Florence Virtual Keyboard Alternatives

Florence Virtual Keyboard is described as 'Florence is an extensible scalable virtual keyboard for GNOME. You need it if you can't use a real hardware keyboard, for example because you are disabled, your keyboard is broken or because you use a tablet PC, but you must be able to use a pointing device (as a mouse, a' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Florence Virtual Keyboard for Windows, Linux, Mac, Linux Mobile and PortableApps.com. The best Florence Virtual Keyboard alternative is Onboard on-screen keyboard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Florence Virtual Keyboard are Free Virtual Keyboard, Dasher, Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard and Click-N-Type.

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Florence is an extensible scalable virtual keyboard for GNOME. You need it if you can't use a real hardware keyboard,...

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Florence Virtual Keyboard alternatives page was last updated Mar 15, 2025
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    An onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users and for mobility impaired users.

    39 Onboard on-screen keyboard alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Onboard on-screen keyboard Features

    1.  On-screen Keyboard

    Onboard on-screen keyboard VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
    • Onboard on-screen keyboard is the most popular Linux alternative to Florence Virtual Keyboard.

    • Onboard on-screen keyboard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Florence Virtual Keyboard.

    • Onboard on-screen keyboard is Free and Open SourceFlorence Virtual Keyboard is also Free and Open Source
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    Free Virtual Keyboard is a free, lightweight, multilingual and finger friendly virtual keyboard.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  On-screen Keyboard

    Free Virtual Keyboard VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
    Comments about Free Virtual Keyboard as an Alternative to Florence Virtual Keyboard
    Guest
    Negative Aug 14, 2020
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    Florence is an extensible scalable virtual keyboard for GNOME (Linux) how can you class a windows virtual keyboard as an alternative to a Linux keybord???

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    • Free Virtual Keyboard is the most popular Windows alternative to Florence Virtual Keyboard.

    • Free Virtual Keyboard is Free and ProprietaryFlorence Virtual Keyboard is Free and Open Source
    • Free Virtual Keyboard is LightweightFlorence Virtual Keyboard is not according to our users
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    Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used - for example,

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Dasher Features

    1.  Input Method

    Dasher VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
    • Dasher is the most popular Mac alternative to Florence Virtual Keyboard.

    • Dasher is Free and Open SourceFlorence Virtual Keyboard is also Free and Open Source
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    On-Screen Keyboard is a utility that displays a virtual keyboard on the screen and allows users with mobility impairments to type data using a pointing device or joystick.

    16 Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
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    Click-N-Type virtual keyboard (on-screen keyboard) free software is an assistive technology for people with a physical disability involving motor skill impairment from spinal cord injuries, ALS, Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis or Stroke who cannot use a...

    11 Click-N-Type alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Click-N-Type VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
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    A replacement for Windows' built in virtual touch keyboard. Includes many layouts, supports customization and gestures.

    10 Hot Virtual Keyboard alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Hot Virtual Keyboard Features

    1.  Emoji search
    2.  Word Prediction
    3.  On-screen Keyboard

    Hot Virtual Keyboard VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
    • Hot Virtual Keyboard is the most popular commercial alternative to Florence Virtual Keyboard.

    • Hot Virtual Keyboard is Paid and ProprietaryFlorence Virtual Keyboard is Free and Open Source
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    Virtual On-Screen Keyboard, Hotkey Manager, Windows Clipboard Viewer, Fast Speed Typing Tools,

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  Keystroke

    Comfort Keys Pro VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
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    On-Screen Keyboard Portable is a handy way to bring your settings for the Windows' built-in an-screenkeyboard with you from PC to PC. It will remember your hover preferences and other options and provides an easy way to launch it right from the PortableApps.com Menu.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    On-Screen Keyboard Portable Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  On-screen Keyboard

    On-Screen Keyboard Portable VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
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    An ideal utility to be used to enter sensitive passwords. To avoid key loggers you can enter the password using only the mouse. This method protects you even against hardware keyloggers, or other keyloggers not supported by MyPlanetSoft Anti Keylogger.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Mouse Only Keyboard Features

    1.  Portable

    Mouse Only Keyboard VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
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    Neo's SafeKeys is an anti-keylogging virtual keyboard designed to counter keylogging, mouse-logging, clipboard-logging and screen-logging.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Neo's SafeKeys Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Password protection

    Neo's SafeKeys VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
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    Uinput based virtual keyboard library and gtk application.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mobile

    Ukbd VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
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    aliriza-keskin23
    Positive Mar 15, 2025
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    florence is X11 only but ukbd is wayland + x11 supported

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    • Ukbd is Free and Open SourceFlorence Virtual Keyboard is also Free and Open Source
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    Kvkbd is a virtual keyboard for KDE, it contains many feature like system tray and dock support, autodetection and on the fly change of the keyboard layout, scripting with DBus, etc.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Kvkbd Features

    1.  On-screen Keyboard
    2.  KDE

    Kvkbd VS Florence Virtual Keyboard

     
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