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, Dasher, Click-N-Type and Hot Virtual Keyboard.

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Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard alternatives page was last updated Jun 19, 2023
  1. Free Virtual Keyboard icon
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    Free Virtual Keyboard is a free, lightweight, multilingual and finger friendly virtual keyboard.

    15 Free Virtual Keyboard alternatives
    Free Virtual Keyboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  On-screen Keyboard
    Free Virtual Keyboard iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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

    36 Onboard on-screen keyboard alternatives
    Onboard on-screen keyboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Onboard on-screen keyboard Features

    1.  On-screen Keyboard
    Onboard on-screen keyboard iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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    • 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
  3. Dasher icon
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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,

    12 Dasher alternatives
    Dasher screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Dasher Features

    1.  Input Method
    Dasher iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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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
  4.  5 likes

    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...

    10 Click-N-Type alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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  5. Hot Virtual Keyboard icon
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    A replacement for Windows' built in virtual touch keyboard. Includes many layouts, supports customization and gestures.

    9 Hot Virtual Keyboard alternatives
    Hot Virtual Keyboard screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Hot Virtual Keyboard Features

    1.  Emoji search
    2.  Word Prediction
    3.  On-screen Keyboard
    Hot Virtual Keyboard iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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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
  6. Comfort Keys Pro icon
     4 likes

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

    10 Comfort Keys Pro alternatives
    Comfort Keys Pro screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Comfort Keys Pro Features

    1.  Keystroke
    Comfort Keys Pro iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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  7. Uosk icon
     8 likes

    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...).

    14 Uosk alternatives
    Uosk with Unicode example snippets

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    2.  On-screen Keyboard
    Uosk iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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    Comments about Uosk as an Alternative to Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard
     
    Guest

    Is not a real keyboard. More like clipboard replacement

    Negative commentAug 4, 2021
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    • Uosk is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is Free and Proprietary
    • Uosk is LightweightMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard is not according to our users
  8.  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
    Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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  9. Mouse Only Keyboard icon
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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.

    13 Mouse Only Keyboard alternatives
    Mouse Only Keyboard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Mouse Only Keyboard Features

    1.  Portable
    Mouse Only Keyboard iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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

    12 Neo's SafeKeys alternatives
    Neo's SafeKeys screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Neo's SafeKeys Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Password protection
    Neo's SafeKeys iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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  11. Kvkbd icon
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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.

    12 Kvkbd alternatives
    Kvkbd screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Kvkbd Features

    1.  On-screen Keyboard
    2.  KDE
    Kvkbd iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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  12. Florence Virtual Keyboard icon
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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, 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...

    14 Florence Virtual Keyboard alternatives
    hardware style

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Florence Virtual Keyboard iconMicrosoft On-Screen Keyboard Icon

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