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Type once and see your text in 700 Malayalam fonts, from free Unicode faces like Manjari and Nupuram to the classic ML-TT and FML fonts used in DTP. Legacy fonts just work: text is converted to each font's encoding automatically. Includes a Unicode ⇄ ML / FML converter for PageMaker and Photoshop, Manglish typing for phones without a Malayalam keyboard, and PNG export you can share straight to WhatsApp. Free, open source, and made for phones., Manglish typing and PNG export.
Hi Product Hunt 👋
I'm Alwin. Picking a Malayalam font has always been painful: fonts are scattered across old sites, many use legacy ML / FML encodings that turn into gibberish when you paste, and almost none of it works on a phone.
Kalkandam (കൽക്കണ്ടം, rock candy) puts it all in one place:
• Type once, see it in 700 fonts (Unicode, MLU, FML, ML-TT, ML-KV)
• Legacy fonts just work; text is converted to each font's encoding automatically
• Unicode ⇄ ML / FML converter for PageMaker and Photoshop folks
• Manglish typing if your phone has no Malayalam keyboard
• Export PNG or transparent PNG, or share straight to WhatsApp
• Try your own font file; it never leaves your device
It's free and open source. Huge thanks to SMC, Rachana Institute of Typography, and kuttipencil.in for keeping Malayalam type alive. I'd love to hear which fonts are missing and what you'd use it for!
Kalkandam was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 12 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #40 on the daily leaderboard. Type once and see your text in 700 Malayalam fonts, from free Unicode faces like Manjari and Nupuram to the classic ML-TT and FML fonts used in DTP. Legacy fonts just work: text is converted to each font's encoding automatically. Includes a Unicode ⇄ ML / FML converter for PageMaker and Photoshop, Manglish typing for phones without a Malayalam keyboard, and PNG export you can share straight to WhatsApp. Free, open source, and made for phones., Manglish typing and PNG export.
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Who hunted Kalkandam?
Kalkandam was hunted by Alwin John. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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