Earlier this year, the Keyman team working out of the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia (NPIC), វិទ្យាស្ថានជាតិពហុបច្ចេកទេសកម្ពុជា, in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, offered an internship program to keen students to take on a project with real design requirements to provide new user interfaces and experiences on Keyman for Read more…
This edition highlights the latest Keyman product and keyboard development updates from 20 — 31 July 2026, describing recent progress across the project and contributions from the community. A few links Learn how to create and share a keyboard GitHub home for Keyman, where the source code is shared Our Read more…
In this sprint cycle (6-17th) of July, Keyman for Android, Linux, iOS, and Web bring significant bug fixes to alpha versions (19.0.252-258). Moreover, Android has one BREAKING CHANGE and KNOWN ISSUE. However, there is no keyboard or lexical model updates, but Keyboard App Builder 14.2 was released earlier this month! KAB brings new features and improvements, as well as bug fixes to the latest version. Don't forget about our biweekly testimony!
This edition highlights the latest Keyman product and keyboard development updates from 22 June 2026 — 3 July 2026, describing recent progress across the project and contributions from the community. A few links Learn how to create and share a keyboard GitHub home for Keyman, where the source code is Read more…
New Anglish keyboards for Ænglish (Old English), along with several updates for Krung, Mara, Tham Lanna, MADHURÂH (SIL), Hindi Flick, Hong Kong, Punjabi Flick, and Arabic W/O Dots keyboards! In addition, these alpha releases focus on technical documentation for integration, guides, and provide logs for project validation in Keyman Developer. We are also introduced to new contributors on the diverse keyboards for Keyman. Check out this blog's testimony as well!
This release cycle highlights the growing impact of Keyman through a community testimony, introduces new keyboards for Hanifi Rohingya, Madurese, Punjabi, and Bayot, and includes updates for Keyman for Windows and Web. Welcome five new contributors to the project, and Keyboard App Builder 14.2 releases with usability improvements and bug fixes, the Keyman community continues to expand support for digitally disadvantaged languages. Which update or new keyboard are you most interested in exploring?
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.
Keyman 19 alpha (229–236) lands with caps lock and Linux Debian fixes. New keyboards for the Zou and Mising communities join the library, and Lac Viet v3.0 gains Zhuang support. Two new contributors welcomed.
Keyman 19 alpha (224–228) fixes contextual help and caps lock in Windows. Three new keyboards: Khmer Traditional, Shanghai Telex, and poorigbelle for African Darfurain languages, and the Vietnam and Cantonese keyboards received updates. Welcoming one new contributor. Plus: Keyboard App Builder 14.0 with Android 16 support.
A quieter cycle with no core Keyman releases. Two new keyboards arrive: Mon K Nemin (Mon Systems layout) and East Slavic for Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian. Hoisan and Mara keyboards receive minor character and key mapping fixes. One new contributor welcomed.