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<div itemprop='description'><a href="https://bloomlibrary.org">Bloom</a> makes it easy to create simple books and translate them into multiple languages. It also has an online crowd-sourced library of books that you can download and translate. <strong><a href="https://community.software.sil.org/new-topic?category=bloom">Ask a Question</a></strong></div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='522 Topics'>522</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='1'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/keyman/19'> <h3> <a href='/c/keyman/19'> <span itemprop='name'>Keyman</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'><a href="https://keyman.com/">Keyman</a> makes it easy to create and use keyboard layouts for any language. It has a catalogue of existing keyboard layouts and tools to help you create your own. Help documentation also available at <a href="https://help.keyman.com/">help.keyman.com</a>.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='1118 Topics'>1118</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='2'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/dab/18'> <h3> <a href='/c/dab/18'> <span itemprop='name'>Dictionary App Builder</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Dictionary App Builder helps you to build customized dictionary apps for Android smartphones and tablets.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='240 Topics'>240</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='3'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/rab/17'> <h3> <a href='/c/rab/17'> <span itemprop='name'>Reading App Builder</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Reading App Builder helps you build customized apps for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='225 Topics'>225</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='4'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/kab/39'> <h3> <a href='/c/kab/39'> <span itemprop='name'>Keyboard App Builder</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Keyboard App Builder helps you build customized keyboard apps for Android smartphones and tablets.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='42 Topics'>42</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='5'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/silfonts/29'> <h3> <a href='/c/silfonts/29'> <span itemprop='name'>SIL Fonts</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Forum for questions and feedback about fonts published by SIL. A list of current fonts is available on the <a href="https://software.sil.org/fonts/">SIL Language Technology Fonts page</a>.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='169 Topics'>169</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #0088CC;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='6'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/writing-systems/47'> <h3> <a href='/c/writing-systems/47'> <span itemprop='name'>Writing Systems</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Feedback, contributions, and questions regarding SIL writing systems resources, such as <a href="https://scriptsource.org">ScriptSource</a>, and supporting scripts on computers and devices.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='2 Topics'>2</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='7'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/saymore/8'> <h3> <a href='/c/saymore/8'> <span itemprop='name'>SayMore</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'><a href="https://software.sil.org/saymore">SayMore</a> ™ makes common Language Documentation tasks fun and keeps you organized and productive. <strong><a href="https://community.software.sil.org/new-topic?category=saymore">Ask a Question</a></strong></div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='67 Topics'>67</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='8'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/language-forge/20'> <h3> <a href='/c/language-forge/20'> <span itemprop='name'>Language Forge</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Language Forge is an online collaborative lexical editor that syncs with FLEx. It looks good on mobile devices, features collaboration, commenting and review, user roles and handles a variety of lexical fields. <a href="https://community.software.sil.org/new-topic?category=Language%20Forge">Ask a Question</a> or <a href="https://languageforge.org">Get Started</a>.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='27 Topics'>27</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='9'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/alpha-tiles/44'> <h3> <a href='/c/alpha-tiles/44'> <span itemprop='name'>Alpha Tiles</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Alpha Tiles’ design goal is to create basic literacy games for a new language in less than one week. Features are continually being added in parallel with new localizations. Testing is underway in 24 languages in 11 countries. <a href="https://alphatilesapps.org/">The Alpha Tiles app</a> runs on Android devices.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='6 Topics'>6</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='10'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/combine/46'> <h3> <a href='/c/combine/46'> <span itemprop='name'>The Combine</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'><a href="https://software.sil.org/thecombine/">The Combine</a> is an easy-to-use tool for Rapid Word Collection (RWC)—a method of gathering words for a bilingual dictionary. The Combine facilitates collection of words by semantic domain, along with audio recordings and notes. It also has tools for merging duplicates and editing the gathered words.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='16 Topics'>16</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='11'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/flex/45'> <h3> <a href='/c/flex/45'> <span itemprop='name'>FLEx (FieldWorks Language Explorer)</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Please visit the <a href="https://groups.google.com/g/flex-list">FLEx List</a> to discuss FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx).</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='6 Topics'>6</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='12'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/wasta/43'> <h3> <a href='/c/wasta/43'> <span itemprop='name'>Wasta-Linux</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'><a href="https://www.wastalinux.org"><strong>Wasta-Linux</strong></a> is a computer operating system based on <a href="https://ubuntu.com/desktop"><strong>Ubuntu</strong></a> that is: <em><strong>pre-configured</strong></em> to use SIL language software, <em><strong>optimized</strong></em> for low-bandwidth environments, <em><strong>virus-resistant</strong></em>, free <em><strong>for all</strong></em> to use, and <em><strong>ready to be customized</strong></em> for local contexts. <a href="https://community.software.sil.org/new-topic?category=wasta-linux"><strong>Ask a Question</strong></a></div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='17 Topics'>17</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='13'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/utilities/11'> <h3> <a href='/c/utilities/11'> <span itemprop='name'>Utilities</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>In this category, we have space for discussion of SIL programs that don't require much discussion, FAQ, etc.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='0 Topics'>0</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='14'> <meta itemprop='url' content='/c/new-product-ideas/27'> <h3> <a href='/c/new-product-ideas/27'> <span itemprop='name'>New Product Ideas</span> </a> </h3> <div itemprop='description'>Share and vote on ideas for new language software.</div> </div> </td> <td class='topics'> <div title='4 Topics'>4</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class='category' style='border-color: #FFFFFF;'> <div itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='15'> <meta itemprop='url' 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