PHTV (Precision Hybrid Typing Vietnamese) is a free, open-source Vietnamese typing tool for macOS, developed by Vietnamese people. The application supports Macs using Apple Silicon and Intel, with a native interface integrated into the menu bar for switching typing modes and quickly accessing tools.

Type Vietnamese in your preferred way

PHTV supports Telex, VNI, and Simple Telex, along with Unicode, combined Unicode, TCVN3, VNI Windows, and CP1258 encoding tables. You can customize the Vietnamese/English switch key, spell check, fast typing, and automatically restore original characters when typing English words or non-Vietnamese content.

The application allows you to remember the typing mode and encoding tables per application, helping to reduce switching operations while working.

Tools to support daily work

• Shortcut typing and text templates, supporting the insertion of date and time and Clipboard content.
• Clipboard history for text, images, and file paths, with search, pinning, and the option to ignore sensitive content.
• PHTV Picker to find and insert emoji, GIFs, or stickers.
• Convert text between Vietnamese encoding tables.
• Keyboard wipe mode to temporarily lock input operations.
• Import and export settings, shortcuts, and supported data for backup or machine transfer.

Process content typed directly on the machine

The typing tool, spell checker, and shortcut typing work offline. PHTV does not send the content you type in other applications to the server. Features that require an internet connection, such as update checks and finding GIFs/stickers, only connect when using the corresponding feature.

Convenient installation and updates

PHTV is available on the official Homebrew Cask repository. You can install it using the command:

brew install --cask phtv

You can also download directly at https://phamhungtien.com/PHTV/. After installation, the application supports checking and installing the latest version directly within PHTV.

System requirements: macOS 14 and above, supporting Apple Silicon and Intel. The source code is publicly available on GitHub under the GNU AGPL v3.0 license.