אַנדערע סיסטעמען פֿאַר טיפּירן ייִדיש
Other Systems for Typing Yiddish
Read: How to Choose a Virtual Yiddish Keyboard
Then, please carefully read the below descriptions.
| ברירות Choices | אָפּעריר-סיסטעם Operating System | באַטראַכטונגען Considerations | װוּ Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiddish Klal | Chromebook | by Isaac Bleaman. Help file. | Chrome Web Store |
| Ziggy’s Yiddish Pasekh in Keyman | Linux | Type in transliteration — Get Yiddish Letters Install Keyman. Select Yiddish Pasekh Keyboard (not Yiddish 2k). If it shows 2 different “languages” for Yiddish, either of them is fine, no difference. Help file. | Keyman |
| ibus | Linux | Select among many possible languages. To install, you need both the “ibus” and the “ibus-m17n” packages. It can handle Yiddish spelling rules (using the m17n:yi:yivo keyboard) or simply one-to-one key-to-letter rules (using the m17n:yi:halpern keyboard linked here). The latter was created by Refoyl Finkel, based on a design by Yankl Halpern. | ibus |
| Shrayberke | Any | Open any web browser; go to the site. Type in YIVO transliteration and it converts it to Yiddish orthography. Copy and paste the resulting text into whatever you want. No need to download or install anything. | Click Here to Use |
| Yiddish Typer | Any | By Yankl Perets. Google Chrome Extension. Type in transliteration and convert to Yiddish orthography. Copy and paste the resulting text into whatever you want. | Google Web Store |
| Shraybmashinke | Any | Yiddish text converter (e.g., to/from transliteration, and more) by Refoyl Finkel. Open any web browser; go to the site. Type in transliteration and convert to Yiddish orthography. Copy and paste the resulting text into whatever you want. No need to download or install anything. (Special instructions to finesse loshn-koydeshdike verter.) Instructions on the site. | Click Here to Use |
| Ziggy’s Yiddish Pasekh Online Version | Any | Open any web browser; go to the site. Type in transliteration and convert to Yiddish orthography. Copy and paste the resulting text into whatever you want. No need to download or install anything. (Special instructions to finesse loshn-koydeshdike verter.) Help file. | Click Here to Use |
| Lexilogos | Any | Go to the site and use the online keyboard. Unique organization of letters. Copy and paste the resulting text into whatever you want. | Click Here to Use |