Punto Switcher for Linux

Punto Switcher for Linux is a lightweight Bash-based tool that automatically converts text between two keyboard layouts — for example, between Russian and English — just like the original Yandex Punto Switcher, but made for Linux users.

The script works by emulating keyboard actions and analyzing the last typed or selected text. It can automatically detect which layout the text belongs to and convert it accordingly.

It supports multiple modes:

• Convert the last word before the cursor.
• Convert selected text.
• Convert the last word in a Gnome Terminal line.
• Convert selected text inside a Gnome Terminal.
• Allows assigning separate hotkeys for switching to each layout.

Conversion direction (ru_to_us or us_to_ru) and layout switching are determined automatically, depending on character matches or the current layout.

You can easily customize it to work with any two keyboard layouts, not just Russian and English.

The project is script-based and does not require any daemon or GUI — it uses standard Linux utilities like xdotool, xsel, xautomation, and xbindkeys.