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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

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Software & Standards

We rely on open tools and processes to develop and support over 50 linguistic and translation products, including:

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Recent Posts

Keyman 2 October 2026News

Keyman Update for 25 September 2026

This edition highlights the latest Keyman product and keyboard development updates from 14 — 25 September 2026, describing recent progress across the project and contributions from the community. A fe… read more

Audio Project Manager 1 October 2026News

Audio Project Manager 4.6.0 release

The Audio Project Manager (APM) development team is pleased to offer the 4.6.0 release of the Audio Project Manager. This release adds the BOLD workflow, Phrase Back Translation, Scripture Burrito exp… read more

Scripture Forge 29 September 2026News

Improved responsiveness for text editing when the internet is unstable

Improvements: Improved text editing responsiveness when a user has an unstable internet connection. Users are now able to shrink the text in community checking to fit more text on screen. Improved log… read more