Khmer Software Initiative (KhmerOS), National Information Communications Technology Development Authority (NIDA), and Open Institute joined to create a project for developing OpenSource software that can accommodate Khmer Unicode-based fonts. Khmer Unicode is a part of their project, but it has not yet widely utilized or built-in as part internet browsers or software applications. Mekhala (FireFox-based Internet Browser)įor MS Window XP, Khmer Unicode Keyboard (NIDA 1.0) driver is required.Khmer Email Application (Thunderbird-based email application).OpenSUSE (Linux based Operation System).Khmer Unicode has been developed to use in platforms such as: It is, however, gradually becoming popular among users/developers in Cambodia. KhmerUnicode2.0.0.exe (developed by KhmerOS and NIDA) has both Khmer Unicode software and Khmer Unicode Keyboard (NIDA 1.0). Please follow the below instruction to download and install it. If you install the Khmer Unicode in your computer system correctly, you should be able at least to view the web site in Khmer via Mozilla FireFox, MS IE, Opera, and Safari. After installing it and you would like to see if you can read/view the page in Khmer Unicode, open your FireFox browser, and go to all these website, Radio Free Asia (), (only in FireFox). To type in khmer, you are recommended to read the Instruction, 'Documents How to Write' and follow the Keyboard Layout. If your MS Window XP has Service Pack 2 installed, you can view the pages of Radio Free Asia () in Khmer via Internet Exploer 6.0 or higher. How to install Khmer Unicode ( KhmerUnicode2.0.0.exe) on Your Window XP and Vista 32-bit (Click Khmer Unicode for Microsoft Window Vist 64-bit (x86)) In this case, RFA utilizes WEFT to have the pages viewed in Khmer even without Khmer Unicode installed.

Download KhmerUnicode2.0.0.zip (version 2.0.0).

Use a Zip softwares to Extract the KhmerUnicode2.0.0.zipĭouble click on this KhmerUnicode2.0.0.exe iconĪt the bottom-corner of your computer screen, you should see this image that allow you to select either CA: Catalan or EN:English (United States) for Writing (Typing).

How to type Khmer Unicode in English (PDF) For writing in Khmer, you need to select CA:Catalan. If a computer system and/or software uses TrueType fonts, then Khek font as described below works perfectly.

Khek font is developed by Khek Brothers, one of the earliest groups designing high quality Khmer fonts.

Khek font was primarily made for use with Microsoft products running on Windows platform such as the various Windows versions from 3.x all the way to the current Vista.

It also runs on Apple computers including Macintosh and the current family of iMacs.

Khmer unicode typing for mac