Bangla-Devanāgarī Compact Keyboard

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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. For English, just switch to your default keyboard with your usual OS shortcut.

bangla_devanagari_compact.kmp Version 1.0 · ~7 KB · works on Windows, macOS and Ubuntu (requires the free Keyman runtime, installed separately — see steps below).

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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.

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.

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 -i 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.

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.