What's the best open source keyboard for android? : opensource

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

FlorisBoard

[-] freijon@lemmings.world 14 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I've been using FUTO Keyboard and I'm very happy with it so far. EDIT: It's not FOSS but the source code is available and you are allowed to copy/modify it, just not to make money from it. That's good enough for me.

[-] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 hours ago

Damn it's not FOSS? Time to jump ship

[-] chebra@mstdn.io 1 points 4 hours ago

@freijon the question was specifically about open-source. Is this your first day here?

[-] GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 hours ago

Anyone, including people who have never been here should be welcomed

[-] chebra@mstdn.io 1 points 2 hours ago

@GravitySpoiled Except people who violate the first rule of this community?

[-] freijon@lemmings.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Feel free to inspect the source code here: https://github.com/futo-org/android-keyboard

[-] chebra@mstdn.io 2 points 3 hours ago

@freijon feel free to learn what "open source" means. Look, considering the number and frequency of posts in this community talking about this issue, you don't get the benefit of the doubt anymore. People arguing that futo is open source are just spammers. Look around.

[-] freijon@lemmings.world 10 points 3 hours ago

No need to be unfriendly. I modified my original comment to make sure everyone understands what they get when they install this keyboard.

[-] rosco385@lemm.ee 4 points 4 hours ago

I use Fcitx5 for its Chinese language support.

[-] ravshaul@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 hours ago

Preference for AnySoftKeyboard.

Why is there so many censored posts about keyboard apps?

[-] Daeraxa@lemmy.ml 65 points 14 hours ago

Heliboard which is an active fork of OpenBoard.

[-] irotsoma 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I've been using Heliboard for a while. It does most that gboard does, but the predictions aren't as good of course.

[-] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Yeah, I've been using it for about a year now. It's a little frustrating that it will learn my misspellings before it suggests a proper replacement, but otherwise I have no complaints. Direct upgrade over the stock AOSP keyboard.

[-] giacomo@lemm.ee 25 points 15 hours ago

ive been using heliboard for a while now. no complaints.

[-] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 20 points 14 hours ago

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[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 hours ago

if I wanted this mod abuse I would've stayed on reddit, what are all these removed comments bruh

[-] pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz 1 points 2 hours ago

Sadly this community is on the instance lemmy.ml which is known for mod abuse. Other instances are better

[-] badcodecat@lemux.minnix.dev 3 points 11 hours ago

IIRC it's not open source

[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 13 points 13 hours ago

I like HeliBoard. It automatically switches between the languages I write in.

[-] IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org 4 points 11 hours ago

Yeah heliboard is the only one ive found that is actually usable on a day to day. Just wish the autocorrect was better, other than that no complaints.

[-] BarHocker@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 12 hours ago

How do you set it up to do that? I just discovered multilingual typing, but that does not seem to be quite it.

[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 points 10 hours ago

I installed the dictionaries I need and then followed https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard/wiki/FAQ#multilingual-typing-type-in-multiple-languages-without-switching-manually

[-] m4m4m4m4@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

I like Fossify's, but I won't recommend it - it has no predictive text and no symbols on its main keyboard, the first which is a huge deal for almost everyone. Not sure if they're working on those or if it will never get those features, because if it had those two it would be the perfect keyboard because it's so great in every other sense.

[-] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 16 points 14 hours ago

Florisboard beta is what I use. Extremely customisable. I think the biggest things that lacks are custom background photo and text-gliding (I ~dont use any of these though).

I made it almost identical to the gboard theme I was using previously and it's so cool.

[-] technotion@slrpnk.net 1 points 9 hours ago

I am a big florisboard fan too, but I can not get autocorrect to work? How did you manage that? Also, I have glide typing, how do you not?

[-] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 1 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 55 minutes ago)

Oh, I don't use any autocorrect.😅 Does it have one? I know it has autofill, suggestions with dictionaries and spell check, but not sure if it has autocorrect.

I have all of these disabled (I only have the auto-capitalization after a period and auto period after double space).😄

Wait, are you on beta? I think they have gliding, but it is only for gestures, not typing.

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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 16 points 14 hours ago

I don’t know, but Thumb-Key is written to by a core Lemmy developer, dessalines.

[-] technotion@slrpnk.net 4 points 8 hours ago

what a fantastic way to indicate my turbo nerd status to my friends and family!

[-] talou@jlai.lu 3 points 10 hours ago

I love the fulliness of unexpected keyboard

[-] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 13 points 15 hours ago

Thumb-key.

It takes a bit to adapt and create muscle memory but I can't change it now that I am used to it.

[-] Arondeus@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago

yeah. Takes a bit to get used to but I now have less typos than on regular keyboards. 🙂

[-] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago

I've actually tried everything that was recommended here, but AnySoftKeyboard still fits me the best.

[-] peregus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

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[-] kekmacska@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

the base aosp keyboard or florisboard

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