Sinhala Unicode Converter Extension

Browser extension to convert English literals to Sinhala Unicode in any input field

Sinhala Unicode Converter streamlines typing Sinhala online by converting English text into Unicode Sinhala across any site. The extension runs quietly in the background, offering live transliteration in supported fields while preserving cursor position and formatting. Users can toggle site-level behaviour, pick between Singlish and Wijesekara schemes, and manually convert snippets via a context-menu action or the Cmd/Ctrl + Shift+ , shortcut. Handy indicators highlight when live conversion is active, and built-in safeguards skip sensitive inputs such as passwords. Ideal for writers, students, and professionals who need fast, accurate Sinhala input without switching keyboards. Feature Summary: • Live conversion - Turn on for current site via popup, and English literals will be transliterated to Sinhala Unicode on supported input fields. • Select and convert - Select a portion of text in an input and convert it to Sinhala Unicode either from the right-click menu, or by pressing "Ctrl (or Cmd) + Shift + , ". • Type in popup - For quick text snippets, directly use the popup to type and get Sinhala Unicode without losing focus on current work. • Two popular typing schemes - Switch between Singlish and Wijesekara input schemes. --- Browser Permissions Description: - activeTab: Needed to access the currently focused page so the extension can inject its content script only when the user opens the popup or triggers the shortcut, respecting Chrome’s security model. - contextMenus: Required to add the “Convert to Sinhala Unicode” right-click action, letting users manually transliterate a selection from the browser’s context menu. - storage: Allows saving user preferences—such as the chosen transliteration scheme and per-site activation state—so they persist across sessions and sync across devices. - tabs: Used to query tab metadata (URL, hostname) when determining whether live conversion should be active and when updating site-specific state from the popup. - clipboardWrite: Enables copying the converted Sinhala text from the popup’s sample converter directly to the clipboard when the user presses the “Copy” button. - Host permissions (https://*/*, http://*/* or specific domains): Allow the content script to run on editable fields across user-selected sites, making live conversion and manual selection conversion possible within page inputs.