Draft:Afrim (software)

Afrim
Developer(s)Brady Fomgene
Initial release2023; 1 year ago (2023)
Stable release
0.6.0 / 28 April 2024; 6 months ago (2024-04-28)
Written inRust
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android OS
Available inEnglish
TypeInput method editor
LicenseMozilla Public License
Websitegithub.com/pythonbrad/afrim

Afrim is an input method editor (IME) for African languages. It wants to revolutionize the way in which African languages are typing. Afrim has been tested with the geez input method for Ethiopian languages, and the clafrica input method for General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages.

Features

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  • Easily customizable
  • Keyboard layouts independent.
  • Cross platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android OS, Web Browser).
  • Auto-suggestion, autocorrection and auto-completion
  • Full immersion mode for non-Latin input method

About Afrim

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Afrim was released in April 2023 as an open source alternative to the clafrica input method engine [1]. With the time, Afrim begun to support other African input method, and has for long term vision, to be a universal input method engine for African languages.

Afrim is developed by Brady Fomegne.

References

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  1. ^ "Afrim background". Retrieved 2024-09-02.
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"Afrim, A modern way to type in African languages". Lanfrica. Retrieved 2024-09-02.

"African Languages: Assessing the text input difficulty". 46th Annual Conference of African Linguistics. University of Oregon. 2015. Retrieved 2024-09-03.

Category:Input_methods