Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard Alternatives

Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard is described as '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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard for Windows, Linux, Mac, Linux Mobile and PortableApps.com. The best Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard alternative is Free Virtual Keyboard, which is free. Other great apps like Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard are Onboard on-screen keyboard, F Key Sender, Dasher and Hot Virtual Keyboard.

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  1. Free Virtual Keyboard icon

    Free Virtual Keyboard

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    Free Virtual Keyboard is a free, lightweight, multilingual and finger friendly virtual keyboard.

    16 Free Virtual Keyboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Almost everyone thinks Free Virtual Keyboard is a great Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard alternative.

    • Free Virtual Keyboard is the most popular Windows alternative to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard.

    • Free Virtual Keyboard is the most popular free alternative to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard.

    • Free Virtual Keyboard is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is also Free and Proprietary
    • Free Virtual Keyboard is LightweightMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is not according to our users
  2. Onboard on-screen keyboard icon

    Onboard on-screen keyboard

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    An onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users and for mobility impaired users.

    40 Onboard on-screen keyboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Onboard on-screen keyboard screenshot 1
     

    • Onboard on-screen keyboard is the most popular Linux alternative to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard.

    • Onboard on-screen keyboard is the most popular Open Source alternative to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard.

    • Onboard on-screen keyboard is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is Free and Proprietary
  4. F Key Sender icon

    F Key Sender

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    Send keystrokes for F13 to F24 keys via buttons, including with modifiers (Shift, Ctrl, Alt).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Dasher icon

    Dasher

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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,

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Dasher is the most popular Mac alternative to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard.

    • Dasher is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is Free and Proprietary
  6. Hot Virtual Keyboard icon

    Hot Virtual Keyboard

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

    11 Hot Virtual Keyboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Hot Virtual Keyboard is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard.

    • Hot Virtual Keyboard is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is Free and Proprietary

  7. Click-N-Type

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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Uosk icon

    Uosk

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    Uosk is a light tool that opens any ASCII, ANSI, UTF-8 and UTF-16 text file and converts words (e.g. separated by spaces) into buttons. Clicking one button the text snippet is pasted into any text editor (Notepad, WordPad, MS Office, OpenOffice...).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Uosk as an Alternative to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard
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    Is not a real keyboard. More like clipboard replacement

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Uosk is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is Free and Proprietary
    • Uosk is Customizable and LightweightMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is not according to our users
  10. Comfort Keys Pro icon

    Comfort Keys Pro

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    Virtual On-Screen Keyboard, Hotkey Manager, Windows Clipboard Viewer, Fast Speed Typing Tools,

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. On-Screen Keyboard Portable

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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.

    34 On-Screen Keyboard Portable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  12. Mouse Only Keyboard icon

    Mouse Only 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  13. Neo's SafeKeys icon

    Neo's SafeKeys

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Kvkbd icon

    Kvkbd

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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.

    13 Kvkbd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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