Polyglot friendly computer keyboards

[patrickwilken]

When I was in Taiwan a few years ago I was tempted to get a new laptop with Chinese character set. It look so cool. Here's a discussion of keyboards from around the World:

https://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-ultimate-guide-to-computer-keyboards-around-the-world/

[rikkitikkitavi]

If someone is looking for an option for typing in multiple languages for Windows 10, there is a utility called KeyEXT which gives access to characters not physically on your keyboard. By holding down a key, options for related keys with accents,etc will pop-up which can then be selected by typing the option number. It is basically how it works on Mac. The default setup includes the characters necessary for most of the common European languages but you can customize it to include any Unicode character.

It is not really a solution if you want to type in unrelated languages with totally different alphabets, but if you need to type in languages which have some overlap in the characters, it is perfect for that.

If you think this is something that would be useful for you, you can find it here: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9P8X3818K9KT. There is a free trial version available to test it out and it is available to purchase for $2.99.

Full disclosure, I made the app so sorry for the self-promotion.