Home - SIL Language Technology Language Technology Software for Language Development DonateGive DonateGive Toggle navigation Software Fonts News Learn Support Jobs About Language Technology × Software Fonts News Learn Support Jobs About Supporting language communities with literacy, development, and translation tools Software & Services Writing & Fonts Empowering Communities Through Technology We provide the technical foundation and linguistic expertise for every community to flourish in the digital age. Language Equity People flourish when they can communicate in their own language. We build the tools to make that possible. Local Partnership We equip communities with the technical tools they need to reach their own language development goals. Global Infrastructure We share expert data and open-source resources to help every language community reach its full, God-given potential. Document & Translate Support language documentation, analysis, and dictionary creation with FieldWorks (FLEx). Translate Scripture with Paratext and Scripture Forge. Manage recordings of language data with Audio Project Manager and SayMore. Record Scripture with HearThis. Publish & Distribute Enable primer writing with PrimerPro. Produce books for early readers with Bloom. Make apps with Scripture App Builder and Dictionary App Builder. Publish dictionaries with Webonary. Write & Communicate Support complex writing systems with award-winning fonts. Write with specialized keyboards and writing technologies such as Graphite. Document scripts and writing systems with ScriptSource. "In our literacy and education consultant work it will be of great value to be able to use the special character alternatives [in Andika] for languages being used in early literacy acquisition for mother tongue-based multilingual education programs." Software & Standards We rely on open tools and processes to develop and support over 50 linguistic and translation products, including: Powerful Software Professional Fonts Unique Writing Systems Mobile Apps and Keyboards Collaborative Web Apps Open Standards (including Unicode, ISO 639-3, and LIFT) Want to get involved? Check out our paid, supported, and volunteer positions. Serve with SIL Recent Posts Scripture Forge 11 August 2026 New option to specify single editor panel view Updates: A new option has been added to the Translator Settings dialog that allows users to display all editor tabs in a single pane instead of side by side. Improvements: When generating a draft, the… read more Keyboard App Builder 7 August 2026 Keyboard App Builder 14.4 Released Keyboard App Builder 14.4 has been released. Please refer to the Release Notes for more details.… read more Dictionary App Builder 7 August 2026 Dictionary App Builder 14.4 Released Dictionary App Builder 14.4 has been released. Please refer to the Release Notes for more details.… read more Most SIL software is free to use, modify and redistribute according to the terms of open licenses such as the SIL Open Font License and the MIT License. Many of our open projects are hosted on our Language Software development, Writing Systems Technology, and Bloom GitHub pages. SIL Global Discover SIL Language & Culture Language Development SIL Blog SIL News Language Technology Software Products Software & Font News LingTranSoft Ethnologue Language Codes (ISO 639-3) Support Our Work Fonts & Writing Systems Font Catalog Font Help Guides SIL Open Font License Writing Systems Technology Technical Resources Contact & Support Language Software Forum Scripture Software Forum General Software Support Serve with Us About Us Contact Us Copyright © 2026 SIL Global Terms of Use Privacy Policy