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Google Input Tools

by cloud-input-team

v11.4.0.0 Updated Sep 5, 2025 795KiB
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★ 3.99
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Description

By installing this extension, you agree to the Terms of Service at http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/terms/. Switch to typing in a different language with the click of the mouse, and switch back just as easily. The Google Input Tools extension provides virtual keyboards for over 90 languages, full IMEs or direct transliteration for over 30 different scripts, and handwriting input for over 40 languages. What's New? ✓ Malayalam now prioritize Arabic numerals as the default output when typing numbers. This change makes it easier to input numbers, as Malayalam numerals are not commonly used. Usage Instructions: When you first install the extension, click on the extension icon, then select "Extension Options" in the pop-up menu. A new tab will appear where you can select your preferred languages or input methods. The keyboards, IMEs or handwriting input you add to 'Selected input tools' can be enabled at any time from the extension itself. You can always return to this options page to add, remove, or change the order of your input tools. input tool, simply click on the extension icon, select the desired language tool in the pop-up menu, then click on any text box on the web page. To turn off an input tool, click on the extension icon and select the "Turn Off" option. To use transliteration, type languages phonetically in English letters, and they'll appear in their correct alphabet. Keep in mind that transliteration is different from translation; the sound of the words is converted from one alphabet to the other, not the meaning. For example, to get in नमस्ते with Hindi transliteration, type in n-a-m-a-s-t-e. You will get a list of Hindi words sound like namaste. Then, press SPACE to select the first suggestion नमस्ते. Latin IMEs are to help people type in Latin-script languages using the US keyboard. Features include automatic diacritics, spell correction, and prefix completion. To use Latin IMEs, type unaccented letters, and they will be corrected to a desired word. For example, type "franca" in French IME, "français" appears, and it can be committed by pressing TAB. If continuously typing "francais", "français" will be committed by pressing SPACE. To get all the candidates for "francais", press BACKSPACE. To use handwriting input, select the handwriting input of your desired language. Press trackpad or left click of mouse to hand draw a character on the pop-up handwriting panel. Select the character from the suggestion list, or simply press ENTER or SPACE key to select the first suggestion. Need help? Find a problem? Point your browser here for support: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/support/mclkkofklkfljcocdinagocijmpgbhab Keyboard Shortcuts: ✓ ALT+SHIFT+N - Switch to next input tool in the list (if the extension is off, turn it on; if the current input tool is the last tool in the list, turn the extension off) ✓ ALT+SHIFT+R - Revert to the last input tool used (if none, turn off the extension) ✓ ALT+SHIFT+T Toggle the current input tool. ✓ SHIFT - Toggle between En/Cn state (Chinese input tools only) ✓ SHIFT+SPACE - Toggle the SBC/DBC mode (Chinese input tools only) ✓ CTRL+PERIOD - Toggle Chinese / European language punctuation (Chinese input tools only) Limitations: Due to security features of Google Chrome, the Google Input Tools extension will not assist with input in the address bar (omnibox), on the Chrome Web Store, or inside of other Chrome extensions. It does not currently assist with input inside of Flash applications. By installing this extension, you agree to the Terms of Service at https://chrome.google.com/extensions/intl/en /gallery_tos.html
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Reviews (200 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2026-03-02
Abhay Singh

very poor, extension stopped working during typing

★☆☆☆☆2026-02-06
Mahakal CSC

am from odisha , here odia typing very popular and also odia language is available this apps .so i tried to download but it not be downloaded yet

★☆☆☆☆2026-01-20
Kiril Vedensky

Doesn't work for me. Always writes in English, doesn't matter which language I choose :(

★☆☆☆☆2025-12-04
Accounts ho

GOOLE HAS REMOVED INPUT TOOLS FOR WINDOWS

★☆☆☆☆2025-09-16
Amit Sharma

The tool works for all languages except Hindi. It used to work earlier but big tech a**ho**es are jealous of our rise, hence this intentional bug.

★☆☆☆☆2025-08-21
sunil kumar

bogus and misguiding public . extention does not work . foollish

★☆☆☆☆2025-08-21
sayali shirude

can't work on Word,Execel, etc.

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-25
Sudha Singh (Aprajita)

INPUT TOOLS ARE NOT WOKING IN HINDI LANGUAGE . KINDLY CHECK THE BUG. AND RESTORE IT.

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-20
Bhawana Mahara

it is not working for me even after setting up all as instructed in the video tutorial

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-20
Megha Bhandari

my hindi phonetic keyboard is not working, kindly seek into the matter asap

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-11
Md. Arif Hossen

Hello Team, I noticed that when Google Input Tools extension is enabled, the Enter key does not send messages properly on Discord Web in desktop view. Disabling the extension resolves the issue. Kindly look into this for a smoother user experience.

★☆☆☆☆2025-06-27
Andy Lau

can't work today hkg ..........how

★☆☆☆☆2025-06-10
Arunendra Nath Verma

Saw it thrice and still couldnt download Google input tool for Hindi input. Either I am too dim or Google is too smart.

★☆☆☆☆2025-05-08
Aventura in Romania

I hate that i cannot instal virtual keybord on Chrome anymore. In opera is stil activated...

★☆☆☆☆2025-03-16
Shovan Saha

It doesn't work in Microsoft Edge browser.

★☆☆☆☆2024-11-30
Ahnaf Rohan

Does not work with Skype online!

★☆☆☆☆2024-10-27
ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱮᱥᱥᱚᱨ ᱵᱟᱥᱠᱮ

Santali (Ol Chiki) , language code: sat , has not been included in Google Input Tools till now. We, the Santali language community, are waiting to use Google Input Tools to type Santali language in Santali script (also called Ol Chiki). Please faster the process to bring Santali (Ol Chiki) input tool in Google Input Tools. Thanks, Karia

★☆☆☆☆2024-08-17
B

Does not work. UX terrible. No feed back / help button. Does not work, but for developers probably is obvious... ;) not recommend anyway

★☆☆☆☆2024-08-14
Mons Chiu

extension will collapse the text box on meta business when creating post

★☆☆☆☆2024-08-06
patel dipan

Now it would not to get automatically space in Hindi language. when in write a Hindi words then i click space the extension not accept my space order.. just wait 2 sec and i clicked space than work properly.. that kind of issue same time when i wrote a word and click a space... [My Issue] All the issued i faced with fast typing.. when i write slow.. it's work perfect.. but my speed is same when i work a 3 or 4 day ago. what is this issue please fix that immediately. Recent 5 August 2024 update is bad i think .... please FIX ASAP.

★☆☆☆☆2024-07-15
lee ting

It's been a month since the cantonese input has errors occurred, nothing has been fixed, large numer of users are still facing this low-level error on a daily basis, is there anyone in google even noticed the issue?

★☆☆☆☆2024-07-12
Vincent Cheung

there is a space after typing in google doc by using cantonese pingyin, please fix it and it is very annoying

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-28
Fady Benyamin

Latest Arabic update in awful ... Not working correctly at all with Franco Arabic as before!

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-24
Shital kahur

We are facing issues with Indian languages like Marathi , Hindi and Sanskrit . This fonts are not working on google drive at all.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-20
Shanice Yuen

I've been using this extension for ages, but it happens from time to time that when I'm trying to type chinese while using Google Doc/ Slides etc, the punctuations are not right (I am using cantonese input), even if I've switched it to chinese with the "。," option. Sometimes the defect goes away when I close and reopen the wndow or restart my computer, but this time it persisted for two days. Apart from the punctuations being off, I have found that there is an extra space after the words even if I didn't press the space button for selection. I've already restarted my computer and reinstalled the extension but it's not doing anything, please help. (By the way I've definietely refreshed the page, restart chrome etc.)

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-16
Georgina

All my language inputs do not work on google slides and docs anymore.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-15
Stephanie Pang

can't use cantonese input on google doc after update. please fix.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-14
mevaram agar

not working in Google (docs)

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-14
Cherry So

Cantonese input stopped working on google doc, google slides for a few days already. please fix

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-13
Anirban Gangopadhyay

Stopped working with Bangla input in Google docs.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-12
Kevin Lau

Cantonese input stopped working.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-12
sandhya devaki

stopped receiving option with English word

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-05
Shreedhar Murthy

Google input tools is not working for me to type in Sanskrit in Google Slides. It seems to work in Sheets and Docs and email. Please fix.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-02
Keshav Kulkarni

Till now it was working well with Kannadaq language. Now whenever I type 'a' and press space, it deletes the letter which I have just typed and takes to back space on 'Google Keep', but works well with Google Search. Also ಌ appears instead of ಳ್ಳಿ when I type LLi. These two needs to be fixed ASAP. Without this working in Kannada language has become a nightmare.

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-28
malur anil

couldn't proceed, need further help.

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-28
ajay maurya

No doubt, it was the best language extension tool but nowadays google input tool specially for 'Hindi Language' is not working properly. it automatically disconnected in 1 or 2 minute. Now, its condition is horrible. I am exhausted with this tool. please, solve this issue.

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-19
winsome adityajadhav

maybe this extension is now discontinued .... and maybe this is ghost extension. (a child process without parent process running ) :-o maybe it divert your information to someone , elsewhere ? :-)

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-17
Raj Jain

Marathi / Hindi users facing lot of issues after update.

★☆☆☆☆2024-04-27
suthakaran m

exe file is not there., in video there is a option, WHY.

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-21
Ben Wong

Sometimes, I type in English 99.9% of the time. sometime I want to type in Chinese, but the extension keep default to chinese so that I have to retype all the time.

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-10
GP Deshpande

i could not get the required result .. waste of time

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-05
Thom

This extensions messed with my keyboard settings.

★☆☆☆☆2023-10-19
Annie Lo

I was using Cantonese pinyin on google doc and it suddenly stop working, not showing any word. But it's still ok to type on search engine, google translate... What has triggered the problem???

★☆☆☆☆2023-09-01
Norfal Boss

not work

★☆☆☆☆2023-05-21
Naimish Vaghela

It is very slow and cannot match the typing speed.

★☆☆☆☆2023-04-19
Shannon Smith

No instructions. Spanish has two keyboards, neither has any of the diacritical markings one needs, Google acts like this is just a walk in the park to install and use and it is absolutely not. I can't type any characters with accents while in Chrome. Ugh.

★☆☆☆☆2023-03-12
maneesh godbole

I used it to write in Devnagri script (Marathi and Hindi) Out of the blue it stopped working for whatsapp web.

★☆☆☆☆2023-02-23
Khushal Rathod

it is very slow

★☆☆☆☆2023-01-20
Ric Chan

Since Facebook and Whatsapp using non input element in html, the word appear with highlighted and replace when input new word, that's have been happen in almost 2 years hope this can be fix asap in future

★☆☆☆☆2022-12-15
Pratik Zora

Not working on Facebook and Whatsapp Web! This extension not giving support for typing in Whatsapp Web and Facebook. Please fix it ASAP! Because basically most of users use this input tools for typing on social media.

Permissions (4)

Permissions

offscreen scripting Can inject scripts into web pages storage Can store data locally in your browser tabs Can see your open tabs and their URLs

Details

Version 11.4.0.0
Updated Sep 5, 2025
Size 795KiB
First Seen Mar 28, 2026