A floating, clickable grid of Geez characters appears when needed, showing modifier keys (shift, caps, alt) and special syllabic forms. This is especially useful for beginners or when using a tablet with a stylus.
The official distributor has largely moved to version 3 (2024) for modern systems. But the 2021 version is still available as a legacy download from:
If you have an old license key from 2021, it should still activate the software on Windows 11 (though no official support is offered).
Power Geez offers two primary typing modes: power geez unicode 2 2021
After typing a consonant, press a vowel key to change the 6th form:
| Key | Result on ለ (l) | Sound | |-----|----------------|-----------| | (none) | ለ | l + ə (default) | | u | ሉ | lu | | i | ሊ | li | | a | ላ | la | | e | ሌ | le | | ie | ል | lɨ (6th) | | o | ሎ | lo | | wa | ሏ | lwa |
Example: type s (ሰ) then a → ሳ (sa). A floating, clickable grid of Geez characters appears
A. True Unicode Compliance Unlike legacy packages (such as GeezSoft or Visual Geez) that used proprietary font encoding, Power Geez Unicode 2 adheres to the ISO/IEC 10646 standard. This ensures that text typed in Power Geez is portable, searchable, and readable on any device or OS that supports standard Unicode Ethiopic, without requiring the recipient to have the software installed.
B. Intuitive Keyboard Mapping The software retains the popular "Power Geez" phonetic typing style:
C. Font Package The 2021 release ships with a suite of professional TrueType (TTF) and OpenType (OTF) fonts. Key fonts typically included are: If you have an old license key from
It is an advanced keyboard + font package for typing Ethiopic scripts using standard Unicode. Unlike legacy 8-bit fonts (e.g., Visual Geez), it works in all modern software (Word, browsers, Adobe, social media).
Version 2 (2021) improved shortcut logic, added multi-language layouts, and fixed Windows 10/11 compatibility.
Document Type: Technical Draft / Product Brief Subject: Ethiopic Software Solution **Target Audience:**Administrative Professionals, Publishers, and Developers
Most users use Phonetic (default). Type English letters to get Geez:
| Type | Get | Note | |------|-----|--------------------------| | h | ሀ | plain h | | l | ለ | | | m | መ | | | s | ሰ | | | r | �ረ | | | sh | ሽ | use two letters | | t | ተ | | | ch | ቸ | | | n | ነ | | | ny | ኘ | | | k | ከ | | | kh | ኸ | | | w | ወ | | | z | ዘ | | | zh | ዠ | rare | | y | የ | | | d | ደ | | | j | ጀ | | | g | ገ | | | th | ጠ | emphatic t | | ts | ጸ | | | ph | ጰ | | | v | ቨ | (for foreign words) | | 'a | አ | glottal (use apostrophe) |