Bangla-Devanāgarī Compact Keyboard

বাংলা/ संस्कृतम्

A real installable keyboard for Windows, macOS and Ubuntu that types Bengali and Devanāgarī (Sanskrit) using the same compact-mode transliteration as the on-screen reference keyboard. One file, three OSes. Starts in Bengali; Ctrl + \ toggles to Devanāgarī and back, and Ctrl + Shift + \ turns the slashed ৱ for Sanskrit ब on or off. For English, just switch to your default keyboard with your usual OS shortcut.

bangla_devanagari_compact.kmp Version 1.1 · 7 KB · works on Windows, macOS and Ubuntu (requires the free Keyman runtime, installed separately — see steps below).

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New in version 1.1

Vowels always join the letter before them, also after Backspace and in web browsers. Before, ki, Backspace, i gave কই; now it gives কি.
Slashed ব. Ctrl + Shift + \ turns it on or off. When it is on, b gives ৱ for Sanskrit ब (v and w still give ব for व). The letter is stored as U+09F1: the Viveka Bangla font draws it as ব with a slash, other fonts as Assamese ৱ. It is off at first, and Keyman remembers your choice.
L in Bengali gives ল় (for ळ). Before, it gave the Taka sign ৳.
Updating from 1.0: install the new file over the old one. On Ubuntu, log out and back in (or run ibus restart) so the new version is loaded.

Install

The .kmp file is cross-platform. Pick your OS below for step-by-step instructions.

Install Keyman for Windows (free, ~30 MB). Run the installer and accept the defaults.
Download bangla_devanagari_compact.kmp (the button above), then double-click the file. Keyman Configuration opens and prompts to install — click Install.
Switch to the keyboard from the Windows language bar (system tray), or with Win + Space. The same shortcut flips back to your default English keyboard.
Inside the keyboard, press Ctrl + \ to toggle between Bengali (default) and Devanāgarī.
Press Ctrl + Shift + \ to turn the slashed ৱ on or off.

Install Keyman for macOS (free).
Download bangla_devanagari_compact.kmp, then double-click the file. Keyman.app opens and installs the keyboard.
Enable it: System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → +, choose Bangla-Devanāgarī Compact under Bengali (or Sanskrit).
Switch between this keyboard and your English keyboard with Ctrl + Space (the default macOS input-source toggle).
Inside the keyboard, press Ctrl + \ to toggle Bengali ↔ Devanāgarī.
Press Ctrl + Shift + \ to turn the slashed ৱ on or off.

Install the Keyman engine and the IBus bridge:
```
sudo apt install keyman ibus-keyman
```
Download bangla_devanagari_compact.kmp and install it:
```
km-package-install -f bangla_devanagari_compact.kmp
```
(Or just open the .kmp file in your file manager — Keyman is registered as the handler.)
Add the keyboard as an input source: Settings → Region & Language → Input Sources → + Add, scroll to Other, then pick Bangla-Devanāgarī Compact.
Switch between this and your English keyboard with Super + Space.
Inside the keyboard, press Ctrl + \ to toggle Bengali ↔ Devanāgarī.
Press Ctrl + Shift + \ to turn the slashed ৱ on or off.

What is Keyman? Keyman is a free, open-source input-method engine maintained by SIL International. Many minority-language keyboards across the world ship as .kmp packages on top of the Keyman runtime — including this one. You install the engine once per machine, then any number of .kmp keyboards on top of it.