Lipikaar is a simple method for typing in Malayalam on an ordinary keyboard. It requires no learning, and within a few seconds you will be able to type in Malayalam any word that you can imagine.

Lipikaar Typing Software is based on a simple assumption - if you can write in Malayalam , then you can type in Malayalam with Lipikaar. It works on all Windows Applications, MS Office, All Websites, Chat and E-mail.

To start typing in Malayalam , download our popular versions - a Desktop Software for Windows and IE, and a Free Extension to the popular Mozilla FireFox browser.

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Lipikaar is a software that lets you type in Malayalam with ease. Apart from Malayalam , we support many other languages. To get help on the language which you want, choose it from the page menu.

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Since Lipikaar comes in two versions: Lipikaar for the Windows Desktop and Lipikaar Firefox Add-on, it supports almost all Windows and Internet based applications in which you need to type in Malayalam The Lipikaar Desktop Application lets you create Word documents, Presentations, Excel Sheets, or simply chat in any messenger in your language.Download this desktop software and type in your language in any standard Office, Internet and Windows Desktop Applications. Lipikaar works with Windows XP, Win 2000, Vista, ME. [ Download Lipikaar for Windows ] The Lipikaar FireFox Addon lets you create emails, blogs, scraps, comments, chats and search in your favourite language on any website. Download this free add-on for Firefox and start typing into any website. [ Download Lipikaar for FireFox ] Both the versions support 15 languages - Arabic, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Nepali, Konkani, Sindhi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Urdu.

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Very Easy! Be in complete control while typing. No dependence on correct English spellings. Read the rules once and type any word, and even create your own style of writing.

Just follow these rules for Malayalam :

Rule 1

Type the phonetically nearest English alphabet repeatedly till you see the character you want onscreen. Same as you type on your mobile phone while sending a text message (SMS).
Type S once for സ , twice for ശ and thrice for ഷ .
Also, to attach ര to an alphabet as in ക്ര കൃ type R repeatedly after the alphabet.
For ക്രമ , type K R R M ,
For കൃപാ , type K R R R P A .

Rule 2

For half characters, type X after the alphabet. For ഗുപ്താ , type G U P X T A .
For കര്മാ K R X M A .

Rule 3

Type Z to get all the special characters and symbols in Malayalam .

For example, by typing Z repeatedly , you will get ം ഃ and so on.

Thus, for typing മം , type M Z .
To type അ , type A A Z Z Z Z .

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Now try typing these words yourself:

കമല
ദേവികാ
സുധീര
ബദുല
ഇഷാ
ശര്മാ
മിസ്ടര

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a	ാlഅlആlഊ
b	ബlഭlദ്ബ
c	ചlഛlക്ഷ
d	ദlധlഡlഢlദ്ധlദ്വlദ്യlദ്ദ
e	േlൈlഏlഐlെlഎ
f	ഫlപ
g	ഗlഘlജ്ഞlങ
h	ഹlഹ്മlഹ്യlഹ്ലlഹ്നlഹ്വ
i	ിlീlഇlഈ
j	ജlഝlഞlജ്ഞ
k	കlഖlക്ത
l	ലlളlഹ്ലlല
m	മlദ്മlഹ്മ
n	നlണlദ്നlഹ്ന
o	ോlൌlഓlഔlൊlഒ
p	പlഫ
r	രl്രlൃlഋlര്lറlറ്
s	സlശlഷlശ്രlക്ഷ
t	തlഥlടlഠlത്ര
u	ുlൂlഉlഊ
v	വlദ്വlഹ്വ
w	വlദ്വlഹ്വ
x	്
y	യlദ്യlഹ്യ
z	ംlഃ

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Matras are placed incorrectly. Left side matras are placed on the right of the associated character. Or matras are rendered wrongly.

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The problem is that Unicode fonts are not available. The characters appear as boxes or question marks.

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Yes. The Lipikaar Desktop Application is not dependent on Internet connectivity. It is an offline program which resides on the background of your Windows operating system. All you need to do is to select your language, enable Lipikaar and you are ready to type in any Windows-based application like Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc.

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The Lipikaar FireFox Extension is a free tool for Internet applications. This extension technically does require an Internet connection, but after installation it runs through FireFox. Thus, even if you are offline, the extension functions the same way as when you are online. You can turn off your connection, finish all the typing in your Internet Application using the Lipikaar FireFox extension. Similar to how you can be offline while composing an email in Outlook or Thunderbird.

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Now that's a sweet thought. Feedback is always welcome, good or bad, praise or bewilderment, we are always there for you!
See our Testimonials Page to read what our users feel.
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Our contact addresses and phone numbers are given here.

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