Open Source Gboard Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Gboard is AnySoftKeyboard. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Gboard and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Gboard are OpenBoard, HeliBoard, FlorisBoard and Simple Keyboard.

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Gboard alternatives are mainly Mobile Keyboards but may also be Grammar Checkers or AI Writing Tools.  Other popular filters includes Android + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Gboard.
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Gboard is a keyboard from Google for your iOS and Android. It has all the things you would expect from a great keyboard — GIFs, emojis, and Glide Typing — plus Google Search built in.

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Gboard alternatives page was last updated Nov 12, 2024
  1. UniKey icon
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    UniKey for Windows was first released as a free program in 1999. It quickly gained popularity thanks to its speed, simplicity, and reliability. It soon became, and still is the most popular keyboard program for Vietnamese language.

    11 UniKey alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    UniKey Features

    1.  Portable
    UniKey iconGboard Icon

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  2. Mozc icon
     1 like

    Mozc is a Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) designed for multi-platform such as Android OS, Apple macOS, Chromium OS, GNU/Linux, and Microsoft Windows. This OpenSource project originates from Google Japanese Input

    9 Mozc alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Chrome OS

    Mozc Features

    1.  Input Method
    Mozc iconGboard Icon

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    • Mozc is the most popular Mac alternative to Gboard.

    • Mozc is Free and Open SourceGboard is Free and Proprietary
  3. CodeBoard icon
     2 likes

    Coding on your mobile device just got easier. No more switching between numbers, symbols and alphabets.

    14 CodeBoard alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    CodeBoard Features

    1.  Input Method
    CodeBoard iconGboard Icon

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  4. Inkwell icon
     1 like

    Inkwell is a lightweight keyboard app that helps you chat with friends or enter any other text, numbers or symbols. Supports many different languages and layouts.

    41 Inkwell alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for Gestures
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Swipe Typing
    6.  Multiple languages
    7.  On-screen Keyboard
    Inkwell iconGboard Icon

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  5.  3 likes

    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.

    30 On-Screen Keyboard Portable alternatives
    On-Screen Keyboard Portable screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    On-Screen Keyboard Portable Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  On-screen Keyboard
    Gboard Icon

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  6. Brailliac: Braille Keyboard icon
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    Practice your Braille skills while doing anything from texting your friends, searching the web, or writing essays!

    48 Brailliac: Braille Keyboard alternatives
    Brailliac: Braille Keyboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    Brailliac: Braille Keyboard iconGboard Icon

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  7. Trime icon
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    Trime is originally a frontend of open-source Android Traditional Chinese IME, based on RIME input method framework and written in Java/Kotlin with JNI. It is designed to protect the native language of various local dialects of Chinese and is a universal shape-based and...

    30 Trime alternatives
    Trime screenshot 1
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Trime Features

    Trime iconGboard Icon

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