Parivartan

Tracking since May 26, 2026.

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• Jun 2, 2026
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  Parivartan converts text between Indian scripts and English romanization — directly on any web page, inside text fields, or in a standalone popup.
  
    It is a converter, not a translator: it changes the script and spelling, not the language. For example, "namaste" typed in English letters (ITRANS) becomes the same word written in Devanagari, Telugu, or another supported script; and text already in an Indian script can be converted back into English letters.
  
    SUPPORTED SCRIPTS
    • Indian: Devanagari (Sanskrit / Hindi / Marathi), Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), Malayalam, Oriya (Odia)
    • English romanization: ITRANS, ISO-15919, IAST
    • Also: the Katapayadi sankhya number system
  
    HOW TO USE
    • On a page: select text, right-click, and choose a target from the "Parivartan" menu. The selection is converted in place — this works in editable text boxes too.
    • In the popup: click the Parivartan toolbar button, type or paste text, choose the input format and target script, watch the result update live, and copy it.
  
    WHY USE IT
    India has many scripts but shares common texts. Parivartan lets a text maintained in one script reach readers of other Indian scripts. It also helps people who speak an Indian language but cannot read its script — they can convert it to English letters and read it comfortably.
  
    PRIVACY
    Parivartan does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It works entirely offline and saves only a single local setting (whether to keep digits in ASCII form). It is open source.

  Parivartan converts text between Indian scripts and English transliteration. It is a converter, not a translator: it changes the script and spelling, not the meaning.
  
  WHAT IT DOES
  - Convert English typed in a transliteration scheme into an Indian script.
  - Convert text in an Indian script into English transliteration.
  - Convert text from one Indian script into another.
  - Convert to the Katapayadi sankhya (number) system.
  
  India shares many texts across languages that use different scripts, so you can keep a text in one script and reach readers of others. It also helps people who understand a spoken Indian language but cannot read its script: convert it to English transliteration and read it comfortably. And you can
  type in one format, then convert before posting on social networks, blogs, forums, or email.
  
  INPUT FORMATS
  - Any Indian script - auto-detects the script you selected.
  - English (ITRANS)
  - English (ISO 15919)
  - English (IAST)
  - General English - accepts loose, casual spelling. Less precise, so prefer ITRANS / ISO 15919 / IAST when accuracy matters.
  
  SUPPORTED SCRIPTS
  Devanagari (Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi), Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), Malayalam, and Oriya (Odia) - plus the Katapayadi sankhya system.
  
  TWO WAYS TO USE
  1. Right-click menu: select text on a web page (or inside a text box), right-click, choose Parivartan, then pick the input format and target script. The selection is converted in place - handy for composing posts, emails, or messages in your preferred script. Your most recent choice is kept at the top of the menu for one-click reuse.
  2. Toolbar popup: click the Parivartan toolbar button to type or paste text, pick the input format and target script, watch the result update live, and copy it - without changing any page content.
  
  Works on normal web pages and on local HTML files (file://). On Chrome and Edge, turn on "Allow access to file URLs" on the extension's details page to use it on local files.
  
  OPTIONS
  - Prefer ASCII digits: leave digits 0-9 as-is instead of converting them to the Indian script (on by default).
  
  PRIVACY
  All conversion happens locally in your browser. Parivartan makes no network requests, collects no data, and uses minimal permissions - it accesses a page only when you explicitly run a conversion on it.

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