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

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

To start typing in Tamil , 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 Tamil with ease. Apart from Tamil , 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 Tamil 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 Tamil :

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 ஸ , twice for ஷ and thrice for ஷ்ர .
Also, to attach ர to an alphabet as in க்ர கர் type R repeatedly after the alphabet.
For க்ரம , type K R R M ,
For கர்பா , type K R R R P A .

Rule 2

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

Rule 3

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

For example, by typing Z repeatedly , you will get ஞ ஃ ஸ்ரீ ழ and so on.

Thus, for typing மஞ , type M Z .
To type அழ , type A A Z Z Z Z .

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Now try typing these words yourself:

கமல
தேவிகா
ஸுதிர
கர்மா
மிஸ்ட

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a	ாlஅlஆlஊ
b	பlத்ப
c	சlக்ஷ
d	தlடlத்தlத்வlத்ய
e	ேlைlஏlஐlெlஎ
f	பlபஞ
g	கlஜ்ஞlஜஙlஜஞ
h	ஹlஹ்மlஹ்யlஹ்லlஹ்நlஹ்வ
i	ிlீlஇlஈ
j	ஜlசlஜ்ஞlஜஞlஜழ
k	கlக்தlகஞ
l	லlளlளஞlஹ்ல
m	மlத்மlஹ்ம
n	நlணlனlஙlஞ
o	ொlோlௌlஒlஓlஔlௗ
p	பlபஞ
r	ரl்ரlர்lறlற்
s	ஸlஷlஷ்ரlக்ஷ
t	தlடlத்ர
u	ுlூlஉlஊ
v	வlத்வlஹ்வ
w	வlத்வlஹ்வ
x	்
y	யlயஞlத்யlஹ்ய
z	ஞlஃlஸ்ரீlழ

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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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