.exe (Windows keyboard unchanged since 0.3.1)
• Test apps: Akkhara-Desktop-v0.4.0-…
• Android: akkhara-keyboard

Guide with pictures: Mac · Windows · website: https://muyleanging.github.io/akkhara-web/

Akkhara 0.3.1: no restart, updates from GitHub

Akkhara 0.3.1 · made by Ing Muyleang

Fixes

• No restart any more. Uninstall and updates used to ask to restart Windows (open apps keep the keyboard file loaded). Now those files are moved to Windows\Temp\Akkhara-removed and Windows deletes them at your next normal restart: no question, no forced restart. Tested on Windows with the keyboard in use.
• Abbreviations typed alone (mptc, moh, cadt …) gave a wrong ministry in 0.3.0. Now: #1 as typed, #2 the full Khmer name (mptc → ក្រសួងប្រៃសណីយ៍និងទូរគមនាគមន៍).

New: updates from GitHub

• Start menu → Akkhara → Check for updates, and (if you tick it in Setup) a weekly check. It compares your version with the newest release here and installs it over the old one. Only this check goes online; the keyboard never does.

Downloads

• ⭐ Windows 10 / 11: Akkhara-Keyboard-Setup-0.3.1.exe (real keyboard, Win + Space). Updating from 0.2/0.3.0: just run it.
• Mac / Windows test app: Akkhara-Desktop-v0.3.1-…
• Android: akkhara-keyboard 0.11.1

Guide with pictures: install, update, uninstall · website: https://muyleanging.github.io/akkhara-web/

Akkhara 0.3.0: Windows keyboard + Cambodian names

Akkhara 0.3.0 · model akkhara-mini v7 · made by Ing Muyleang

⭐ Windows 10 / 11: Akkhara-Keyboard-Setup-0.3.0.exe (recommended)

A real keyboard next to English: Win + Space → Akkhara (Sing Khmer), type in any app, Enter.
nh jg tv sala rean → ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅសាលារៀន

New in Setup:

• Choose the install folder (default C:\Program Files\Akkhara).
• Welcome page with the Akkhara logo, and a how-to picture at the end.
• If the keyboard cannot be added automatically, Setup tells you and opens Settings.
• Clean uninstall: removes the keyboard from your list, unregisters it and deletes its folder (Settings → Apps, or Start menu → Akkhara → Uninstall).

New in the model (all versions)

• 134 Cambodian ministries, councils, banks and universities with their chat spellings:
  krosuong praisani → ក្រសួងប្រៃសណីយ៍, theanakear sathapana → ធនាគារស្ថាបនា, sala techno → សាលាតិចណូ.
• Abbreviations (mptc, rupp, cadt, istad, aba …) stay as typed, and the full Khmer name is the #2 suggestion:
  nh tver ka nv mptc → ខ្ញុំធ្វើការនៅ mptc · ខ្ញុំធ្វើការនៅក្រសួងប្រៃសណីយ៍និងទូរគមនាគមន៍

Tested automatically on a Windows PC: same answers as the reference engine (308/308), install into a chosen folder, typing test (nh jg tv sala rean + Enter → ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅសាលារៀន), clean uninstall.

Mac and Windows test app: Akkhara-Desktop-v0.3.0-…

Hotkey ⌃⌥K / Ctrl+Alt+K → small window → Enter pastes the Khmer. A real Mac keyboard is next.

First start: Windows "Windows protected your PC" → More info → Run anyway; Mac → right-click → Open (the apps are not signed yet). Android: akkhara-keyboard 0.11.0.

Akkhara 0.2.0: Windows keyboard (test)

New: Akkhara Keyboard for Windows (test version). A real keyboard in the Windows language list, next to English. Switch with Win + Space, type Sing Khmer in any app, press Enter:
nh jg tv sala rean → ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅសាលារៀន

Windows 10 / 11 keyboard: Akkhara-Keyboard-Setup-0.2.0.exe

1. Run it. If Windows says "Windows protected your PC": More info → Run anyway (the app is not signed yet).
2. Keep "Add Akkhara to my keyboards now" ticked → Install.
3. Press Win + Space → Akkhara (Sing Khmer) and type. Enter = insert, ↑↓ = choose, Shift+Enter / Esc = keep the Latin.

Picture guide (adding it by hand in Settings): see the README.

• Tested automatically on a Windows PC: installer → switch to Akkhara → typed nh jg tv sala rean + Enter → ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅសាលារៀន.
• Works in 64-bit and 32-bit apps on Intel/AMD PCs. Windows on ARM: not yet. Apps that were open while installing may need a restart.
• Offline: the model (akkhara-mini) runs on your PC; nothing you type leaves it.

Test app (Mac + Windows): Akkhara-Desktop-v0.2.0-…

Same as 0.1.0: a hotkey (⌃⌥K / Ctrl+Alt+K) opens a small window and pastes the Khmer. A real Mac keyboard is next.

Please report problems in Issues.

Akkhara Desktop 0.1.0 (test)

Akkhara Desktop 0.1.0 — test version. Type Sing Khmer, get Khmer in any app on Mac and Windows.

1. Download the file for your computer below (Windows: .exe, Mac: -mac.zip).
2. Open Akkhara and keep it running.
3. In any app press Ctrl+Alt+K (Windows) or ⌃⌥K (Mac), type nh jg tv sala rean, press Enter → ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅសាលារៀន is pasted.

First start on Windows: More info → Run anyway. On Mac: right-click → Open, and allow Akkhara in Accessibility so it can paste for you. See the README.

• Model: akkhara-mini (same as the phone keyboard), runs offline; nothing you type leaves your computer.
• Test version: please report problems in Issues.