UniKey (software)

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{{Infobox software

| name = UniKey

| logo = Unikeynt 101-4.png

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| screenshot = Screenshot Unikey 4.6 RC2 - English.png

| caption = UniKey 4.6 RC2 settings dialog on Windows 11

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| author =

| developer = Phạm Kim Long

| released = {{Start date and age|2000|df=yes}}{{cite news|title=Bộ gõ tiếng Việt phổ biến nhất đã ra đời thế nào?|trans-title=How did the most popular Vietnamese input method editor come about?|author=Huy An|work=VnEconomy|publisher=Vietnam Economic Times|date=25 March 2014|access-date=30 March 2015|url=http://vneconomy.vn/cuoc-song-so/bo-go-tieng-viet-pho-bien-nhat-da-ra-doi-the-nao-20140325111629153.htm|language=vi}}

| discontinued =

| latest release version = 4.6 RC2

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2023|9|19|df=yes}}

| programming language = C++

| operating system = Microsoft Windows, Linux,{{Cite web|url=https://www.unikey.org/linux.html|title=UniKey Software for Linux}} MacOS{{Cite web|url=https://www.unikey.org/apple.html|title=UniKey cho macOS và iOS}}

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| language = English and Vietnamese{{cite web|title=Hướng dẫn sử dụng UniKey 3.5|trans-title=UniKey 3.5 User Guide|work=UniKey|date=April 2004|access-date=30 March 2015|url=http://unikey.org/manual/ukmanual.htm|language=vi}}

| genre = Input method editor

| license = GNU GPL v3

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| website = {{URL|www.unikey.org}}

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UniKey is the most popular third-party software and input method editor (IME) for encoding Vietnamese for Windows. The core, UniKey Vietnamese Input Method, is also the engine imbedded in many Vietnamese software-based keyboards in Windows, Android, Linux, macOS and iOS. UniKey is free and the source code for the UniKey Vietnamese Input Method is distributed under GNU General Public License. The official website of UniKey is unikey.org, which supports both English and Vietnamese.

Overview

UniKey supports:

Many Vietnamese character sets/encodings:
TCVN3 (ABC), VN Unicode, VIQR
VNI, VPS, VISCII, BK HCM1, BK HCM2, etc.
Unicode UTF-8, Unicode NCR Decimal/Hexadecimal for Web editors
All 3 popular input methods: TELEX, VNI and VIQR
Win32 platforms: Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, 2000, XP, 9x/ME

UniKey is a minimalistic software and does not require additional library.

About UniKey

UniKey for Windows was released as a free program in 1999. It gained popularity for encoding Vietnamese thanks to its speed, simplicity, and reliability. It became the most popular keyboard program for inputting Vietnamese.

The core engine, UniKey Vietnamese Input Method, is open source and was first released as a part of the x-unikey Vietnamese keyboard for Linux in 2001. Since then, the engine has been integrated in input methods in different OSes and software frameworks. ibus-unikey (developed by Le Quoc Tuan, using UniKey engine) is widely used for Linux distributions.

From Mac OS X Leopard onwards, released in 2007, Apple has integrated the UniKey Vietnamese Input Method to the built-in Vietnamese input of Mac OS. From 2010, the engine has also been integrated to the built-in Vietnamese keyboard in iOS (starting from iOS 4.0). The UniKey engine is also now running in iPhones, iPads, etc. that uses Vietnamese input.{{cite news|title='Trận chiến' mới của cha đẻ Unikey|trans-title=A new "battle" for the father of Unikey|author=Huy An|work=VnEconomy|publisher=Vietnam Economic Times|date=26 March 2014|access-date=30 March 2015|url=http://vneconomy.vn/cuoc-song-so/tran-chien-moi-cua-cha-de-unikey-20140326073532323.htm|language=vi}}

UniKey is developed by Pham Kim Long.

References

External links

{{Official website|unikey.org}}

Category:Vietnamese software

Category:Vietnamese character input

Category:Windows-only free software

Category:Free software programmed in C++

Category:Software using the GNU General Public License