Please note: Lao Script for Windows should be installed and evaluated during the 30-day trial period *before* purchasing a license.
Please see Purchase for further information about purchasing and activating licenses.

Important! If you want to use Lao Script for Windows with Microsoft® Office on Windows 7 64-bit edition,
you must install a 32-bit version of Microsoft® Office.
Lao Script for Windows cannot be used with the 64-bit version of Microsoft® Office or other 64-bit applications.

Lao Script for Windows Application Suite

Lao Script for Windows, Version 7.21 (Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000; MS Office 2003-2007) *Latest release*

Now supports automatic installation and license activation for domain-based site licenses and for multi-seat license holders. Includes MX series fonts and Lao Add-Ins for Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe® InDesign. Standard and Gold Edition licenses available. Download and save the installation file to your hard drive, then execute it to install. * Version 6 licenses cannot be used or upgraded for Version 7 *

LSWin 7.21 installation file (build 7.2.1.0)   (5643kb , 19 December, 2009)

Lao Font Downloads Free to download and use!

Saysettha OT font (All versions of Windows)

This Lao Unicode OpenType font, based on the popular Saysettha Lao typeface but using standard Unicode encoding and OpenType features, has been carefully hinted and optimized especially for web use. Users are encouraged to download, install and re-distribute this font so that Lao web sites can be created and used more easily.

Saysettha OT   (133kb , 04 February, 2009)

Lao Unicode Font and Keyboard for Mac OS X

Saysettha MX, a Lao Unicode OpenType font specially adapted for use on Mac, with a keyboard layout kindly provided by Tom Gewecke, enabling use of Lao with Mail, Safari, TextEdit and other applications.

Lao Fonts for Mac   (334kb , 04 February, 2009)

MX-series font pack (Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X)

Lao Unicode OpenType fonts especially created to be suitable for use on Mac OS-X as well as Windows, but also great for Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and other Windows applications that do not make use of Microsoft's OpenType support. Includes 36 fonts: Regular, Bold, Oblique and Bold Oblique styles of Saysettha, VangVieng, XiengThong, and Alice0 - Alice5 MX fonts.

MX Lao Fonts   (2874kb , 17 April, 2009)

Older Versions and Fonts

Lao Script for Windows, Version 7.11 (Vista, XP, 2000; MS Office 2003-2007)

Designed for use with Windows Vista and Office 2007. Includes MX series fonts and Lao Add-Ins for Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe® InDesign. Standard and Gold Edition licenses available. Download and save the installation file to your hard drive, then execute it to install.     * Version 6 licenses cannot be used or upgraded for Version 7 *

LSWin 7.11 installation file (build 7.1.1.1)   (5718kb , 26 September, 2009)

Lao Script for Windows, Version 6.04 (Windows 98-XP; MS Office 97-2003)

Download and save the installation file to your hard drive, then execute it to install.     * Version 6 keyboard mapping does not work with Vista.     * Licenses for Version 6 are no longer sold.     * Version 6 is provided for replacement purposes only, and no support is available.

LSWin 6.04   (3947kb , 19 August, 2007)

Saysettha Unicode font (All versions of Windows, Mac OS X)

Standard Lao Unicode encoding without OpenType features (tone marks and diacritic vowels are not adjusted for the context). Regular, bold and italic fonts included in zip file.

Saysettha Unicode   (109kb , 04 February, 2009)

Other older (and rarely used) Lao fonts

Some older and very rarely used non-Unicode Lao fonts or font variants are no longer included with the Lao Script for Windows installer, so are provided here. This zip archive includes Chantabouli Lao, bold and/or italic styles of Saysettha Lao, VangVieng 2000, etc., also ISO and LS-coded fonts. (Note that bold and italic variants are generated automatically by Windows for most applications, so separate fonts are not usually needed.)

Rarely used Lao fonts   (766kb , 17 April, 2009)