Developing Keyman

Keyman 19 roadmap update

The March 2026 Keyman 19 roadmap gets a candid mid-year update. An internal review found 363 open issues still assigned to v19. ARM Windows and Mac installer support are on track; CLDR mobile keyboards are postponed. The team is down to 9 — contributions and donations are welcome.

Developing Keyboards

Creating an advanced custom lexical model with Keyman

Want to build a predictive text dictionary with custom logic? This advanced guide explores creating custom lexical models in TypeScript for languages with complex morphology or polysynthetic structures, helping developers move beyond traditional wordlist-based predictions. Learn how to implement a custom model and take advantage of the latest improvements in Keyman Developer 18.0.249. How could a custom lexical model benefit the language or project you're working on?

Developing Keyman

Keyman Roadmap – March 2026

The latest Keyman roadmap outlines planned features for versions 19 through 22, including CLDR/LDML keyboard support, ARM64 compatibility, predictive text improvements, internationalization, and new keyboard authoring tools. As the project's future development depends on community support and funding, the roadmap also highlights ways to get involved and help shape what's next. Which upcoming feature are you most excited to see become a reality?

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Keyman Update for 2 February 2024

This blog reports on significant Keyman product and keyboard development updates over the two week period from 20 January 2024 — 2 February 2024. As always, you can follow all of our development online at github.com/keymanapp/keyman, and you may find the Keyman Development Status Site at status.keyman.com both interesting and slightly overwhelming! Keyman Read more…

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Keyman Update for 19 January 2024

This blog reports on significant Keyman product and keyboard development updates over the period from 9 December 2023 — 19 January 2024. As always, you can follow all of our development online at github.com/keymanapp/keyman, and you may find the Keyman Development Status Site at status.keyman.com both interesting and slightly overwhelming! Keyman minor releases Read more…

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Keyman Update for 8 December 2023

This blog reports on significant Keyman product and keyboard development updates over the two weeks from 25 November — 8 December 2023. As always, you can follow all of our development online at github.com/keymanapp/keyman, and you may find the Keyman Development Status Site at status.keyman.com both interesting and slightly overwhelming! Keyman minor Read more…

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Keyman Update for 24 November 2023

This blog reports on significant Keyman product and keyboard development updates over the two weeks from 11-24 November 2023. As always, you can follow all of our development online at github.com/keymanapp/keyman, and you may find the Keyman Development Status Site at status.keyman.com both interesting and slightly overwhelming! Keyman minor releases Keyman 16.0.143 (stable) Read more…