NOTE

A Syriac keyboard is built-in to macOS as of version 12.0 (Monterey) by default

Apple Logo > System Preferences > Keyboard > Input Sources > '+' > Assyrian > select Syriac (Arabic) or Syriac (QWERTY)

SyriacKeyboard

Install the Syriac Aramaic keyboard on your Mac

The script will install the Assyrian keyboard, and a variety of fonts in the Estrangela, Madenkhaya and Serto scripts. The script will also enable a menu bar icon that'll allow you to switch between the keyboard and other installed keybaords.

Installation Instructions

1. Download this repository on to your Mac (https://github.com/SargisYonan/SyriacKeyboard/archive/master.zip)
2. Unzip master.zip, and open up the folder
3. Execute the setup.command script (or setup_arabic_phonetic.command for an Arabic phonetic keyboard layout) on your Mac (you may have to enable permissions in System Preferences)
4. The script will ask you to reboot when complete (for changes to take effect).

Notes

A new menu item will be added to the left of the date (if one did not exist already) where "Syriac Phonetic" can be selected.

This package uses the Meltho fonts v1.21 by Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute - http://bethmardutho.org/meltho/

The Phonetics keyboard resource file was created by Steve Caruso - http://aramaicnt.org/author/stevecaruso/