I came across everyday topic on Techlore Discussions about free and open source keyboards for Android and discovered this little gem. It is FlorisBoard, a virtual keyboard for Android which respects privacy of the user. I can sigh with relief and finish my search for that singular keyboard for typing stuff on the go.

It has everything I need and more.

  • Multilanguage support: detailed layout options, popular presets
  • Swift and glide typing experience
  • Customizable gestures: switch language by fast swiping the keyboard itself left and right, change case by swiping up, the infamous cursor swipe on space bar
  • Emojis
  • Clipboard
  • Smartbar: quick actions and clipboard cursor tools
  • One-handed mode
  • Other look-and-feel settings
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https://github.com/Helium314/openboard/releases

Openboard fork with swipe typing

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Didn’t know they did releases. Thank you!

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Iiiinteresting. Will test that out. Thanks!

Edit: works great! Thank you so much.

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Note that this fork relies on the proprietary Google library to do this. It’s not really an alternative.

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