Saturday, June 23, 2012

Windows Arabic Keyboard Layout for Mac Keyboards


I recently found that the Mac arabic keyboard layouts available online didn't work on my computer. I happen to work with a macbook pro with windows installed as a second OS option.. I wanted to use the Arabic language for writing my files , and then i discovered that the arabic mapping was different. I went online and i tried the popular Aktub and moeys arabic layouts , both didn't work for me  :(   .. I couldn't really identify the problem ,both will install just fine , but will not enable the layout on my 64 bit windows 7 machine.. Anyway , i searched online and i found this amazing tool from Microsoft , it's called The Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator , and this is actually the tool that the mentioned website used to create their keyboard layouts. So , i created my own layout , and I also published it on GitHub , an open repository for code and downloads, so that people can re-create their own keyboards from the current layout if they want to...


Download Link @ github : here

Source Link @ github :  here



Additional instructions to use the download :
  1. Download the zip files from the link above
  2. extract to a location you'll remember
  3. Run the Setup ,then you'll have the language automatically added on 
  4. Use Alt+Shift to switch the language
It has been tested for compatibility with All windows versions : 7, 8, 9 and 10
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66 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 10, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Very nice and helpful.
    Thank you Bishoy.

    Mohamed Ali
    AUC-ALI

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2013 at 8:57 PM

    thanks man
    my Allah help you as you help me
    aborazan

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  3. AnonymousApril 16, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    thanks a lot

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  4. AnonymousJune 12, 2013 at 6:47 AM

    Thank you brother,

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  5. AnonymousAugust 27, 2013 at 1:08 PM

    thanks a lot its working

    Ahmed Samy

    ELI-AUC

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    It works greatly
    thank you so much

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  7. UnknownSeptember 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    for win 8 ?

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    1. BishoySeptember 23, 2013 at 12:02 PM

      It should work Ibrahim ,please email me or message my facebook if it doesn't and i will fix and post an update :).

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    2. Ayman AminMarch 19, 2016 at 4:10 PM

      رائع بشاوي فقط لابد من اختيار الكيبورد العربي ماك وليس العربي الخاص بالويندوزعلي ويندوز 8

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  8. AbdullaOctober 8, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    Thanks a lot.. it works with windows 8

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  9. UnknownOctober 18, 2013 at 3:41 PM

    GREAT !! Thanks for the effort !

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  10. UnknownOctober 30, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    For some reason it didn't show up on the list of input languages. I used it for windows 8 but it doesn't seem to work at all.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 15, 2013 at 2:29 PM

    You are the man. thanks

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  12. UnknownDecember 28, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    tُُhanks man,you made my day :)

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  13. AnonymousDecember 29, 2013 at 5:24 AM

    thanks a lot man

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2014 at 6:35 PM

    just what i've been looking for, you should set up a paypal button so we can donate a few bucks
    thanks man

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2014 at 12:02 AM

    Fantastic!

    Thank you!


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  16. AnonymousMarch 15, 2014 at 8:48 PM

    Thanks a lot Bro, GOD Bless U :)

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  17. AnonymousMay 6, 2014 at 5:29 PM

    Thank you so much for this :)

    Ibrahim

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  18. AnonymousMay 14, 2014 at 5:17 PM

    Thank u bro its working

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  19. UnknownJune 27, 2014 at 11:47 PM

    Thank you a lot for this information its exactly what i want thank you for your keyboard.

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  20. AnonymousJuly 1, 2014 at 10:33 AM

    Perfect :) thanks a lot buddy. For all MacBook Pro users using Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, simply download the zip file, and then run Setup. Then magically the keyboard layout will work perfectly.

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  21. AnonymousAugust 7, 2014 at 8:34 AM

    Thanks a lot for this great help. You saved our day man!

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  22. AnonymousAugust 25, 2014 at 7:15 AM

    جزاك الله خير

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  23. UnknownSeptember 2, 2014 at 9:51 PM

    you are the best, thanks bro

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  24. AnonymousOctober 22, 2014 at 7:21 PM

    I Love You Man. AWESOME.
    احبك يارجل۔ راااائع

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  25. UnknownOctober 27, 2014 at 4:49 AM

    That's really helpful. May god bless you.

    Thanks alot

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  26. AnonymousOctober 28, 2014 at 11:12 PM

    Thanks man! شكرا يا اخي

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  27. AnonymousOctober 29, 2014 at 7:34 PM

    جزاك الله خير
    لم اكن قادا على الكتابة بالعربية بشكل سهل قبل تركيب التطبيق
    شكرا

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  28. AnonymousDecember 14, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    My hero :)

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  29. AnonymousDecember 23, 2014 at 10:07 PM

    ألف مليون شكر ۔۔۔۔ مفيدة جداً جداً

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  30. AnonymousMay 2, 2015 at 9:45 PM

    oh sorry it was my internet issue. It is working fine. Appreciate.d

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  31. AnonymousMay 2, 2015 at 9:45 PM

    It does work in Windows 8.1 even, FLAWLESSLY. Whoever created this should be awarded with oscars :D

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  32. UnknownMay 3, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    Thanks man
    You made my PC to MAC transition less painful

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  33. Eng DiaaSeptember 3, 2015 at 6:47 PM

    Thanks man

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  34. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    Excellent...!

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  35. WaleedSeptember 9, 2015 at 5:47 PM

    ممتاز
    جزاك الله خير

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  36. UnknownSeptember 14, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    جزاك الله كل خير

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  37. AALSeptember 26, 2015 at 10:45 PM

    You are good man
    انت رجل رائع
    خدمة البشرية

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  38. AALSeptember 26, 2015 at 10:45 PM

    You are good man
    انت رجل رائع
    خدمة البشرية

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  39. Yousef AlhumaidNovember 25, 2015 at 10:51 PM

    Thanks man you saved me! it works on Windows 10 too :)

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  40. UnknownDecember 29, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    شكرا جزييييييييييييييلا

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  41. UnknownJanuary 29, 2016 at 5:41 PM

    يعمل الان >۔۔الف شكر احمد

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  42. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2016 at 10:38 AM

    Many thanks its perfectly worked

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  43. UnknownMarch 23, 2016 at 5:19 PM

    This was very helpful.

    Thank you very much.

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  44. A. AlDokaishyMay 18, 2016 at 9:21 PM

    شكراً جزيلاً
    وفقك الله وهداك للخير دائماً

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  45. MyTechnologyJune 10, 2016 at 1:08 AM

    thank you, just found it, it worked on windows 10 as well, great work thanks again...

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  46. UnknownJune 11, 2016 at 1:57 PM

    اخي الكريم
    هلا تكرمت بمساعدتي بتوزيعة ماك على ويندوز، فقد قمت بتثبيت ويندوز 10 على الماك ولم اعثر على توزيعة ماك.

    وتقبل خالص الشكر والامتنان مقدماً.

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  47. AnonymousOctober 1, 2016 at 10:16 AM

    شكرا جزيلا لك

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  48. mahmoud mokhtarJanuary 6, 2017 at 3:08 PM

    excellent work , thanks for the developer

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  49. UnknownFebruary 5, 2017 at 3:39 AM

    والله انت راجل من ظهر راجل ،وبطل كمان اشكرك كل الشكر

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  50. kamaludeenApril 4, 2017 at 10:57 AM

    Thank you man

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  51. Andrew JamesSeptember 24, 2019 at 9:55 AM

    Where could we buy that Arabic keyboard? It looks good! I think this would help me translate Arabic to English a lot more easier.

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    1. BishoySeptember 24, 2019 at 11:16 AM

      You basically search for QWERTY Mac Arabic keyboard on amazon , you'll surely get it.
      ex: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071ZZVC3V/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_I7DIDbY6EDTEJ

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    2. BishoySeptember 25, 2019 at 11:22 AM

      If you're talking about the above software, It's free , just follow the links above

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  52. AnonymousNovember 28, 2021 at 10:09 AM

    Please update the full stop symbol to standard full stop (Unicode 002e) which is used in Arabic language instead of (Unicode 06d4) which is used exclusively in Urdu language.

    Kindly refer to this document for details
    https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0600.pdf

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    1. AnonymousMay 15, 2023 at 9:31 PM

      thanks , updated in the latest version

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  53. YasmineMarch 25, 2022 at 10:30 PM

    آلف شكروبكتبها باستخدام مفاتيح الكتابة خاصتكم

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  54. AnonymousJuly 3, 2022 at 10:10 AM

    thank you so much
    allah bless you

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  55. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2022 at 9:12 PM

    it doesn't work with me i install it and nothing happens

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  56. AnonymousOctober 13, 2022 at 10:32 AM

    ممتاز

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  57. AnonymousMay 9, 2023 at 6:12 PM

    The download link is not working. Can you please update it?

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  58. AnonymousNovember 7, 2023 at 4:17 PM

    Thank you so much and الله يجزاك خير

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  59. AnonymousNovember 27, 2023 at 12:37 PM

    Brilliant job ممتاز

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  60. AnonymousJune 22, 2024 at 7:28 AM

    Thanks, I'd rather change my PC layout to the macOS one than the other way around. Way better!

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