🇧🇩 Probhat Keyboard Layout for macOS

প্রভাত — A fixed-layout Bengali keyboard for macOS

Looking for web version? 🌐 Visit probhat.mdminhazulhaque.io

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📖 About

The Probhat (প্রভাত) keyboard layout is a free, Unicode-based, fixed-layout system for Bengali script, commonly found in Linux distributions.

Although its key mappings share similarities with phonetic layouts, Probhat employs a strictly fixed typing method.

This implementation is a custom XML-based layout for macOS, derived from the original Probhat.

✨ Key Features

• Full macOS Integration — Native keyboard shortcuts work seamlessly
• Unicode Support — Proper rendering with zero-width characters
• Fixed Layout — Consistent typing experience across platforms

Supported Modifiers:

Modifier	Symbol	Description
Command	⌘	Works with Probhat enabled
Option	⌥	Works with Probhat enabled
Control	⌃	Works with Probhat enabled

Even when Probhat layout is activated, you can still use ⌘+A to select all, ⌘+C to copy, ⌃+D to send EOF, and other ⌘+⌥ combinations.

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⌨️ Layout

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🚀 Installation

Tested up to macOS 26

Method 1: Download & Inspect (Recommended)

# Download the installation script
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdminhazulhaque/probhat-osx/master/install.sh

# Inspect the script (optional but recommended)
cat install.sh

# Run the installer
sudo bash install.sh

Method 2: One-Line Install

⚠️ Warning: This method pipes directly to bash. Use Method 1 for better security.

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdminhazulhaque/probhat-osx/master/install.sh | sudo bash

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Enter your password when prompted. The installer will copy the necessary files to /Library/Keyboard\ Layouts directory.

⚠️ Important: Reboot or log out after installation to apply changes.

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🗑️ Uninstall

Method 1: Download & Inspect (Recommended)

# Download the uninstall script
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdminhazulhaque/probhat-osx/master/uninstall.sh

# Inspect the script (optional but recommended)
cat uninstall.sh

# Run the uninstaller
sudo bash uninstall.sh

Method 2: One-Line Uninstall

⚠️ Warning: This method pipes directly to bash. Use Method 1 for better security.

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mdminhazulhaque/probhat-osx/master/uninstall.sh | sudo bash

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⚠️ Important: Reboot or log out to complete the uninstallation.

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⚙️ Configuration

1. Reboot or log out and log in again after installing

2. Open System Preferences → Language & Region → Keyboard Preferences → Input Sources

3. Click the + button, then select Others → Probhat (with Bangladeshi flag 🇧🇩)

4. Go to Keyboard Preferences → Shortcuts → Input Sources

   Enable "Select the previous input source" with shortcut ⌘+Space

5. You'll now see Probhat in the input method list on your menu bar

   

6. Open any text editor, browser, or application, press ⌘+Space and start typing in Bengali!

   

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🐛 Fixed Issues

• ✅ Numkeys not working in Bangla mode
• ✅ Backtick (`) does not work in Bangla mode — by @tareqmahmud
• ✅ ZWNJ Support — by @rabbihossain
• ✅ Pipe (|) mapping fixed using sha256/Ridmik-Keyboard-macOS

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📄 License

This keyboard layout is available under the MIT License.

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Made with ❤️ for the Bengali community