Phone keyboards

Typing on your phone.

6open alternatives 4do the whole job

Replaces

Gboard SwiftKey

Open alternatives6

Open-source apps that replace Gboard and SwiftKey

HeliBoard

6.4kActiveAndroidGPL-3.0App

HeliBoard is a keyboard app for Android phones that works fully offline and focuses on privacy and customization. It is for people who want a configurable typing app that does not connect to the internet.

App · GitHub

AnySoftKeyboard

3.4kActiveAndroidApache-2.0App

AnySoftKeyboard is a free on-screen keyboard app for Android phones that supports many languages and layouts. It is for people who want a customizable keyboard with word suggestions, gesture typing and dark mode.

App · GitHub

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OpenBoard

2.8kQuiet for a yearAndroidGPL-3.0App

OpenBoard is a free, open-source keyboard app for typing on Android phones. It is for people who want a keyboard that does not depend on Google software and respects their privacy.

App · GitHub

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Indic Keyboard

Not on GitHubActiveAndroidApache-2.0App

Indic Keyboard is a phone keyboard for Android that lets you type in Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil and Bengali, alongside English. It is for people who want to write messages and emails in their own language on their phone.

App · GitLab

FlorisBoard

8.7kActiveAndroidApache-2.0Replaces partlyApp

FlorisBoard is a free, open-source keyboard app for Android phones, currently in beta, with themes, a clipboard history and an emoji keyboard. It does not yet offer word suggestions or spell checking, so it suits people who value customization and privacy over predictive typing.

App · GitHub

Simple Keyboard

1.6kActiveAndroidApache-2.0Replaces partlyApp

Simple Keyboard is an Android phone keyboard app for typing on your phone. It is for people who want a basic, lightweight keyboard without extra features.

App · GitHub

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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/keyboards.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do. My project or idea:

Here is a list of open-source alternatives to Gboard, SwiftKey (typing on your phone), from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0): - HeliBoard (GPL-3.0, https://github.com/HeliBorg/HeliBoard; replaces fully): HeliBoard is a keyboard app for Android phones that works fully offline and focuses on privacy and customization. It is for people who want a configurable typing app that does not connect to the internet. - AnySoftKeyboard (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/AnySoftKeyboard/AnySoftKeyboard; replaces fully): AnySoftKeyboard is a free on-screen keyboard app for Android phones that supports many languages and layouts. It is for people who want a customizable keyboard with word suggestions, gesture typing and dark mode. - OpenBoard (GPL-3.0, https://github.com/openboard-team/openboard; replaces fully): OpenBoard is a free, open-source keyboard app for typing on Android phones. It is for people who want a keyboard that does not depend on Google software and respects their privacy. - Indic Keyboard (Apache-2.0, https://gitlab.com/indicproject/indic-keyboard; replaces fully): Indic Keyboard is a phone keyboard for Android that lets you type in Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil and Bengali, alongside English. It is for people who want to write messages and emails in their own language on their phone. - FlorisBoard (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard; replaces partly): FlorisBoard is a free, open-source keyboard app for Android phones, currently in beta, with themes, a clipboard history and an emoji keyboard. It does not yet offer word suggestions or spell checking, so it suits people who value customization and privacy over predictive typing. - Simple Keyboard (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/rkkr/simple-keyboard; replaces partly): Simple Keyboard is an Android phone keyboard app for typing on your phone. It is for people who want a basic, lightweight keyboard without extra features. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do. My project or idea:

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