Automatic keyboard switcher - Punto Switcher. Caramba Switcher - a new program for auto-switching keyboard layouts
How often, forgetting to switch the keyboard layout, many users type a large amount of text without looking at the monitor screen. After all, the eyes are busy with more important things. They look for the right keys on the keyboard, trying to type the necessary words as quickly as possible. The result seen on the screen will make any user think about which is able to control text input and, in case of incorrect input, produce a visual and sound alert, and ideally, independently correct the error and switch between languages. The topic of this article is the keyboard switcher, as well as an overview of worthy installation programs that can solve user problems.
At the top of the glory
Switch Punto keyboards Switcher is considered the most popular among analogues. It is a fact. After all, as you know, the program was bought by the Russian search engine Yandex several years ago, so any Russian-speaking person fell under the influence of hidden and open advertising of the best keyboard switch in the world. The most important advantage of Punto Switcher is that it is free. The functionality of the keyboard switch is impressive.
- Automatic layout switching with instant correction of already written letters.
- Setting layout switching rules, such as abbreviation and abbreviations.
- The presence of a dictionary for entering exception words that do not need to be switched is very convenient when entering passwords.
- The ability to keep a diary of the printed text, which has a breakdown by date, and can also be closed with a password.
- Sound warnings about invalid input for those who do not want to use auto-switch.
- Frequent updates and bug fixes, which means that the software is fully maintained.
Punto Switcher Disadvantages
Judging by the numerous user reviews, along with the advantages, the program also has many disadvantages, due to which it is very often removed and replaced with an alternative one. It is clear that developers are constantly monitoring such reviews and trying to fix bugs, but very often new problems appear.
- Professional photo, audio and video editors that take over all the system resources of a computer often stop working when unauthorized access by another application tries to change active resources. When creating menus with the Text effect, it's very common for a keyboard layout switcher to do its job and end up hurting hours of unsaved projects.
- Strange program behavior during games. By controlling the movement of the player during the game in the columns, you can clearly hear the sounds of Punto Switcher, which signal incorrect input.
- "Gifts" from the developers. When installing frequent updates the program tries to impose the installation of unnecessary "Yandex" panels and all sorts of utilities. And then complete removal programs through the control panel after a reboot, it is found that the Punto Switcher process continues to be in the task manager.
About analogues on the Internet
It is unlikely that the author of the popular Punto Switcher program and the little-known brainchild of Keyboard Ninja at the beginning of the 21st century guessed that a profitably sold project that would undergo many changes over the decades would become an analogue of entertainment software forgotten in 2003. And so it happened. If you test and compare these two programs, you will find that in one decade, nothing new and perfect has appeared in the Punto Switcher program, popular and loved by many users. Only the rules became more and the dictionaries were replenished.
It remains to determine for yourself which is better, a keyboard switcher for Windows 8, which is constantly advertised by a well-known search engine and requires a lot of system resources in its work, or a small utility that can perform a range of the same tasks. Let sometimes the program and requires user intervention.
A program built to last
The free language switcher Ninja, created by Russian amateur programmers, is unknown to a wide range of users. It is not advertised anywhere and it is not easy to find it in reviews. But it exists and is quite popular among administrators and programmers.
It honestly fulfills its intended purpose - it switches the keyboard layout when necessary, without affecting programming code who likes to change the famous Punto Switcher so much. No annoying ads and advice. It uses a small amount of system resources and there are no problems in collaboration with other applications. It is unfortunate that the project is not supported, new users often have to create rules and replenish the dictionary themselves when working with Keyboard Ninja.
Utility "2 in 1"
Another Russian developer's keyboard switch deserves the attention of users. The Orfo Switcher application is positioned as a utility for checking text for errors, as well as in the form nice bonus It is possible to automatically switch keyboard layouts. The principle of operation of the program is slightly different from analogues.
The program has built-in several dictionaries with which the word is compared when entering. If it is in the dictionary, the input is correct, otherwise the keyboard language switch is triggered. Apparently, the developer was not doing very well, since he, distributing his product for free, collected donations from users on a voluntary basis.
As a result, the project was divided into two directions. Orfo Switcher exists as an application available for download with free use without technical support. And the VirtAssist project requires payment for using the utility.
An alternative with a nice touch
An automatic keyboard switch called "Anetto Layout" will suit those users who accidentally press the " cap lock". You no longer need to rewrite text typed with the wrong case. Like previous programs, the utility can independently detect incorrect input of letters and words. Having automatically corrected the error, the application will change the keyboard layout to the desired language and notify the user of its action with a sound signal.
Completely free application, ease of installation and use, the ability to fine-tune and additional functionality should draw the attention of many users to this program. There is only one drawback in this program, but for many owners modern computers he is significant. The application does not work on 64-bit systems, and in compatibility mode displays a message about incorrect data and terminates its own process.
"Semiautomatic" in the service of users
An interesting keyboard switcher for Windows 7 is offered by the Arum Switcher utility. Do not expect something supernatural from her, and appearance she looks like a child. It will be of interest to those users who do not want the computer to change the keyboard layout on its own.
The Arum Switcher program constantly monitors and remembers the text entered by the user. And only at the request of the owner of the computer, who discovers that he is making incorrect input, the program can switch the language and correct the text that was previously entered incorrectly. Moreover, the user needs to press the desired key combination to give a signal to the program. That is, it is not automatic switch USB keyboards.
Also, with the help of this program, it will not be difficult for the user to reassign to change the language layout. This solution will appeal to owners on which the control buttons are far apart and it is not always possible to pinch them with the fingers of one hand.
Mac OS X owners
The owners of Apple products have not been left without attention. For them, there is a free automatic keyboard switcher called RuSwitcher. The program works in background. Tracks user input from the keyboard. If a mismatch is found, it corrects the error and changes the keyboard layout.
If you make a comparison, you will find that the appearance and functionality very reminiscent of the popular among the owners Windows program Punto Switcher. In addition to the automatic mode, the user is given the opportunity to independently switch by pressing the buttons on the keyboard that were set earlier. Laptop owners will definitely like this application. After all, the developer made it possible for the service button “Fn” to participate in changing the layout, which affected the usability of the switch.
Open operating systems
There is also a keyboard switch for people working with Linux and Unix operating systems. It's called the X Neural Switcher. And here it was not without Russian developers who created a masterpiece of their kind. The application became so popular that it was hosted in all popular repositories and available for download under the name Xneur.
In addition to the automatic mode, the program can also work with manual switching. Accordingly, the user chooses the assignment of active buttons independently. A feature of this program is the ability to install in two ways - graphical and console.
For work graphics mode the presence of the visual interface "X Window" is required, a convenient control menu has been created for it. Console users only need to run "demon" and set up its configuration file.
The most popular system did not go unnoticed
It is very difficult to find a keyboard switcher for Windows 7, because, apart from the hyped Punto Switcher application, there is little information on the network on alternative programs. Quite the opposite is the case with the most popular operating system in the world - Android. Indeed, as you know, many users use external keyboard connected to a tablet or mobile phone with wide screen. Naturally, the problem of switching the language also arises for them.
Choice free apps with a huge amount additional features is so large that it can take more than one day to test all the programs. Judging by the reviews of many owners, several worthy applications deserve attention. One of them is called SmartKeyboard, which works only mechanically, after pressing a certain combination by the user, configured earlier.
But External Keyboard Helper Pro can work in automatic mode and is somewhat reminiscent of the most popular Windows application. In addition to switching functions, the Android program can remap buttons on an external keyboard.
Theory of violating one's own security
It may seem paranoid, but what about any application that monitors every keystroke on the keyboard and has a constant connection with its own server on the Internet? And taking into account the fact that any keyboard layout switcher has a considerable size in relation to the small functionality of the program itself, it is quite possible that there are hidden features.
- Collection and transmission of data on the developer's server about the user's interests for statistics.
- Collecting information and compiling a dossier for each Internet user.
- Creating a database of usernames and passwords for access to all kinds of resources. After all, somehow Google found out personal information people, presenting to the public the rating "Most popular user passwords".
Finally
Having figured out which automatic and mechanical keyboard switches are available for installation, we missed one important factor. Any software you need to take only on the developer's site. This applies to how paid programs, as well as free. By downloading software from alternative and little-known sources, the owner of the computer exposes himself to the risk of becoming a victim of scammers.
It is up to the user to decide whether to facilitate his work at the computer by setting an automatic keyboard layout switch, or not, but most importantly, remember that laziness is not always the engine of progress. Sometimes one mindfulness is enough to solve a number of problems. On the other hand, the stupidity of paranoia has turned people into conservatives, preventing them from developing and keeping up with the times. In any case, everyone chooses his own path.
09.10.2018
Caramba Switcher- new program to automatically switch keyboard layouts, developed by the author of the legendary . On the this moment The project is in beta testing.
Automatic keyboard layout switching - very useful feature. Any user can accidentally type text in the wrong layout and get nonsense “YEZ .. A smart program makes sure that this does not happen and, seeing a discrepancy, switches the layout, correcting all incorrectly typed text. They say that automatic switching layouts can save 5 minutes of working time per day. Not so much. But the hundreds of nerve cells that can be saved by avoiding the feeling of annoyance after entering a couple of sentences in the wrong layout seems to be a more weighty argument.
The Caramba Switcher is essentially the new Punto Switcher. Everyone remembers the good old keyboard layout switcher, widely popular since time immemorial. So Caramba Switcher is a project of the same author. The developer has been developing Punto for many years independently and as part of Yandex, which acquired the rights to the program. Now, due to the lack of desire of Yandex to actively work on Punto, the author has created a completely new project.
This is a completely new program. The key difference from the previous project is the absolute simplicity of Caramba Switcher and the complete lack of settings - it just works and that's it. The only setting available to the user is to enable or disable the automatic switching function. There are 2 ways to interact: automatic fix wrong layout or manual. Manual mode works via double tap hot key"Shift", which will magically change the layout of the last typed word or all selected text.
Caramba Switcher is self-learning on practical examples during operation and adapts to the user's habits. If the program does not know any special words that do not need to change the layout when typing, then it will learn them in the process. Another advantage of Caramba Switcher is that it supports not only Russian/English, but also Russian/German. It is expected that other languages may be supported in the future.
Caramba Switcher Lab - special version for enthusiasts
And the developers are asking for help from active users who are interested in the success of the project. To do this, they released a special version with the Lab prefix, which will send exceptions used by the user to developers (the regular version does not send anything anywhere). This will help the program become even smarter and make fewer mistakes.
Xfcnj kb e Dfc ,sdftn nfrjt d yfgbcfybb cjj,otybq& Do you often experience this when writing messages? This is especially true when you type blindly. When, without looking at the monitor, you bend over the keyboard and type looking only at it, then look at the screen to see what happened and ... On the screen, instead of Russian interconnected words, what an abracadabra of English letters. Someone curses, someone gets angry, someone silently perceives it. But in any case, this is followed by deleting the typed text, switching the keyboard layout and typing again. It is for such cases that smart guys wrote different keyboard switches.
I wanted to write about one, the most popular, but then I looked on the Internet for competitors and reviews and decided to make a brief overview of all keyboard layout switches.
Although the word "All" is too strong, in total I found four programs of this class that are worth paying attention to. There were more, but the sites were closed and there was no way to download.
So, less words - more action!
1) punto switcher- the most popular and affordable and free and in general the most
But that's just for starters...
Benefits of punto switcher:
- Free
- There is a Russian language
- Automatically switches the layout language
Disadvantages of punto switcher:
- The ubiquitous Yandex (namely, he bought this program 3 years ago), as usual, pops his toolbars and home pages during installation. You can of course disagree with all these annoying installation suggestions, but the fact remains. If you constantly press Next Next Next, then as a result, install the program and, in addition, a bunch of all sorts of Yandex "goodies". For me personally, this is not necessary and therefore I consider it a disadvantage. Yandex is already popular, so why shove yourself everywhere?...
- Some especially manic personalities claim that Yandex tracks your clicks with it and collects them somewhere for itself ... It may seem like nonsense to someone, but even if Google does the same thing with the help of its vaunted browser, then .... think for yourself.
- Due to the fact that it is especially popular in the user environment, all kinds of bad people who call themselves "hackers" hack it in every possible way and get access to what you type on the keyboard. This is especially true for passwords. (after that I deleted it).
- Her interception sometimes causes her to be killed in the processes. It integrates in such a way that if you have it running and you want to play, it will only interfere with you. My example - I sometimes play CS 1.6, when I log in, I forget that I have this program running, and as a result, she thinks that when I "walk" in the game, it's like I'm typing text and she tries her best to "switch" it, which in the end makes me either just stand or brake on the run or something like that.
- After removal in a standard way it still "hangs" in the system and tracks your clicks. Sometimes only reinstalling the system saves.
2) Arum Switcher alternative to the previous switch. It differs (like any program) in its interface and a number of its lotions.
Benefits of Arum Switcher:
- Free
- There is a Russian language
- There are many settings for yourself
You can read more about the program, as well as download it.
Disadvantages of Arum Switcher:
- Switches only when key combinations are pressed
3) Orfo Switcher now it's called virtual assistant. Bought some assholes bad people and made paid.
Benefits of Orfo Switcher:
- Honestly, I don't even know.
You can read more details at
All of us though, s hfp yf, bhfkb something incomprehensible. Fortunately, many programs for automatic layout change have long been developed. Someone loves them. Someone hates. And I will help you make the right decision and choose the right program.
OS: Windows
Language: Russian English
Last update: Stable version from 02/05/2018
Price: 0 rubles - non-commercial use, from 399 rubles - commercial use
The main disadvantage of EveryLang is the requirement to install the .NET framework for the program to work. Of the benefits - the presence of a portable version.
The interface of the program looks modern, but this is not so important for a program that runs in the background. AT demon paid version, in addition to correcting the layout, a translator and spell check by hotkey are also available.
The paid version also unlocks:
- Clipboard manager
- Typing Diary
- Layout indicator
- Translation history
- SmartClick (You can follow a text link with a mouse click)
I really liked EveryLang both externally and in terms of functionality and quality of work. If it wasn't for the .NET requirement, I'd love to try using this program on a daily basis. Not everyone needs paid features, but they will undoubtedly help to simplify the work with text.
key switcher
OS: Windows
Language: 24 languages including Russian
Last update: 09.07.2013
Price: free - for non-commercial use, but donate. There are corporate licenses.
The program has no interface. All work is done through the tray icon. Despite the support of the Russian language, at startup, part of the menu will still be in English. You need to select the language again in the program settings.
Of the possibilities - auto-switching layouts, auto-correction according to the rules and a simple password manager. For each of the programs, you can adjust the sensitivity of auto-switching or disable it altogether.
If you just need a layout auto switcher, then Key Switcher will ideal option. The program can be completely hidden and it will work in the background. But the project is clearly not developing, and there may be problems with the presence of vulnerabilities.
Keyboard Ninja
OS: Windows
Language: 7 languages including Russian
Last update: 6.11.2006
Price: is free
The program does not require installation, and when downloading, you can select a set of languages. On Windows 10, Keyboard Ninja simply refused to work and started crashing with errors. If it worked, then I would get the following features:
- Auto switch
- Translation of Russian-language text into transliteration
- Autocorrect text according to the rules
- Working with the clipboard
OS: Windows, online version
Language: English
Last update: ?
Price: is free
Among the features of the program:
- Layout fix
- Send text to phone
- Interpreter
The interface of the program leaves much to be desired. Switching text, correcting capital to lowercase and others occurs only when a word is selected and a hot key is pressed. Sending a text to a mobile phone is done by scanning a QR code.
Mahou
OS: Windows
Language: Russian English
Last update: 10.04.2018
Price: is free
Mahou does not require installation, but it does require .Net 4.0 to run. open source program source code and is actively developing.
The program has a lot of functions and a confusing interface. By default, the program only works with certain combinations of languages and therefore may not work out of the box. To be honest, nothing worked out for me, even after setting it up.
Punto Switcher
OS: Windows, Mac
Language: Russian
Last update: 13.03.2018
Price: is free
Punto Switcher is a common name for this type of program. After the purchase by Yandex, during installation, Yandex.Browser and other developer programs will be actively offered.
The program works out of the box and does not require advanced settings. You can set up your own rules for switching, exclusions and autotyping of phrases. There is also work with the clipboard.
X Neural Switcher
OS: X Window System, BSD, Linux
Language: 19 languages, including Russian
Last update: 23.11.2016
Price: is free
I have nothing to put X Neural Switcher on, so I will honestly steal the description from the developer's site.
X Neural Switcher is a program for automatically switching keyboard layouts, depending on the typed text. Those. when typing, if it is typed in the wrong language, xneur will automatically (or upon request) switch the language to the correct one.
For convenience, there are two modes: automatic and manual.
When working in automatic mode, xneur automatically detects the layout of the input text and changes the language for you. In this mode, it is possible to specify exception applications in which auto mode will be changed to manual.
loloswitcher
OS: linux
Language: No
Last update: 01.08.2016
Price: is free
LoLo Switcher is a low-level local keyboard switcher for the X11 window system. It is able to work in any desktop environment: KDE3, KDE4, GNOME, LXDE and others. LLS works directly with the input device, is very compact and fast, supports any model of keyboards and joysticks. LLS is capable of transparently operating in parallel with other keyboard switches. LLS contains built-in diagnostic tools for codes transmitted from the input device to the computer.
Well, hello again. You may have guessed what the title is about. Yes, exactly about how to make automatic switching of keyboard layouts. You may remember that in a recent article we discussed in detail the issue of hotkey combinations. But, did you consider how many characters and words you type per day on a computer keyboard and it can be very unpleasant when you raise your eyes and lead a similar picture:
"Hello let's go to the KinoFresh cinema today? nfv bltn jnkbxysq abkmv...
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Everyone knows the situation? And you have to retype the text again, like a trifle, but not nice. And all due to the fact that they forgot to switch the language in time. So let's talk about how to set up automatic keyboard language switching.
Yes, in our time, when almost any process is automated, even related to finance, it will not be any problem to make automatic language change. So, let's talk about how to do this, of course, you will have to install additional software called
from the well-known company Yandex, as standard Windows tools 7 or 8 is not possible. You can download it via a direct link absolutely free of charge and always a fresh version.
So, after you download and install this program, you will have another icon in the taskbar:
It is the same as the standard Language bar notifies you about the keyboard layout, and if necessary, automatically switches the layout, accompanying this process with a characteristic sound signal. In the program, it is also possible to switch the layout manually. All this and much more, you can additionally configure in the program, including language switching rules, exception programs where you do not need automatic switching of keyboard layouts:
How to disable automatic language switching
After you have downloaded and installed the program, "Auto Switch" is enabled by default - this means that the program will change the layout itself if necessary. But, sometimes we don’t need it at all, for example, in some programs. In this case, you can easily disable this feature. To do this, in the taskbar, click on the icon right click mouse and uncheck:
Or you can enter desired program to the list of exclusion programs in the settings.
With this program, you can print text without thinking about whether you switched the language or not, because it will do everything for you! The interface is extremely simple, convenient and understandable, and I think that there will be no problems with it, but if they do happen, I will definitely answer all your questions in the comments to this article.
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