TypeIt Alternatives

TypeIt is described as 'The easiest way to type foreign characters and IPA phonetic symbols on your Windows PC' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TypeIt for Windows, Mac, Linux and Adobe Flash Player. The best alternative is Mahou, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TypeIt are Punto Switcher, MLSwitcher, EveryLang and LangOver.

TypeIt alternatives are mainly Key Mapping Tools but may also be Translators or Dictionaries. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of TypeIt.

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TypeIt

Paid • Proprietary
Windows

The easiest way to type foreign characters and IPA phonetic symbols on your Windows PC.

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Mahou
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Free • Open Source
Windows
16 alternatives to Mahou
Mahou - Magic layout switcher.
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Mahou Features
1. LightweightMahou consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableMahou can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customizable
Snippets
Auto Update
Layout Switch
Change language by one key
Punto Switcher
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
15 alternatives to Punto Switcher
Punto Switcher allows easy change keyboard layout for text that was just input automatically or by pressing a hotkey.
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Punto Switcher Features
Configurable
Discontinued
The last version released on March 2019 and some of it's features are incompatible with current Windows versions.
Bundleware
Installer includes Yandex.Browser and hijacks home pages
MLSwitcher
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
14 alternatives to 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:
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MLSwitcher Features
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
EveryLang
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
15 alternatives to EveryLang
Translater, Check spelling, Keyboard layout switcher and Layout indicator, Clipboard manager, Diary, SmartClick, Text recognizing (OCR).
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EveryLang Features
Layout
Auto Correction
Click to call
LangOver
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Free • Proprietary
Translator
Dictionary
Windows
Adobe Flash Player
27 alternatives to LangOver
Have you ever tried to type in one language but the result was in another? Annoying, eh?!
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LangOver Features
Multiple languages
Built-in translation
Change language by one key
Global hotkey
Keyla
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Free • Open Source
Windows
8 alternatives to Keyla
Keyla is a program that enables you to set keyboard shortcuts for switching keyboard layout.
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Keyla Features
Layout
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.1.9, released in November 2012, can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive.
Key Switcher
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
15 alternatives to 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.
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Key Switcher Features
Layout
KbdKaz 500
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Free • Proprietary
Key Mapping Tool
Windows
2 alternatives to KbdKaz 500
Free keyboard layout for Windows.
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KbdKaz 500 Features
Input Method
loloswitcher
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Free • Open Source
Linux
12 alternatives to 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.
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loloswitcher Features
Low level
Add a screenshot
dotSwitcher
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Free • Open Source
Windows
11 alternatives to 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.
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dotSwitcher Features
1. PortabledotSwitcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Pause button
Discontinued
Latest commit e1e72a9 on Nov 22, 2015. See https://github.com/kurumpa/dotSwitcher