This new keyboard layout has been designed to address the many deficiencies of the traditional AZERTY layout that has been ubiquitous in France. Most critically, the traditional layout lacks the full set of characters needed to write French.

Like other European keyboard layouts, it is modelled on the English-language QWERTY layout. It is used in France and Belgium, though both countries have their own national variation on the layout.

Layouts are used on computer keyboards, for virtual keyboards (including mobile phones or other touchscreens), or other typographic input devices. Standard layouts vary depending on their intended writing system, language, and use case.

Choose a keyboard below to view its layouts.

Dvorak (/ ˈdvɔːræk / ⓘ) [1] is a keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets. It was patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative for typing English, compared to the 1874 QWERTY layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout).

How to switch your computer keyboard layout from QWERTY to Dvorak with detailed instructions for Windows users, making typing more efficient and ergonomic.

What Is the Dvorak Keyboard Layout? The Dvorak keyboard layout is an alternative to the traditional QWERTY keyboard. Designed by August Dvorak in the 1930s, this layout rearranges the keys to optimize typing efficiency and comfort.

To change your keyboard layout on Windows to Dvorak (or any other layout), first open the Control Panel. From there, navigate to the Language options. Once you're in the Language panel, click on "Options" to the right of the English panel. In the language options, now click on "Add an input method".

To see different keyboard states, move the mouse over state keys such as Shift, Caps or AltGr. You can also lock or unlock those keys by clicking them.

Colemak is a modern alternative to the QWERTY and Dvorak layouts, designed for efficient and ergonomic touch typing in English. Learning Colemak is a one-time investment that will allow you to enjoy faster and pain-free typing for the rest of your life.

Colemak is a keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets, designed to make typing English more efficient and comfortable than QWERTY by placing the most frequently used letters of the English language on the home row, while keeping many common keyboard shortcuts the same as in QWERTY. [1]

Keyboard layout is a per-application setting on Windows, so switching between applications may also switch keyboard layouts. If you need to switch keyboard layouts in all applications, change the default keyboard layout, log off and log in again.

I used the awesome Keyboard Compare applet by John A. Maxwell with modifications from Michael Capewell, and also Patrick Gillespie’s amazing Keyboard Layout Analyzer.

Download some English words suitable for learning the layout. Note if any files are empty it's because there are not enough words to create a lesson. This is most noticeable in the bad layouts. So you think you can type?

Workman keyboard layout originally proposed by OJ Bucao at https://workmanlayout.org. When learning cold-turkey, try printing the included keyboard image as a desk reference.

Like Colemak, Workman maintains its QWERTY heritage by keeping ZXCV on the left hand bottom row and minimizing the amount of letters that switch hands compared to QWERTY. Workman prioritizes balanced hand usage more so than any other layout, achieving a near-perfect 50%/50% ratio.