Ridmik Classic Keyboard

A Bangla keyboard for typing Bengali on Android

Ridmik Classic Keyboard is a Bangla keyboard for Android, published by Ridmik Labs and listed under Personalization. It takes the place of your usual keyboard so you can write Bengali script in messages, notes and other apps. The developer describes it as the original Ridmik keyboard with newer features added.

Its main job is writing Bangla. Two Bangla layouts, an emoji set, voice input and a range of themes sit alongside the core typing.

Typing Bangla with phonetic, National and Probhat layouts

The phonetic layout lets you spell words in Roman letters and have the keyboard turn them into Bangla. The listing says this works like the Avro keyboard, a common reference point for Bengali typists.

If you prefer a layout built around fixed key positions, the app also includes the National and Probhat layouts. Switching between them is how you choose the typing method you want.

Emoji and themes for the keyboard

The keyboard ships with a full set of emoji, so you can insert them without leaving the keyboard. The listing also advertises more than ten themes, with new ones added, for changing the keyboard's appearance.

Voice input and contact name suggestions

Voice input lets you speak your text instead of typing it. It works in whatever text field you are using, so it can stand in for typing in messages or notes.

The keyboard can also show suggestions based on names saved in your contacts as you type. This helps when you are writing about people you already have saved on the phone.

Who the keyboard is built for

The listing is aimed at people who write in Bangla on a phone. Phonetic typing, two named layouts, emoji and voice input cover the usual ways of entering Bengali text on a mobile device.