How do I type Amharic online for free?

Open this free Amharic phonetic keyboard, switch to አማርኛ mode (Ctrl+Space), and type Latin letters. Fidel appears live — for example amarNa → አማርኛ, selam → ሰላም, sh → ሽ. It follows Windows Amharic IME / SERA rules.

How do I install an Amharic keyboard on Linux?

Install IBus and PyGObject for your distro, clone https://github.com/Henok-Enyew/amharic-keyboard, run ./install.sh, then press Super+Space and choose Amharic Phonetic. Type selam to get ሰላም in any app on Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, or Arch.

What is the difference between Amharic Phonetic and the Amharic XKB layout?

Amharic Phonetic (IBus) lets you type Latin letters that convert to Fidel (like Windows IME). The plain Amharic XKB layout is a different physical keyboard map. For phonetic typing, choose Amharic Phonetic, not plain Amharic.

Does this Amharic keyboard work offline?

Yes. Install the website as a Progressive Web App (PWA) to type Amharic offline in the browser, or use the Linux IBus engine for system-wide offline typing without opening a browser.

Is this Amharic keyboard free?

Yes. The web keyboard and Linux IBus engine by Henok Enyew are free, with no account required. The project is MIT licensed.

How do I type kremt correctly in Amharic?

This keyboard uses canonical SERA: bare consonants are 6th order (schwa). Type kremt → ክረምት. Typing kiremiti → ኪረሚቲ because i is 3rd order, not schwa.

Free Amharic Keyboard Online (አማርኛ) — Phonetic IME & Linux IBus

Type Amharic free in your browser: Latin letters become Fidel live (Windows IME / SERA / GFF). Example: selam → ሰላም, amarNa → አማርኛ.

Linux system-wide install

Install the Amharic Phonetic IBus engine for Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, or Arch:

git clone https://github.com/Henok-Enyew/amharic-keyboard.git
cd amharic-keyboard
./install.sh

Switch with Super+Space to Amharic Phonetic.

How to type

Bare consonant = 6th order (ል). Add vowels: le→ለ, lu→ሉ, li→ሊ, la→ላ, lE→ሌ, lo→ሎ.

FAQ

Is it free? Yes — MIT licensed, no account.

Offline? Yes — PWA or Linux IBus.

Developed by Henok Enyew.