Akshar: Indic Voice Keyboard

Akshar is the best way to type and speak in Indian languages right from your keyboard. Type in English and see it in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Bangla, and 19 more Indian languages, in any app. Or just talk, and Akshar writes what you say in your script. Powered by on-device AI, with no ads and end-to-end encrypted iCloud sync, everything you type and say stays fast, private, and always with you. 23 SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada, Urdu, Odia, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese, Maithili, Kashmiri, Nepali, Sindhi, Konkani, Meitei (Manipuri), Bodo, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Dogri, and Santali. DICTATION New in 4.0. Speak naturally, and Akshar types it in your script in 22 Indian languages. It runs entirely on your iPhone, so it works with no signal at all. - Tap the mic key on the Akshar keyboard and dictate into any app. - Tap the mic in a note to dictate straight into it. - One speech model covers all 22 languages. Download it once, and it never touches the network again. - Your voice never leaves your device. - A “listening” indicator in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. KEYBOARD Real-time, on-device transliteration in Messages, Notes, and everywhere else you type. - Type “namaste” and instantly see it in your chosen script. - Up to 6 suggestions in the toolbar: tap to choose or press space to accept. - Mic key for dictation in any app. - Switch between 23 languages directly from the keyboard. NOTES A dedicated Notes tab for letters, social posts, poems, or longer texts in your language. - Type or dictate, then edit freely. - Auto-save, smart history with search and favourites. - Copy, share, export to CSV, or share as a formatted artwork card. - iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad, end-to-end encrypted. CONVERT A two-way converter for your clipboard. Paste English to get it in your Indic script, or paste Indic text to read it back in English. ACROSS YOUR DEVICE - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. - Control Center tiles to open Notes, Convert, or transliterate your clipboard. - Siri Shortcuts and App Intents. - Share extension: transliterate text from any app. - Custom app icons, one for every script. DESIGN - Dynamic Type, full Dark Mode, and the Apple Accessibility Nutrition Label. - Privacy first. Transliteration and dictation run entirely on-device. Nothing is sent to any server, ever. PERFECT FOR Students learning Indian languages, writers and poets creating in their mother tongue, multilingual families, teachers, social media in native scripts, and anyone who would rather speak than type. WHY AKSHAR? India is multilingual by nature. Akshar is built for that. All 23 languages in one refined keyboard, and your voice in 22 of them. No ads, no clutter, no servers reading your words or hearing your voice. HOW IT WORKS - Add Akshar’s Indic keyboard in Settings > Apps > Akshar, then hold the globe button in any app to switch to it. - Select your language from the keyboard toolbar, type in English, and tap a suggestion or press space to accept. - To dictate, open Akshar, tap Set Up Dictation. Then tap the mic key on the keyboard in any app, or in Notes. TECHNICAL DETAILS - On-device models running on Apple Core AI. - Transliteration by AI4Bharat’s IndicXlit and dictation by AI4Bharat’s IndicConformer, both developed at IIT Madras. - Built with SwiftUI, following Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. Every language has a voice. Akshar helps you type yours. Made with love for the Indian language community.