Unikey

Looking to type in Vietnamese on your Windows computer? Meet UniKey the go to, totally free Vietnamese keyboard app that makes writing in Vietnamese smooth and hassle free. Once you’ve got it installed and set Vietnamese as your input language in Windows, you’re all set to start typing naturally, without memorizing complicated key combos for accents and special characters.

Wondering who’s behind this handy tool? UniKey was created by Pham Kim Long, and it’s open source, meaning it’s developed and maintained by a community of contributors. It’s lightweight, trustworthy, and doesn’t hog your system resources.

You might come across a file named UniKey.EXE during installation or use don’t worry, it’s completely safe. This is just the executable that runs the UniKey program on your Windows PC. While some .EXE files can be risky, this one’s legit and essential for the app to work.

Setting it up on Windows 10 is straightforward:
Click the Windows Start button or the search bar
Type “Add a language” and select it from Settings
Choose “Add a language” again, then search for “Vietnamese”
Select it, hit Next, pick your preferred language options, and click Install
Once that’s done, UniKey will recognize your keystrokes in Vietnamese effortlessly.

Good news if you’re using Microsoft’s new Chromium based Edge browser UniKey works great with it. It even supports text suggestions in Edge, making your typing experience faster and more accurate. The latest updates have fine tuned how it interacts with the browser, fixing earlier quirks with character deletion and replacements.

While UniKey isn’t updated super frequently, it remains a reliable, fast, and simple solution for typing in Vietnamese. If you ever need alternatives, you can also check out Google Input Tools or EVkey, but for most users, UniKey is more than enough.