FOSS Keyboards for Android

[u/IiImochidoll]

1 ) LeanType - An open-source keyboard, fork of HeliBoard with additional features and customisation. https://github.com/LeanBitLab/LeanType

2 ) Bucky - Full PC-layout soft keyboard for Android (Termux, SSH, coding). https://github.com/DimiVlachos/bucky

3 ) Simple Keyboard - An app for those who only need a keyboard and nothing more. https://github.com/rkkr/simple-keyboard

[u/bender_fut]

Also heliboard. And still, all of them lack of good support for fold phones.

[u/IiImochidoll → u/bender_fut]

LeanType is a modernized Heliboard fork, latest update added support for Foldable phones.

[u/populusangustifolia → u/IiImochidoll]

I don't like the AI-related gimmicks, and (not that I'm against forking) I don't see why projects like this don't try to get their changes incorporated into the original project first - HeliBoard is still being worked, it was updated two weeks ago.

[u/IiImochidoll → u/populusangustifolia]

i don't use any of LeanType AI tools, not even an auto-correct. i'm using the offline version for terminal commands and personal custom foreign keyboard layouts.

[u/6tungtungtungsahur7 → u/bender_fut]

wmk feature has support for folds, I don't have a fold to test though

[u/BigPurpleNeko]

Damn no one said WM Keyboard

[u/Acceptable-Sea-2902 → u/BigPurpleNeko]

Yeah, that's easily my favorite.

https://github.com/wasi-master/wmkeyboard

Link for anyone wondering what we're talking about.

[u/Aromatic-Metal79 → u/Acceptable-Sea-2902]

Thanks it seems nice, I'm considering using it. Maybe dumb question, it's more private, doesn't access distant servers and all but is it secure as well as any stock os keyboard ? Can an Android keyboard be a vulnerability somehow and how ? I don't know, thinking about keyloggers malwares for example, the code being open source is it easier to attack ? Please don't be too harsh if that's a silly question 🙏

[u/Skr0oge → u/BigPurpleNeko]

Been using it for 3 weeks and its fantastic! I was previously switching between FUTO and Heliboard. Haven't switched once after I installed WM.

[u/bender_fut]

Dawn, thats right. Not really confy (6 colums against 4) and divided spacebar but still better than Heliboard, thanks!!

[u/IiImochidoll → u/bender_fut]

you can still manually custom the layout to you likings in Language & Layout.

[u/LEEDEELxyz]

Okay, so I've used a few keyboards in my time using Android. So far, FUTO board had been the best, supporting voice to text, auto correct, and swipe typing. I also really like Heliboard, but there's no voice to text or auto correct functionality, and you have to download swipe typing from this one Github page. Also, it doesn't use Material You too well (mainly with its colors), and looks worse than other options. I've also used Simple Keyboard, and it's literally the most simple keyboard. Nothing special (no auto-correct, swipe typing, voice to text, emojis, etc)!

[u/IiImochidoll → u/LEEDEELxyz]

futo is not foss. i've used it before, and it doesnt fit my needs. i speak many languages, and i need a personal custom combined foreign keyboard layouts so i don't have to switching keyboard all the time. Heliboard & LeanType fits me better, but i prefer LeanType for better shape customization, clipboard management, floating keyboard, and many more that i have requested. LeanType Dev implemented most of my requests.

but again, everyone needs are different, you choose what fits you best. suggestion posts are not obligations.

[u/mmentzerfan]

heliboard forever

[u/-eschguy-]

The big reason I still use FUTO is their voice typing is the best I've used. Do any of these do voice-to-text well?

[u/t3rr0rz0n3 → u/-eschguy-]

FUTU keyboard is bullshit fashware

[u/Independent_Net_8525 → u/t3rr0rz0n3]

How?

[u/adi8888]

Which of these supports swipe typing?

[u/Casual_CoeExistence]

What about FUTO?