Lite Type

Image of LiteType logo

LiteType is a virtual keyboard that allows users type and search the web in their choice of 53 different languages.

To use LiteType...

  • Select a language
  • Lite Type displays a keyboard that shows you what each key on your computer's keyboard will generate.
  • The keyboard key is displayed directly below the box in which your typed text appears.
  • Begin typing.

LiteType has some other convenient features like integrated search for...

  • images,
  • videos, and
  • websites. Lite
Type also has an integrated multilingual dictionary.

Note: - Lite Type displays a lot of advertising around the virtual keyboard and text box.  Click the "remove ads" link and all of that advertising disappears.

LiteType...

  • could be a great resource for those who like to work in a preferred language
  • could be a great resource for foreign language practitioners and learners. 
  • removes the struggle of trying to figure out which keys do what when trying to type in a foreign language.
  • could be a godsend when on holiday and you are confronted with a different keyboard than you are used to.
Try it out at http://www.litetype.com/.

Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License

Produced and edited by John Dalziel (eLearning Adviser) JISC RSC-Northwest - Lancaster University