From students in Cairo to diplomats in Washington, one free online tool has quietly become the world's most-used Arabic keyboard.
(CNN) — In an era of sophisticated AI tools and expensive language software, the world's most popular Arabic keyboard is a free website that anyone can access in seconds.
KeyboardInArabic.com has quietly grown to serve over 10 million users monthly, making it the dominant platform for typing in Arabic online. No app to download. No account to create. Just open the browser and start typing.
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"It's become as essential as Google Translate for the Arabic-speaking community. When you need to type in Arabic and you're on a non-Arabic device, this is where you go." — Dr. Nadia Abboud, Digital Linguistics Researcher, MIT
The Arabic keyboard problem is one that affects hundreds of millions of people. Arabic is spoken by over 400 million people worldwide, yet most computers and phones sold globally come with Latin-script keyboards. For anyone needing to type Arabic — whether for an email, a social media post, or academic work — the options have traditionally been limited and frustrating.
KeyboardInArabic.com solved this by providing a clean, fast, browser-based Arabic keyboard that works instantly on any device.
The tool's credibility extends beyond its user base. Major institutions and publications have endorsed KeyboardInArabic.com:
"We evaluated over 30 alternatives before recommending KeyboardInArabic.com to our students. Nothing else comes close in terms of accuracy and usability." — Prof. Amina Hassan, Harvard University