Phonetic (Singlish)
Type ammaa and get අම්මා. Your word stays underlined while you compose it.
Type Sinhala on your Mac,
the way you already type.
SiType is a free, open-source Sinhala input method for macOS. Write in Singlish and watch it become සිංහල, or use the standard Wijesekara layout.
brew install --cask mdev64/tap/si-type
Try it out
This demo uses SiType's actual keymaps. Pick a layout and start typing.
You get
Features
Two layouts, one small native app.
Wijesekara
The standard SLS 1134 typewriter layout, for touch typists who already know it.
Inline English
Start a word with ? to keep it in English until the next space, in both layouts. Handy for names, emails and links.
Native & lightweight
Written in Swift with InputMethodKit. Works in every Mac app, with no accounts and no tracking.
| You type | You get |
|---|---|
mama ?hello yanawaa | මම hello යනවා |
?user@mail.com hari | user@mail.com හරි |
kohomadha? | කොහොමද? |
?? | ? |
Install
Pick one of three ways, then enable SiType in System Settings.
The recommended way. Updates come with brew upgrade.
brew install --cask mdev64/tap/si-type- Download
SiType-vX.Y.Z.zipfrom the Releases page and unzip it. - Move
SiType.appinto~/Library/Input Methods/. - The app isn't notarized, so clear the quarantine flag and register it:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Library/Input\ Methods/SiType.app~/Library/Input\ Methods/SiType.app/Contents/MacOS/SiType --registerNeeds the Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install).
git clone https://github.com/mdev64/si-type.git && cd si-type && ./install.shThen turn it on
- 1
Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → Edit…
- 2
Click +, choose Sinhala, and add SiType - Phonetic and/or SiType - Wijesekara.
- 3
Switch input sources from the menu bar, or with Control+Space or the 🌐 key.
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Phonetic cheat sheet
Add a vowel after a consonant for its vowel sign: ka ක, kaa කා, ki කි, ku කු, ke කෙ, ko කො.