Yiddish Typer is a Chrome extension developed by יאַנקל־פּרץ. This free program allows users to type in Yiddish without the need for any additional software or keyboard installations. With Yiddish Typer, users can simply type Yiddish phonetically, and the correct letters will appear.

The extension is designed to convert YIVO transcription into the correct Yiddish characters. For example, typing 'sh' will produce a ש, and 'ay' will produce ײַ. The program also automatically generates the correct forms for shtumer-alef and the final forms of khof, mem, and other letters. Additionally, users have the option to choose an alternative orthography used by the Algemeiner Zhurnal.

Yiddish Typer is inspired by the work of Noyekh Miller, Shoshke-Rayzl Yuni, and Refoyel Finkl. The functionality of the extension is closely modeled after the "Yiddish Pasekh" keyboard designed by Gyula "Ziggy" Zsigri for use with the software utility "Keyman."

If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for new features, the developer encourages you to use the support options on the extension page.

Changelog:

added more robust backup functionality

khirek-yud/shtumer-alef now added after tsvey-yudn (e.g., shneyik)

removed inline javascript, updated jquery for improved security

added option to choose between "YIVO style" orthography and "Algemeiner style," with additional changes based on Dovid Katz's grammar

fixed bugs and changed Twittify function name to Condense

added Twittify button, updated hints, fixed css bugs

added full-screen option, hints page, and checkbox to turn on/off Yiddish letters.