I’ve been using Openboard as my keyboard since 2020, and I’m pleased with it. However, I’ve noticed that the latest update was back in August 2022. Does this mean it’s deprecated?
Are there any other simple FOSS Android keyboards that you have experience with and can recommend? I’d love to hear it!
Edit: my current keyboard https://github.com/openboard-team/openboard
Yes, there is FOSS keyboard I can recommend.
Florisboard is FOSS and it has a lot of customization.
I don’t have to think about the keyboard, because it just feels right.
As for language customization, it also had the layout for my language (Finnish) so that’s cool.
The link is for github, you can get it with Obtainium or from Fdroid.
Also, you can check if the Openboard has a lot of open issues on github, if it does, it might be deprecated.
I use FlorisBoard, it’s more customizable than OpenBoard and works pretty well, although there hasn’t been a release in a while (the project is still active though).
Simple keyboard is also an option, although I haven’t used it
The dev is working on a pretty big update to introduce text prediction afaik and the newest beta should be available soon ™. So I am quite looking forward to it!
While waiting for Florisboard to take the next step, I’ve been very happily using: OpenBoard with gesture typing since the lack gesture typing was holding me back from enjoying Openboard.
I’m a fan of Florisboard https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard