Terma Heritage Foundation · Open Source

TermaType

Shipping · AGPL-3.0 · 14 MB

The first word processor built from the ground up for writing in Tibetan and English together. Free, open source, and entirely offline. No subscription, no license fee, no Windows-only restriction.

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Why it exists

Writing Tibetan on a computer has meant compromise for as long as computers have existed: proprietary tools, one operating system, awkward input, broken stacking, and a dictionary in some other window entirely. Most Tibetan writers have simply lived with it.

TermaType is the tool that should have existed already. It treats Tibetan as a first language rather than an add-on — the input, the typography, the dictionary, and the interface itself are all bilingual by design.

What it does

Just type Wylie, get Tibetan

Full EWTS Wylie input plus the TCRC-Bodyig layout, with real-time conversion. Consonant stacking, vowel placement, and Sanskrit extensions handled automatically. Toggle with Ctrl+Space.

Dictionary woven into the page

Hover any Tibetan word for a quick definition. Select text for richer results. Search in English to find Tibetan equivalents, and click to insert.

Truly bilingual interface

Toggle the entire interface between Tibetan and English — every menu, every label, every help page. The typing language stays independent of it.

Real Tibetan typography

Tsheg-based line breaking at syllable boundaries. OpenType stacking features. Six curated Tibetan fonts bundled, plus every font on your system.

Entirely offline

No cloud, no accounts, no tracking. Your text never leaves your computer. A 14 MB download with everything included.

A calm writing surface

Warm paper-like background and a terracotta caret. Focus mode hides everything — menus, tabs, sidebar — leaving only the words.

A real editor

Headings & lists Tables Images Footnotes Format painter Find & replace Focus mode Print-ready output

Keyboard

Ctrl+Space Toggle Tibetan / English

Ctrl+\ Focus mode

Ctrl+H Find & replace

Ctrl++ / − Zoom in / out

Ctrl+0 Reset zoom

Ctrl+P Print

/ Slash commands

Ctrl+/ All shortcuts

Built by

TermaType is a program of the Terma Heritage Foundation, built under its commitment to keep the core knowledge open and freely usable. The source is AGPL-3.0 and the dictionary data stays on your machine.