Optitrans v2

  • OptItrans is optimal Indic transliteration. This version is specially meant for typing convenience. Type indic scripts with minimal effort. For general philosophy and history, see main page.
  • The latest transliteration table is always available in this online spreadsheet. It lists transliteration rules from OptiTrans and several other popular schemes (including Baraha, Harvard-Kyoto, ITRANS, Velthuis, IAST) for easy comparison.

Highlights and examples

  • Avoiding unnecessary ‘a’s.

    • kml or kamala : कमल

  • Typing vyanjana-s with a virAma

    •  sikkt - सिक्त

    •  sik;t - सिक्त

  • Shortcut for typing panchama-s/ anunAsika-s of vargIya-vyanjana-s

    • shankara or shnnkr- शङ्कर।
    • snncit - सञ्चित
    • shann karoti - शङ् करोति।

  • Overriding shortcuts

    • pashyann karoti - पश्यन् करोति। (Note two spaces here. Avoids पश्यङ् करोति )
    • sh or s<left arrow, right arrow>h or sah or saha - सह (Avoids श)

Known implementations