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

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

To start typing in Bengali, download our popular versions - a Desktop Plugin 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 Bengali with ease. Apart from Bengali, 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 Bengali. The Lipikaar Desktop Application lets you create Word documents, Presentations, Excel Sheets, or simply chat in any messenger in your language. Download this desktop plugin 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 Bengali:

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 স, twice for শ and thrice for ষ.
Also, to attach র to an alphabet as in ক্র, কৃ type R repeatedly after the alphabet.
For ক্রম, type K R R M ,
For কৃপা, type K R R R P A.

Rule 2

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

Rule 3

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

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

Thus, for typing মং , type M Z.
To type অঃ , type A A Z Z Z Z.

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Now try typing these words yourself:

কমল
দেবিকা
সুধীর
কর্মা
মিস্টর
এনক
উল্লু
মংগল

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a	াlঅlআlঊঁ
b	বlভlদ্ব
c	চlছlক্ষ
d	দlধlডlঢlদ্ধlদ্বlদ্য়lদ্দ
e	েlৈlএlঐ
f	ফlফ়lপ
g	গlঘlজ্ঞlঙlগ়
h	হlহ্মlহ্য়lহ্লlহ্নlহ্ব
i	িlীlইlঈ
j	জlঝlঞlজ্ঞlজ়
k	কlখlক্তlক়lখ়
l	লl়lহ্ল
m	মlদ্মlহ্ম
n	নlণlন়lদ্নlহ্ন
o	োlৌlওlঔ
p	পlফlফ়
r	রl্রlৃlঋlর্l্
s	সlশlষlশ্রlক্ষ
t	তlথlটlঠlত্র
u	ুlূlউlঊ
v	বlদ্বlহ্ব
w	বlদ্বlহ্ব
x	্
y	যlয়lদ্য়lহ্য়
z	ংlঁl়lঃ

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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.
For product support, feedback or to report a bug for the Bengali language, send an email to
Our contact addresses and phone numbers are given here.

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