Yiddish Typer icon

Yiddish Typer

by יאַנקל־פּרץ · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

This extension pops up a window where you can type in Yiddish without needing any other software.

Users
1,000
+4 in 30 days
Rating
4.9 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
13
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#25K
#21K among extensions
Version
0.8.2
updated 27 Feb 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
2006001,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
4813Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 13 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Yiddish Typer

This extension allows you to type in Yiddish without needing any other software or installing any other keyboards on your computer. Simply type Yiddish phonetically and the correct letters will appear. Basically, you type in YIVO transcription and it outputs the correct Yiddish: typing 'sh' produces a ש, 'ay' produces ײַ, etc. Shtumer-alef and the final forms of khof, mem, etc. are automatically produced correctly. In addition to YIVO-compatible output, there is an option for an alternative orthography as used by the Algemeiner Zhurnal. The functionality is closely modeled -- with a few minor modifications -- on that of the "Yiddish Pasekh" keyboard designed by Gyula "Ziggy" Zsigri for use with the software utility "Keyman". Inspired by the work of Noyekh Miller, Shoshke-Rayzl Yuni, and Refoyel Finkl. Please let me know about any bugs you find and any features you'd like to see by using the support options on the extension page. This project is on Github: https://github.com/yankl/yiddish-typer Changelog: 0.8 -- added more robust backup functionality 0.7 -- khirek-yud/shtumer-alef now added after tsvey-yudn (e.g., shneyik) 0.6 -- in accordance with new security features removed inline javascript. updated jquery. 0.5.0 -- added option to choose between "YIVO style" orthography and "Algemeiner style" -- where the latter differs from the former in that it employs the shtumer alef (rules taken from Dovid Katz's grammar), does not use the rafeh or pasekh-tvey-yudn, as well as some other minor changes. Also tried to fix some bugs. 0.4.2 -- changed Twittify function name to Condense since it's actually useless in Twitter (their/Unicode's fault, not mine), fixed a bug that was inserting khireks in some cases extraneously, changed font of textbox 0.4.0 -- added Twittify button, updated hints, fixed css bugs 0.3.0 -- added full screen option, hints page, and checkbox to turn on/off Yiddish letters.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+10+1.0%00.00
30 days+4+0.4%00.00
6 months+4+0.4%00.00
1 year+127+14.5%00.00

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.8.227 Feb 2025
0.8.125 Feb 2025
0.822 Dec 2015

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
22 Dec 2015
Size
48 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
higlebidpnhccabnhankdoiiccnnfkko

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 1

Alternatives to Yiddish Typer

Extensions that rank for the same store searches or share the Accessibility category, ordered by users