Type it as it sounds
selam becomes ሰላም on space. GFF, SERA and Power Geez spellings all work, so your habits do too.
ityopya → ኢትዮጵያ
ሃለሃመ · Halehame for iPhone
Type Amharic and Tigrinya the way you think.
selam → ሰላም። ha → ሃ። ሰላም፣ ጤና ይስጥልኝ።
A keyboard built for ፊደል: type it phonetically, watch letters turn into fidel as you go, draw them, or just say them. Prediction and autocorrect that understand syllables. And nothing you type ever leaves your phone.
Free keyboardWorks offlineNo Full AccessAmharic & Tigrinya
ስድስት መንገዶች · Six ways to type
Whichever way you learned, Halehame speaks it.
Switch with one key. Every mode shares the same dictionary, prediction and autocorrect.
Watch it become fidel
h gives ህ, add a and it turns into ሃ. The row above the keys offers the seven orders of the syllable you just typed.
ha → ሃ · hu → ሁ · hi → ሂ
Every letter, one screen
All the base letters at once. Hold a key for its orders, flick for the common ones, with completions above.
ሀ ለ ሐ መ ሠ ረ ሰ ሸ ቀ
Think in English, send in Amharic
Type an English word and get the Amharic one on space. Handy when the word is on the tip of your tongue.
coffee → ቡና · thank you → አመሰግናለሁ
Draw the letter
Sketch a fidel with your finger and pick it from the suggestions. New, and improving with every update.
✍ → ሰ
Just say it
Tap the mic, speak Amharic or Tigrinya, and the words appear as you talk, then land in the app you were typing in.
🎙 → ሰላም ዛሬ አዲስ አበባ…
ሃለሃመ ድምፅ · Halehame Voice
Speak it. Halehame writes it.
Amharic and Tigrinya dictation that keeps up with you. Words appear while you are still talking, with ። and ፣ where your voice puts them.
- ⚡︎Live, not afterYou see the sentence form as you speak, not three seconds later.
- ⌨Lands in any appTap the mic key in Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram; the text comes right back to where you were.
- ✓Checked by the keyboardSpellings are matched against Halehame's own dictionary before you send.
- 🔒Only while you dictateAudio is sent to the transcription service only when you tap the mic, and never stored.
Subscription with a 7-day free trial. 120 minutes a month, which is a lot of talking.
ለቋንቋው የተሠራ · Built for the language
Prediction that understands syllables, not just letters.
Most keyboards treat ፊደል as a pile of symbols. Halehame knows that ሰ, ሱ and ሲ are one family, and works the way the language does.
ሰላም
Prediction & autocorrect
Word lists for Amharic and Tigrinya, next-word prediction, and a dictionary that learns your words.
ትግርኛ
Tigrinya, both conventions
Ethiopian and Eritrean punctuation and word lists, with the ቐ family on the keys.
፩፪፫
Ge'ez numerals & punctuation
Hold any digit for ፩ ፪ ፫. The ። ፣ ፤ ፥ ፦ keys are right where you need them.
ጥቅምት
Ethiopian calendar
Convert dates, see the holidays, and insert today's Ethiopian date with one key.
ግላዊነት · Private by design
Nothing you type leaves your phone.
Halehame never asks for Full Access and the keyboard has no network code at all. Your messages, your passwords, the words it learns from you: all on your device.
✓
No Full Access
The switch iOS warns you about is never requested.
✓
Works offline
On a plane or in the countryside, every mode except dictation works the same.
✓
Open data, credited
Built on open word lists and fonts, with every license in the app.
ሃለሃመ ፕላስ · Halehame Plus
Make it yours.
Themes named after the holidays, Ethiopic typefaces for the keys, a one-handed layout, the calendar tools, and your learned words on every device. One purchase, no subscription.
- ሀFont packsNoto Serif Ethiopic and Abyssinica SIL on the keys, for a different feel.
- ☝One-handed layoutSlide the keys left or right for big phones and busy hands. Key height is adjustable too.
- ቀንCalendar & date keyThe converter with holidays, Ge'ez numerals, and today's Ethiopian date on a key.
- ☁︎Your words, everywhereLearned words follow you to your other devices through iCloud.
ዋጋ · Pricing
The keyboard is free. The extras are honest.
Everything you need to type stays free, forever. Plus is paid once. Voice is the one feature that runs on a server, so it is the one subscription.
Free
$0
The whole keyboard.
- Phonetic, live ፊደል, ፊደል grid
- English → አማርኛ and handwriting
- Prediction, autocorrect, learning
- Amharic and Tigrinya
- Ge'ez numerals and punctuation
Halehame Plus
$4.99 once
Family Sharing included.
- Themes: Meskel, Timket, Buna
- Font packs for the keys
- One-handed layout, key height
- Calendar, numerals, date key
- iCloud sync of learned words
Halehame Voice
$3.99 / month
or $29.99 a year · 7-day free trial
- Live dictation in Amharic and Tigrinya
- Inserts into any app
- 120 minutes a month
- Cancel anytime
ጥያቄዎች · Questions
Good questions.
How do I turn it on?
Install Halehame, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Halehame. Hold the globe key in any app to switch to it. The app walks you through it.
Does it need Full Access?
No, and it never asks. The keyboard has no network code. Only dictation, which runs in the Halehame app rather than the keyboard, uses a connection, and only while you speak.
I type Amharic with Latin letters already. Will my spelling work?
Almost certainly. Phonetic mode accepts the GFF and SERA conventions and the Power Geez style, and it is tolerant of the variations people actually use. There is a full spelling guide in the app.
What about Tigrinya?
Tigrinya is a first-class language in Halehame, with its own word lists for prediction and autocorrect, the ቐ family on the keys, and a choice between the Ethiopian and Eritrean punctuation conventions.
How good is dictation?
Good enough to draft a message by voice and send it after a glance. It improves as the recognition models do, and Halehame checks spellings against its own dictionary. It is a draft to check, not a stenographer.
Which iPhones does it support?
Any iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later.
ይጀምሩ · Get started
ሰላም ይበሉ።
ሰላም ይበሉ።
Say hello in your own letters.
Free on the App Store. Two minutes to set up.
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