

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.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Android Wear
- Android TV
Features
Gboard News & Activities
Highlights • All activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about GboardGboard is introducing 'Scan Text' feature for easier text copying from physical objects
Gboard, Google's popular keyboard, is initiating the deployment of a new 'Scan Text' feature on And...
- Maoholguin published news article about GboardGoogle's Gboard beta tests new 'Scan text' feature for direct text extraction from images
Google's Official Android keyboard app, Gboard, is reportedly beta testing a new Scan text feature ...
- Danilo_Venom published news article about GboardGboard Beta 13.3 unveils new features: Stylus Handwriting Mode, Compact Voice Typing UI and AI-Powered Proofreading and Stickers
The latest beta version of Gboard, 13.3, is developing new features like a stylus handwriting mode,...
Recent activities
- justarandom added Gboard as alternative to Traditional T9
- justarandom added Gboard as alternative to N Keyboard
- justarandom added Gboard as alternative to Flickboard
- POX added Gboard as alternative to Fossify Keyboard
- justarandom added Gboard as alternative to FUTO Keyboard
What is Gboard?
Gboard information
AlternativeTo Categories
OS & Utilities, Online ServicesApple AppStore
- Updated May 2, 2022
- 4.02 avg rating
Comments and Reviews
I've been using swiftkey and swype on iOS for a while, but Gboard beats both of them hands down..
I was using Gboard, it is very good for google search integration but there is one fatal reason why i stopped using it : Keyboard Resize (Very Important for big finger like me)
It now has a keyboard resizing function.
Not privacy friendly.
Owned by Google, so no privacy and untrustworthy
One of the most versatile keyboards.
While functionally Gboard is fine, you'll find the same functionally elsewhere without the bad parts. Gboard is not your friend, just like proprietary virtual keyboards in general aren't your friend.
1/5 stars might seem harsh, but I'd argue it's not unreasonable when you consider how little respect they have for your privacy and security. It's proprietary and depends on faith rather than trust. And that faith has been shown to be disrespected. It has unecessary bloat that doesn't do anything good for its users but only serves to benefit Google and its many partners.
So why use Gboard when OpenBoard offers the same while being debloated and open source? OpenBoard is privacy-oriented as opposed to Gboard. There are other alternatives as well that are great, however, from my testing and experience, OpenBoard is the best.
The customization settings are excellent, and the option to transfer those settings device to device with your Google account is incredibly handy.
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