alternative-frontends
FlorisBoard
alternative-frontends | FlorisBoard | |
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26 | 163 | |
1,746 | 5,367 | |
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5.1 | 8.6 | |
about 1 month ago | 4 days ago | |
Kotlin | ||
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Apache License 2.0 |
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alternative-frontends
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.rss Feeds for Social Media
use alternative privacy-focused frontends: https://github.com/digitalblossom/alternative-frontends
I use nitter and proxigram to query RSS feeds.
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Show HN: uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions
I use something similar to this, the only differences are because my use case is privacy protection and avoiding algorithmic feeds. I use the Redirector extension for Firefox so that it redirects e.g. Youtube, Twitter, and StackOverflow links to the corresponding alternative frontends Piped, Nitter, and AnonymousOverflow. You can find maintained lists [1] [2] of such projects and their instances. Mostly they are FOSS and privacy-respecting, and they have distraction-free frontends because it's a helpful coincidence of being ethical software.
[1] https://github.com/digitalblossom/alternative-frontends
- Why Do You Still Use Firefox?
- Too many sites are blocking Mullvad IPs these days.
- List of privacy respecting frontends (Reddit, Twitter etc)
- Privacy-respecting web frontends for popular services
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refuse to be a commodity. use libre services.
for a full list, refer this: https://github.com/digitalblossom/alternative-frontends.
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Librewolf passes all the deep privacy tests. Is it the best Firefox fork?
There are front end alternatives for major sites if you really need that btw. I use from time time to time Invidious when I want t o see a YT video for example. As for sites that require tracking cookies to work I simply stopped using them. If a given site requires the use of intrusive "necessary" cookies I just stop using it. I'm convinced is about priorities. If you quit a browser that is safe because is slow, well, you need to re-estate your priorities imho (not you, op, anyone ;) ).
- Attention Degooglers, Let's Update the SideBar
FlorisBoard
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F-Droid, Keyboard Libraries, and Choosing a Browser
I didn't last long with the stock keyboard before installing AnySoftKeyboard which is one of the few FOSS alternative with support for swipe typing. The experience was... OK. It felt slow and it's accuracy left a lot to be desired. I still had to be slow and pretty accurate, so it didn't really feel like much of a change from the stock experience. FlorisBoard have also introduced their own implementation but the feedback I read suggested it would be much the same as my experience with AnySoftKeyboard's gesture typing.
- Future of the FlorisBoard Project
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All my Open Source App Alternatives
Keyboard → OpenBoard (OpenBoard Upadted Fork, FlorisBoard when the v4 will be released...)
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Good keyboard?
You could try https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard, available on F-droid.
- Swipe keyboard app, open source and safe to usw?
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CleverType: Unlock the power of AI with Grammarly, Wordtune and ChatGpt on your keyboard.
I am excited to see how this project will develop. I'm sure starting out with https://florisboard.org/ was extremely helpful. Other devs have started from scratch, but florisboard is already advanced and feature rich. You could keep it open source to alleviate concerns of privacy. Just an idea.
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Android keyboard recommendations ?
The Github code repository (https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard) had an update on February 24, so the app is not abandoned. It reads like they plan a massive update for the next version, and word suggestions will be available.
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Keyboard for Android
I tested two: AnySoftKeyboard, it's stable and works even on very old devices, but it lacks modern features and the settings are really ugly and confusing (but once you look at all of them, you'll be able to make the keyboard the way you like it, is very customizable). And I also tested FlorisBoard, it's modern, beautiful, but it's a work in progress currently in early-beta stage and it has many incomplete or buggy features. So I ended up with AnySoftKeyboard. I know there are others, but it was these two projects that caught my attention the most.
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Custom keyboard extension
Probably only via AOSP mirror. It's an AOSP component so not officially available as its own component. Check out https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard for a GitHub based OSS keyboard.
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Microsoft brings its Bing chatbot to your fingertips with SwiftKey on Android - The Verge
FlorisBoard (perhaps): This one is the dark horse for me. It's layout etc can be all customized to my liking and it's FOSS. But it doesn't have a suggestion provider API etc none of that yet (WIP) so, as it stands now it's "just" a highly customizable FOSS "keyboard" app, and nothing more. I have high hopes for it though.
What are some alternatives?
alternative-front-ends - Overview of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms (e.g. YouTube, Twitter, etc.)
OpenBoard - 100% foss keyboard based on AOSP, with no dependency on Google binaries, that respects your privacy.
privacy-redirect - A simple web extension that redirects Twitter, YouTube, Instagram & Google Maps requests to privacy friendly alternatives.
AnySoftKeyboard - Android (f/w 2.1+) on screen keyboard for multiple languages.
bibliogram
simple-keyboard
privacy-respecting - Curated List of Privacy Respecting Services and Software
hackerskeyboard - Hacker's Keyboard (official)
blocktube - YouTube™ content blocker
rime-cantonese - Rime Cantonese input schema | 粵語拼音輸入方案
coreutils - upstream mirror
8VIM - A Text Editor inside a keyboard, drawing it's inspiration from 8pen and Vim.