Sinhala Unicode Converter Extension

Sinhala Unicode Converter streamlines typing Sinhala online by converting English text into Unicode Sinhala. You can also directly speak in Sinhala for voice-based input and get transcriptions. The extension runs quietly in the background, offering live transliteration in supported fields while preserving cursor position and formatting. Users can toggle site-level behaviour, choose between multiple typing schemes (including Singlish, Wijesekara, and a dedicated Pāli-optimised layout), and manually convert snippets via a context-menu action or the "𝙲𝚝𝚛𝚕 (or 𝙲𝚖𝚍) + 𝚂𝚑𝚒𝚏𝚝 + ," shortcut. Handy indicators highlight when live conversion is active, and built-in safeguards skip sensitive inputs such as passwords. This tool is ideal for writers, students, scholars, and professionals who need fast, accurate Sinhala input without switching keyboards. Features: • 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗽 - For quick text snippets, directly use the popup to type and get Sinhala Unicode without losing focus on current work. • 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁 (on Chromium-based browsers) - Directly speak in Sinhala to get your input transcribed into Sinhala Unicode. Supported on Chromium-based browsers only, e.g. Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge. • 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 - Turn on for current site via popup, and English literals will be transliterated to Sinhala Unicode on supported input fields. • 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 - Select a portion of text in an input and convert it to Sinhala Unicode either from the right-click menu, or by pressing "𝙲𝚝𝚛𝚕 (or 𝙲𝚖𝚍) + 𝚂𝚑𝚒𝚏𝚝 + ," key combination. • 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 - Switch between Singlish, Singlish Plus (with conjunct support for Pāli text), and the enhanced Wijesekara input scheme. --- 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝟭.𝟯 🎤 Speak in Sinhala - give voice input and get Sinhala Unicode. Supported on Chromium-based browsers only. 🔧 Dashes to stop character matches early - to break long character group matches. E.g.: • Normal : noek → නෝක් • Split : no-ek → නොඑක් • Keep "-": no\-ek → නො-එක් 🚀 𝗨𝗜 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 - Smoother animations, misc. UI improvements. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝟭.𝟮 🆕 Added an 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗽 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 with searchable mappings. 👍🏽 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗜 - more direct access to the transliterator inputs in the popup. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝟭.𝟭 🆕 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 - New transliteration layout with full conjunct support, designed specifically for accurately rendering Pāli text in Sinhala characters. 👍🏽 𝗕𝘂𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗲𝘀 - Resolved bugs in our Wijesekara layout mapping for more accurate character mapping. 🚀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 - Enhanced transliteration engine delivers faster, smoother conversion across all schemes. --- 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: - 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘛𝘢𝘣: Needed to access the currently focused page so the extension can inject its content script only when the user opens the popup or triggers the shortcut, respecting Chrome’s security model. - 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘴: Required to add the “Convert to Sinhala Unicode” right-click action, letting users manually transliterate a selection from the browser’s context menu. - 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦: Allows saving user preferences—such as the chosen transliteration scheme and per-site activation state—so they persist across sessions and sync across devices. - 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘴: Used to query tab metadata (URL, hostname) when determining whether live conversion should be active and when updating site-specific state from the popup. - 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦: Enables copying the converted Sinhala text from the popup’s sample converter directly to the clipboard when the user presses the “Copy” button. - Host permissions (https://*/*, http://*/* or specific domains): Allow the content script to run on editable fields across user-selected sites, making live conversion and manual selection conversion possible within page inputs.