Type and speak in
Indian languages.
Type in English and see it in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Bangla, and 19 more. Or just talk, and Akshar writes what you say in your script.
Speak your language.
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.
- Your voice never leaves your device.
- A “listening” indicator in the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen.
Type it out. In your script.
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 or press space to accept.
- Mic key for dictation in any app.
- Switch between 23 languages directly from the keyboard.
Longer thoughts.
In your language.
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.
Read what you can’t yet.
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.
Not just a keyboard. Akshar shows up wherever iOS lets it.
Widgets
Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick access to Notes and Convert.
Control Center
Tiles to open Notes, Convert, or transliterate your clipboard in one tap.
Siri & Shortcuts
App Intents let you script Akshar into any workflow.
Share Extension
Transliterate text selected from any app, straight from the Share sheet.
Custom App Icons
One designed icon for every script. Pick the one that matches your language.
Full Accessibility
Dynamic Type, full Dark Mode, VoiceOver, and the Apple Accessibility Nutrition Label.
One keyboard.
Every Indian language.
All 23 written in a single refined keyboard. Voice in 22 of them.
Meitei is also known as Manipuri.
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.
Set up in a minute.
A short, one-time setup. Then it just works, in any app.
Add the keyboard
Add Akshar’s Indic keyboard in Settings › Apps › Akshar.
Type in English
Hold the globe in any app, pick your language, and tap a suggestion or press space.
Or just speak
Open Akshar, tap Set Up Dictation. Then tap the mic key on the keyboard, or in Notes.
Everything on-device.
Fast, private, and always with you. No servers reading your words or hearing your voice.
- On-device AIModels run on Apple Core AI. Nothing is sent to any server, ever.
- Transliteration by AI4Bharat’s IndicXlitAn open-source Indic-language model from IIT Madras, bundled inside the app.
- Dictation by AI4Bharat’s IndicConformerAlso from IIT Madras. One speech model covers all 22 supported languages.
- Built with SwiftUINative, following Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines. It feels like it belongs.
- End-to-end encrypted iCloud syncNotes and preferences travel between your devices through your own Apple Account.
Every language has a voice.
Akshar helps you type yours.
Made with love for the Indian language community.
