If you have questions about any of the updates listed below, or have ideas for ways to improve FirstVoices, please contact us at: hello@firstvoices.com

Chromebook extension will no longer be available

July 15, 2024: We updated this section to add the no-install and Keyman Bookmarklet options.

In mid-July 2024, the FirstVoices Keyboards Chromebook extension will stop being available from the Chrome web store. If you are still using the Chromebook extension, it is time to switch to another option.

• All touchscreen Chromebooks produced since the beginning of 2019 support the FirstVoices Keyboards Android app, and earlier Chromebooks that have a tablet mode also support it. This app provides a touch keyboard on the screen, and it can be installed from the Google Play Store (aka the Android App Store): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.firstvoices.keyboards&hl=en_CA

• Online, no-install versions of the FirstVoices desktop keyboards are available in web browsers for Chromebooks and many other devices. No-install keyboards allow you to type into a web browser using your physical keyboard or clicking an on-screen keyboard. To use the online no-install keyboard, visit the desktop installation page for your language keyboard on http://Keyman.com and click "Use keyboard online". To find this page for your language, check our reference page: Find FirstVoices keyboards for your language

• Keyman Bookmarklets are available for all FirstVoices desktop keyboards, and are supported in web browsers on Chromebooks and other devices. These provide a more portable version of the no-install keyboard that can be used in any web browser. Get a bookmarklet by searching for your language/keyboard here: Keyman Bookmarklet

For help finding the right keyboard for your language and device, as well as links to all our keyboard apps, see our guide: Using FirstVoices Keyboards

If you need help switching or have any questions, please contact us at: hello@firstvoices.com

If you want to install the Chromebook extension before it becomes unavailable, you can get it from the Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/firstvoices-keyboards/ppigcpccijoepnmjfhjkaohkcnonapdl

In Memoriam: The FirstVoices Keyboards Chrome extension

Before 2019, some Chromebooks supported the FirstVoices Keyboards app and some didn’t. We developed a separate Chromebook extension to provide keyboard support on all Chromebook devices. It had keyboards for 3 languages, and was missing many of the shortcuts and combination keys that are available in the FirstVoices Keyboards apps that are built on the Keyman platform.

The Chromebook extension was last updated in 2021.

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