Mahou Alternatives

Mahou is described as '- Magic layout switcher' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mahou for Windows, Mac, Linux and Adobe Flash Player. The best Mahou alternative is Punto Switcher, which is free. Other great apps like Mahou are Caramba Switcher, SimpleSwitcher, dotSwitcher and Aml Maple.

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Mahou

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Mahou - Magic layout switcher.

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Mahou alternatives page was last updated Jan 18, 2024

Punto Switcher
Punto Switcher allows easy change keyboard layout for text that was just input automatically or by pressing a hotkey.
15 Punto Switcher alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Punto Switcher Features
Configurable
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Bundleware
Installer includes Yandex.Browser and hijacks home pages
Discontinued
The last version released on March 2019 and some of it's features are incompatible with current Windows versions.
Punto Switcher VS Mahou
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Comments about Punto Switcher as an Alternative to Mahou

Guest
Mahou has way more features than Punto Switcher, and it also portable, small, without any malware etc. I think that Mahou is really best in program of that type.
Negative comment •Nov 28, 2016
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Dmitrii Gavrilov
Provided by Yandex which is controlled by the Russian government, so it can steal your private info.
Positive comment •Nov 5, 2023
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- Most users think Punto Switcher is a great Mahou alternative.
- Punto Switcher is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Mahou.
- Punto Switcher is the most popular free alternative to Mahou.
- Punto Switcher is Free and ProprietaryMahou is Free and Open Source

Caramba Switcher
Caramba Switcher is a Windows application that automatically corrects keyboard layout when you are typing in English and Russian. If you start typing in wrong layout, Caramba Switcher will automatically fix it.
11 Caramba Switcher alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Caramba Switcher Features
Layout Switch
Auto Correction
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Caramba Switcher VS Mahou
Is Caramba Switcher a good alternative to Mahou?
- Most users think Caramba Switcher is a great Mahou alternative.
- Caramba Switcher is the most popular commercial alternative to Mahou.
- Caramba Switcher is Paid and ProprietaryMahou is Free and Open Source

SimpleSwitcher
SimpleSwitcher is a program for quickly correcting the layout of typed text in Windows.
15 SimpleSwitcher alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
SimpleSwitcher Features
Change language by one key
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SimpleSwitcher VS Mahou
Is SimpleSwitcher a good alternative to Mahou?
- SimpleSwitcher is the most popular Open Source alternative to Mahou.
- SimpleSwitcher is Free and Open SourceMahou is also Free and Open Source

dotSwitcher
Simple keyboard layout switcher. As lightweight as you can easily ensure it doesn't contain any spyware, even if you're not a programming guru.
11 dotSwitcher alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
dotSwitcher Features
Portable
Pause button
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Discontinued
Latest commit e1e72a9 on Nov 22, 2015. See https://github.com/kurumpa/dotSwitcher
dotSwitcher VS Mahou
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Aml Maple
Aml Maple is a new point of view at keyboard layout indicators: simple, modern, flexible.
6 Aml Maple alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Aml Maple Features
Portable
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Aml Maple VS Mahou
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LangOver
Have you ever tried to type in one language but the result was in another? Annoying, eh?!
27 LangOver alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Dictionary
- Translator
Platforms
- Windows
- Adobe Flash Player
LangOver Features
Multiple languages
Built-in translation
Change language by one key
Global hotkey
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LangOver VS Mahou
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Keyla
Keyla is a program that enables you to set keyboard shortcuts for switching keyboard layout.
8 Keyla alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Keyla Features
Layout
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.1.9, released in November 2012, can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive.
Keyla VS Mahou
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EveryLang
Translater, Check spelling, Keyboard layout switcher and Layout indicator, Clipboard manager, Diary, SmartClick, Text recognizing (OCR).
26 EveryLang alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
EveryLang Features
Layout
Auto Correction
Click to call
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+9
EveryLang VS Mahou
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Key Switcher
Key Switcher is monitoring the keystrokes and detects the language of each word that you type. If the keyboard is set to a different language, it automatically switches it to the correct language and fixes the typed word.
15 Key Switcher alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Key Switcher Features
Layout
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Key Switcher VS Mahou
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MLSwitcher
MLSwitcher makes life easier for those of us who have to deal with multiple input languages or share their time between OS X and Windows by providing two features:
15 MLSwitcher alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
MLSwitcher Features
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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MLSwitcher VS Mahou
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loloswitcher
Low-level keyboard switcher (runs as a daemon, no GUI interface) that allows you to bind single key (including modifier keys such as Ctrl, Fn, and CapsLock) to a language.
12 loloswitcher alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
loloswitcher Features
Low level
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loloswitcher VS Mahou
Is loloswitcher a good alternative to Mahou?
- loloswitcher is the most popular Linux alternative to Mahou.
- loloswitcher is Free and Open SourceMahou is also Free and Open Source

Normal Keyboard Switcher
This simple program is a replacement for standard Windows keyboard switcher, and suitable for switching more than two input languages.
7 Normal Keyboard Switcher alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Normal Keyboard Switcher VS Mahou
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