FlorisBoard
An open-source keyboard for Android which respects your privacy. Currently in early-beta. (by florisboard)
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32 | 163 | |
985 | 5,326 | |
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5.2 | 8.6 | |
5 days ago | 5 days ago | |
Java | Kotlin | |
Apache License 2.0 | Apache License 2.0 |
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simple-keyboard
Posts with mentions or reviews of simple-keyboard.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-17.
- Simple Keyboard. This keyboard is created for those who only need a keyboard and nothing more. (Alternative to Google's non-private gBoard)
- Google keyboard alternative?
- A safe, private keyboard for android?
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Material you keyboard
There is also another Simple Keyboard, not from SimpleMobileTools, which i like better.
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⟳ 7 apps added, 66 updated at f-droid.org
Simple Keyboard (version 5.13): Simply keyboard and nothing more
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How we have been forced out of android development forever. (Play developer account suspended for no reason)
Surely if you're asserting that all the posts ends the way you describe, there wouldn't be cases like Simple Keyboard, that got banned and then Google acknowledged they were wrong, or Pocketwood being banned and then reinstated.
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Wich keyboard app (open source) do you use?
Simple Keyboard - Less than 1 MB in size & very easy to copy-paste the content.
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What are your top apps (bonus points for FOSS)
Simple Keyboard, a keyboard that is great at being a keyboard and nothing else. No spell checking, no suggestions, no swiping, no superfluous permissions, no bloat, no tracking. Because the simple life is the best life.
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EUMI Keyboard
Maybe this could be helpful for you. https://github.com/rkkr/simple-keyboard
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 simple-keyboard and FlorisBoard you can also consider the following projects:
OpenBoard - 100% foss keyboard based on AOSP, with no dependency on Google binaries, that respects your privacy.
AnySoftKeyboard - Android (f/w 2.1+) on screen keyboard for multiple languages.
vosk - VOSK Speech Recognition Toolkit
hackerskeyboard - Hacker's Keyboard (official)
Simple-Keyboard - Easy keyboard for inserting all kinds of texts, special characters and numbers.
rime-cantonese - Rime Cantonese input schema | 粵語拼音輸入方案
Android.FHCode - Code editor for android
8VIM - A Text Editor inside a keyboard, drawing it's inspiration from 8pen and Vim.
4pdaClient-plus
Infinity-For-Reddit - A Reddit client for Android
simple-keyboard vs OpenBoard
FlorisBoard vs OpenBoard
simple-keyboard vs AnySoftKeyboard
FlorisBoard vs AnySoftKeyboard
simple-keyboard vs vosk
FlorisBoard vs hackerskeyboard
simple-keyboard vs Simple-Keyboard
FlorisBoard vs rime-cantonese
simple-keyboard vs Android.FHCode
FlorisBoard vs 8VIM
simple-keyboard vs 4pdaClient-plus
FlorisBoard vs Infinity-For-Reddit