# Indic Input

> Enables to type in Bengali, Marathi, Gujarathi, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Malayalam, Nepali, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil directly on web sites. Use CTRL + Space to switch between indic & default layouts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/indic-input](https://chrome-stats.com/d/indic-input)

## Overview

- **ID:** `indic-input`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Sai Karthik
- **Daily users:** 394
- **Weekly downloads:** 32
- **Rating:** 3.16 / 5 (19 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.6
- **Last updated:** 2019-10-30
- **First published:** 2018-05-21
- **Size:** 68 KB
- **Data as of:** 2025-03-21
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/indic-input/)
- **Website:** [https://git.fosscommunity.in/kskarthik/indicinput](https://git.fosscommunity.in/kskarthik/indicinput)

## Description

Indic Input is a Firefox add-on that allows you to type in various Indian languages on web pages. It supports Inscript and WX layout input for Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarathi, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Malayalam, Nepali, Kannada, and Hindi. RTS (Phonetic) input is supported for Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Super useful
- Works well
- Can switch to any layout of indic languages

### Cons

- Not working for some users
- Issues with deleting text
- Not as good as PramukhIME

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/indic-input)