cellwriter
CellWriter is a grid-entry natural handwriting input panel. As you write characters into the cells, your writing is instantly recognized at the character level. When you press Enter on the panel, the input you entered is sent to the currently focused application as if typed on the keyboard. (by risujin)
FlorisBoard
An open-source keyboard for Android which respects your privacy. Currently in early-beta. (by florisboard)
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0.0 | 8.6 | |
over 1 year ago | 3 days ago | |
C | Kotlin | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Apache License 2.0 |
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cellwriter
Posts with mentions or reviews of cellwriter.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-22.
- Ipad-like handwriting recognition?
- I miss some features of Windows, looking for KDE alternative
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Will Linux ever have a "on-screen keyboard" swipe feature?
There is cellwriter, but it's abandoned and it didn't work for me. It crashed while I tried to teach it my handwriting and it corrupted its save files in the process.
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Handwriting Recognition on linux
It's still available in the Ubuntu repos too, but the project seems to be inactive for three years according to its GitHub page.
FlorisBoard
Posts with mentions or reviews of FlorisBoard.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-27.
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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?
When comparing cellwriter and FlorisBoard you can also consider the following projects:
AnySoftKeyboard - Android (f/w 2.1+) on screen keyboard for multiple languages.
OpenBoard - 100% foss keyboard based on AOSP, with no dependency on Google binaries, that respects your privacy.
wvkbd - On-screen keyboard for wlroots
simple-keyboard
hackerskeyboard - Hacker's Keyboard (official)
rime-cantonese - Rime Cantonese input schema | 粵語拼音輸入方案
8VIM - A Text Editor inside a keyboard, drawing it's inspiration from 8pen and Vim.
Infinity-For-Reddit - A Reddit client for Android
OpenWebWeaver-Android - Unofficial WebWeaver® app for Android
Android-JioFi-Battery-Notifier - Battery Notifier for JioFi Device with battery info in Notification and Alerts
openboard - 100% FOSS keyboard, based on AOSP
cellwriter vs AnySoftKeyboard
FlorisBoard vs OpenBoard
cellwriter vs wvkbd
FlorisBoard vs AnySoftKeyboard
FlorisBoard vs simple-keyboard
FlorisBoard vs hackerskeyboard
FlorisBoard vs rime-cantonese
FlorisBoard vs 8VIM
FlorisBoard vs Infinity-For-Reddit
FlorisBoard vs OpenWebWeaver-Android
FlorisBoard vs Android-JioFi-Battery-Notifier
FlorisBoard vs openboard