Supporting language communities with literacy, development, and translation tools

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Empowering Communities Through Technology

We provide the technical foundation and linguistic expertise for every community to flourish in the digital age.

Language Equity

People flourish when they can communicate in their own language. We build the tools to make that possible.

Local Partnership

We equip communities with the technical tools they need to reach their own language development goals.

Global Infrastructure

We share expert data and open-source resources to help every language community reach its full, God-given potential.

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Software & Standards

We rely on open tools and processes to develop and support over 50 linguistic and translation products, including:

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Recent Posts

Scripture Forge
14 July 2026

Notifications when draft request rate limits exceeded

Updates: Draft requests are now rate-limited to identify and mitigate team workflows making unnecessary requests. Fewer draft requests improves time-in-queue for all requests.… read more

Busra
9 July 2026

Busra Release 9.300 – Minor Shape Improvements

We’re pleased to announce the release of Busra version 9.300—an updated version of the Khmer Busra font formerly part of the Mondulkiri project. Changes since version 9.200: – Minor improv… read more

Keyboard App Builder
8 July 2026

Keyboard App Builder 14.3 Released

Keyboard App Builder 14.3 has been released. Please refer to the Release Notes for more details.… read more