Mahou
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Mahou - Magic layout switcher.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Customizable
Features
- Ad-free
- Works Offline
- Portable
- No registration required
- Snippets
- Change language by one key
- Auto Update
- Error Logging
Tags
- input-language-switcher
- language-switching
- Keyboard Layout
- switcher
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What is Mahou?
Mahou- The magic Layout Switcher
How it works
Mahou works completely different from other Layout Swtichers, it switches not by next layout, but by specified in settings layouts. Even selected text switches just between selected layouts, though if you liked cycling through, starting from v1.0.2.9 there is Cycle Mode. Mahou requires .Net 4.5 or greater to work properly. Begining from v1.4.3.9 error when running on .Net 4.0 were fixed. Features
How to use:
- To convert selection hit Scroll when select text.
- To convert input hit Pause when typing.
- To convert line hit Shift+Pause.
- To change layout by one key press CapsLock.
- Starting from v1.0.4.4 in Convert selection unrecognized text by all selected layout in settings (example: ?) just rewrites.
More about functions read at Wiki https://gitea.com/BladeMight/wiki
Mahou information
Developed by
BladeMightLicensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Rating
Average rating of 3.9Alternatives
16 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
Best layout switcher for Windows
Nice!
Pros: a huge number of settings, open source, the author responds to private messages. Cons: chaotic arrangement of settings by tabs, lack of up-to-date documentation, no quick search for settings, no updates since mid-2019.
Dead and abandoned
I can see plenty of commits this and last year.
While last stable release was 6 years ago, it is still very stable and works perfectly. If you need fresh version, click on releases, latest pre-release was 2 months ago.
Fast, clean, without trackers
Many functions and one-button language switching
One of the best keyboard layout switchers and, I think, the most customizable. You can customize practically each parameter of this layout switcher from it's decoration to behavior. Also the big advantage that program is open-source, so you can be sure, that it will not steal your passwords or any valuable information. Five stars and I personally declare that my quest for the best layout switcher is over, I found it!
Especially it has useful snippets and Caps Lock layout switch for Windows.