Eliminate routine of switching keyboard layouts

Use more than two layouts on your PC? Got complicated by always switching between layouts? Use freeware AKS Keyboard Layout Manager to ignore certain layout when you need!

AKS Keyboard Layout Manager

for these who use many keyboard layouts

Keyboard layout is a correspondence between what buttons you press on your keyboard and what character is displayed by software that you are using. In Windows you can have more than one keyboard layout and that is great, when you need to use, say, English and French. It is not complicated to use two keyboard layouts, but it's a becoming a hassle when you need to three keyboard layouts at once or more.

The first problem is that some characters in different layouts looks the same, and sometime you even don't understand that you are typing in a wrong layout.

The second problem is that you always need to switch between layouts, if there just two layouts it is not a problem, but if there are tree or more, then you will face difficulties.

What a solution can be? We have released a freeware version of AKS Keyboard Layout Manager, use it to temporary disable some layouts that you don't need right now.

For instance, if you have installed on your computer English, German and French layouts and you don't need French layout at this very moment, then you can disable it by specifying the code of the layout you want to ignore and the code of layout you wish to use instead.

Want type something in ignored layout? Not a problem, just uncheck the checkbox and ignored layout is again available in the list of layouts supported by Windows.

How much does it cost?

It is FREEWARE! Use the download form above to download the software.

How can I get it?

You can download it directly from our web-site and install on your computer.

Manual on how to use the layout manager

Actually, you will find all necessary information right in the main program interface.

1. Find out the language code you need to ignore

1.1. Use layout switch short keys (typically Control + Shift or Alt + Shift)

1.2. Pay attention to the number code which the program will show.

Once done:

Click "I've selected keyboard layout to ignore"
Click "I've selected the code for replace keyboard layout"

1.3. Look at the layout indicator at taskbar (near clocks), find out the code for the layout that you want to ignore

1.4. Also, find the code you wish to use when the exclude code was selected, this code will be used instead of ignore code

2. Check the "Ignore selected keyboard layout and use the replace code layout" checkbox when you need to disable the ignorance of the certain code

3. For your information

3.1. Program will show the current layout of your keyboard

3.2. Also, you could save current settings to a file