Virtual Russian Keyboard

Usually, when you want to type special characters that belong to a certain foreign language, you first need to change the language of your OS, and only afterward you can start typing.

Virtual Russian Keyboard is a specialized utility that can help you type Cyrillic characters no matter which language is the default one on your computer.

The application comes with a straightforward GUI (graphic user interface) where the Cyrillic letters are neatly organized.

You only need to use your mouse cursor to navigate to the letters you need and start typing words, sentences, and phrases. You can activate the Caps Lock functionality by clicking the dedicated button so you can get uppercase letters.

A handy feature of Virtual Russian Keyboard is its translation ability - more exactly, you can type or paste a text in English, and then translate it to Russian via its right-click menu.

You have two options for performing this translation, either via Yandex or a web browser. While the former option did not work for us, the latter automatically launched the default browser and translated the phrase using Google Translate.

It would have come in handy if more languages were supported, in addition to English.

You can rely on Virtual Russian Keyboard when you are not sure how various common phrases are spelled in Russian since it packs several such expressions. More precisely, you can learn the spelling for multiple greetings and conversation openers, such as Hello, Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, How are you, My name is or Goodbye.

You can also learn some other phrases related to manners (such as Sorry, Excuse Me, Thank you or You’re welcome) or to computers (like Download, Internet, Forum or Programming).

Virtual Russian Keyboard can be a reliable solution for all those who want to type Cyrillic characters without much effort.