Avro Converter - Free Bangla ASCII/ANSII to Unicode Converter

Avro Converter is the first free all-in-one Unicode Bangla document converter for Windows. Now, there is no need to use web service based services for plain text conversion, while you have hundreds of old files and you want to keep their formatting intact. With Avro converter, you can convert your old ASCII/ANSI based Bangla documents to latest Unicode Standard, without loosing you document formatting! The current release supports conversion from-



Bijoy to Unicode :
> Supports Bijoy 2000, Bijoy 200 Pro, Bijoy 2003, Bijoy 2003 Pro, Bijoy 2004 Pro, Bijoy Ekushey 2007 Classic
> Alpona Professional to Unicode Both Alpona ANSI and Alpona Unicode (Private Range) versions are supported
> Proshika Shabda to Unicode All Proshika Shabda versions are supported
> Proborton to Unicode Both Proborton 2 and Proborton 2000 versions are supported

Avro Converter supports a variety range of document conversion by OLE Automation method. So, in a rare number of cases you will need to use

* Copy>Paste text conversion (which is also supported). The current release supports-
* Copy>Paste text conversion directly from clipboardPlain text file (*.txt) conversion
* Rich text file (*.rtf) conversionMicrosoft Word Document file (*.doc, *.docx) conversionMicrosoft Access Database (*.mdb) conversion.

Download from here: Download Avro Converter

Shabdik Bangla 5.1.4

Shabdik is an easy Bangla typing tool with active speller, dictionary, and legacy to unicode auto converter. The easiest Bangla software with mixed mode English/Bangla typing without context switching, single layer bangla keyboard, and autocompletion. This program supports both Unicode and ANSI mode typing and is able to work with all applications. It has configurable keyboard option and convetional keyboard support.

Version 5.1.4 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

>> Download Now (5.24MB)

The Web interface

This is a utility that converts a text written in Roman to a text in Bengali. The program puts images one after another corresponding to the desired letters. The output can be viewed in any web browser. Files can be printed after saving them in PostScript. The current documentation is insufficient.

>> A tutorial
>> Download here

Bengali OpenType™ Fonts

Likhan :
Mr. Deepayan Sarkar has developed a Bengali OpenType™ Font Likhan. Likhan can be downloaded from the download page.

Mukti (Freedom) :
One of the best fonts in our project is the Mukti Narrow set of fonts also developed by Dr. Anirban Mitra. You can download a tarball containing the Bold and Normal versions of the font from the download page.

Akaash (The Sky) :
At present, we are working on the Akaash set of fonts. The current release is still in a beta stage and has a number of known bugs and issues. If you download the font, please read the README & BUGS files and then please report any unknown bugs to our mailing lists.The Akaash font can be downloaded from the download page.

Opera Bangla :: Bengali Language Pack for Opera

Author: Tanbim Islam Siyam
License: Creative Commons

Description:
Opera Bangla is a Bengali language pack for the coolest, fastest, and most secure free Opera web browser.

Installation :
1. Download the proper zip file from below and unzip the archive.
2. Copy the LNG to your Opera directory (ex. C:\Program Files\Opera).
3. Start Opera, Then goto Tools>Preferences or press Ctrl+F12.
4. Goto General->Language, Select 'বাংলা/Bangla' from the drop down menu.
For any kind of suggestion contact opera_bangla at live dot com

Download:
Opera 9.23
Opera 9.24
Opera 9.25

IComplex 2.0.0 (Full Edition)

Author: http://www.VistaArc.com/
License: Freeware!

Description:
Most of the time, when a new user tries to use Bangla on their system, complains that Bangla typing is not working in his/her system, Juktakkhor/Kar is not coming properly etc. This is the mostly asked support request in OmicronLab. All they make a simple mistake, that is, there system must be configured be fore they can use Bangla. Hence Bangla (and all east Asian languages) is a "complex script", it is not installed in Windows by default. Users need to install this support manually till Windows Xp (Windows Vista installs this by default).

All these days we are writing and publishing tutorials about "How to enable Bangla on your system". Here comes a simpler solution - IComplex. Within a simple interface, users can install/uninstall complex script support in their system. Now there is no need to bother with Control Panel>Regional settings, just use IComplex, enjoy the simplicity!

At a glance:
Install Complex Script support (Bangla and all east Asian languages) on your system.Unstall Complex Script support anytime.


Who can be benefited:
Any one, who wants to use Bangla Unicode (and all east Asian languages) based software (like Avro Keyboard).Software developers, who develop softwares for Bangla (and all east Asian languages) and want to let their users a simple method to enable this language.Bangla (and all east Asian languages) web page developers, who can distribute this tool to their visitors so that they can view the site properly.

Requirement: Windows 2000, Xp, 2003 Server

Download: Click here to download

Font Fixer 1.0.5

Author: http://www.vistaarc.com/noteworthy/font-fixer/
License: Freeware!

Description:
Are you tired of that ugly looking default Vrinda Bangla font in windows? If you don't select any specific font, this Vrinda font will appear everywhere Bangla is used, in your Web browser, desktop, notepad, documents, email etc. The main problem is, this font is not hinted in Windows Xp, so looks too much ugly in small size. To get a better view, you have to select font size above 16. God save us!

Normally, there is no way to change this default font in Windows, for any language, not only Bangla. It is harcoded there. Here comes the Font Fixer! With this handy tool, you can set your favourite hinted/good looking font as default Bangla font for Windows. You can also restore the original default font anytime you wish. So, it is te time to say good bye to Vrinda!

At a glance:
** Change default Bangla font in Windows
** Restore original default Bangla font anytime
** Set default Bangla font in Internet ExplorerEnable/Disable font smoothing

Requirement: Windows 2000/Xp/2003 [NOT COMPATIBLE with Windows Vista]

Download: Click here to download

WP-BanglaFixer :: WordPress Plugin 1.0

Author: http://www.vistaarc.com/downloads/wp-bangla-fixer/
License: Creative Commons

Description:
Mozilla Firefox has some specific problems/bugs for displaying Bangla web pages. One of them is, when you align texts as “Justify”, the text become broken (see the image). Webmasters / Bloggers often forget this issue and as a result, they loose a number of visitors who are using Firefox for browsing their site/blog.

BanglaFixer is a plugin for WordPress, that fixes broken Bangla texts in Firefox automatically. And visitors using other browsers also can see your Bangla WordPress blog seamlessly.This plug-in is theme independent, works with any WordPress theme, and doesn’t require any manual editing of the CSS or any other files.

Installation Download BanglaFixer v1.0 and unzip the archive.Upload bangla-fixer.php into your wp-content/plugins/ directory.Activate the plugin on your WP Admin » Plugin Management page by clicking the corresponding “Activate” link under the Action column.And enjoy happy blogging :D…

Download: Click here to download

Avro Keyboard Portable Edition 4.5.1

Avro Keyboard Portable Edition is the first ever Bangla software with portability. It has all the necessary features of Avro Keyboard, but the only difference is, unlike the standard edition, it doesn't need any installation, any font, any administrator access to the computer. Users can take it in there removable media like USB flash drives or iPods and run anywhere. At a glance:- No Installation Needed- No Administrator Access Needed- No Bangla Fonts Needed, portable edition has built in Automatic Virtual Font Installer- Carry it in any media (like USB drives), use directly, use anywhere- All your settings/personalizations remain intact- Has all the features of Avro Keyboard Standard Edition

At a glance:

Download from below.Extract files.Carry the extracted files & folders together anywhere you need and directly run Avro Keyboard.Note: Some Anti-virus softwares may show warning about this portable edition due to presence of highly compressed and packed execurable. OmicronLab ensures that this is just a false positive warning and there is nothing to worry about.

Download:
Download Avro Keyboard Portable Edition from the following sites:

Download Portable Avro Keyboard

BANGLA DICTIONARY & Quran

Download Bangla Dictionary and Quran Shareef.
Download Link : BANGLA DICTIONARY & Quran.rar

UniJoy 07-04-2006 -- Bangla Unicode Writting pad

Download Link : UniJoy 07-04-2006.zip

Avro Keyboard 4.0.2 - Unicode Compliant FREE Bangla Typing Software

Best Free Bangla Typing Software.

Download Link : Avro Keyboard 4.0.2.rar

Banglasavvy Download

Banglasavvy is a Virtual Unicode Bangla Font Installer for Windows XP/2000/98/NT. It will let you install ‘Bangla Font’ virtually to any system regardless of Administrator privilege. That means when you have limited access to some PC and do not have permission to install anything including fonts, this tool will be very handy then. Instruction : Just download and run.

Download Link : Banglasavvy -- a Virtual Unicode Bangla Font Installer.rar

The TeX interface

BWTI is a package for writing Bengali text using TeX or LaTeX. It consists of METAFONT files for the definition of the Bengali alphabet and a style file for transliterating English texts to the Bengali format. The current version of BWTI is 3.0. The style file distributed with this version works well with TeX and LaTeX2.09. For LaTeX2e use the style file of the following link.

>> Download here
>> Style file for LaTeX2e

OpenOffice 2.0 Bangla (Full Version)

Open Office Bangla Full version software.

Download Links