sawtdakhili/oktoboot

Offline Arabic Arabizi/Franco-Arab text editor with Moroccan Darija support # oktoboot — اكتب **Offline Arabic text editor with Moroccan Arabizi/Franco-Arab transliteration.** Type phonetically in Latin characters and numbers, pick from Arabic suggestions, write in Darija and MSA. Works entirely offline. No server, no API calls. --- ## Why Every existing option is broken: - **Yamli** — the best transliteration engine, but online-only - **Google Ta3reeb** — deprecated - Everything else — either dead, crashes, or doesn't know Moroccan Darija oktoboot is offline-first, Moroccan-first, and open source. ## Features - **Arabizi → Arabic** as you type, with a suggestion dropdown (like Yamli) - **Moroccan Darija first** — كيفاش، واش، بزاف، ديال directly from the DODa dictionary - **Moroccan-specific conventions** — `ch`→ش, `j`→ج, `g`→ڭ, `9`→ق, `8`→ه, `kh`→خ - **Numbers as letters** — `3`→ع, `7`→ح, `9`→ق in words; stay as digits when standalone - **Persistent learning** — choices are remembered permanently (unlike Yamli which forgets on close) - **RTL text, right-aligned**, with proper BiDi for mixed Arabic/Latin text - **Auto-save** every 30 seconds + crash recovery - **Saves to** `.md`, `.txt`, `.org` - **Cmd+W** to close, **Cmd+S** to save, **Cmd+±** for font size ## Keyboard shortcuts | Keys | Action | |------|--------| | Space | Accept highlighted suggestion | | Shift+Space | Keep word as Latin | | Enter / Tab | Accept suggestion (no space) | | Escape | Dismiss suggestions, keep Latin | | ↑ / ↓ | Navigate suggestions | | Cmd+= | Bigger text | | Cmd+- | Smaller text | | Cmd+W | Close | | Cmd+S | Save | ## Transliteration quick reference | You type | Arabic | |----------|--------| | `3` | ع | | `7` | ح | | `9` | ق | | `8` | ه | | `2` | أ / إ / ء | | `ch` | ش | | `g` | ڭ | | `j` | ج | | `kh` | خ | | `gh` | غ | | `sh` | ش | ## Setup Requires Python 3.11+ and Homebrew. ```bash cd ~/Documents/oktoboot python3 -m venv .venv .venv/bin/pip install PySide6 pyobjc-framework-Cocoa python3 scripts/build_frequencies.py # downloads word list …