35
Open source android keyboard that works like iOS
(lemmy.world)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2025
35 points (100.0% liked)
Open Source
42567 readers
145 users here now
All about open source! Feel free to ask questions, and share news, and interesting stuff!
Useful Links
- Open Source Initiative
- Free Software Foundation
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Software Freedom Conservancy
- It's FOSS
- Android FOSS Apps Megathread
Rules
- Posts must be relevant to the open source ideology
- No NSFW content
- No hate speech, bigotry, etc
Related Communities
- !libre_culture@lemmy.ml
- !libre_software@lemmy.ml
- !libre_hardware@lemmy.ml
- !linux@lemmy.ml
- !technology@lemmy.ml
Community icon from opensource.org, but we are not affiliated with them.
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
HeliBoard let's you move the cursor by swiping on the space bar. Is that what iOS does?
Thanks, that's exactly what I'm looking for
Just a heads up, glide typing requires loading a closed source library in Heliboard. Instructions are in the readme and it's pretty straightforward, but it's something to be aware of.
Why have we had to live without an open source version for so long?
I'm not sure what glide typing is but I installed the keyboard and I can move the cursor with the spacebar.
Also known as gesture typing or swype, typing by dragging your finger for each word rather than tapping each letter.