OpenBoard AlternativesTop Mobile Keyboards and other similar apps like OpenBoard

OpenBoard is described as '100% foss keyboard based on AOSP, with no dependency on Google binaries, that respects your privacy' and is a popular Mobile Keyboard in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to OpenBoard for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, F-Droid, iPhone and iPad apps. The best OpenBoard alternative is HeliBoard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenBoard are FUTO Keyboard, FlorisBoard, AnySoftKeyboard and Gboard.

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  1. HeliBoard icon
     96 likes

    HeliBoard is a fork of OpenBoard , continuing the project from where it stopped.

    33 HeliBoard alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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    HeliBoard vs OpenBoard Comments
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    Fork of OpenBoard that maintains all of its features and adds many new ones. Supports gesture typing.

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    HeliBoard is alive while OpenBoard is not

    • HeliBoard is Free and Open SourceOpenBoard is also Free and Open Source
  2. FUTO Keyboard icon
     57 likes

    We believe that if your computer keyboard doesn't ask for internet access, neither should your mobile keyboard. FUTO Keyboard is a modern keyboard app with voice input that is completely offline and never connects to the internet, in order to ensure your privacy and security.

    36 FUTO Keyboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. FlorisBoard icon
     55 likes

    FlorisBoard is an open-source keyboard aimed at providing you with an easy way to type while respecting your privacy.

    56 FlorisBoard alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
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    FlorisBoard vs OpenBoard Comments
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    Not ready for prime time. Autocorrect and suggestions are totally absent. As this board is a few years old now, I think it's safe to say it isn't going to happen.

    • FlorisBoard is Free and Open SourceOpenBoard is also Free and Open Source
  4. Gboard icon
     67 likes

    Mobile keyboard offers integrated web search, shared GIFs, fast glide typing, emoji search, voice input, predictive suggestions, and real-time sharing of news, images, locations, or videos, supporting multiple languages and privacy controls for varied input needs.

    67 Gboard alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • Android TV
     
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    Gboard vs OpenBoard Comments
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    Its just spyware. And a crap keyboard.

    • Gboard is Free and ProprietaryOpenBoard is Free and Open Source
  5. Introducing Fossify Keyboard – your go-to solution for effortless and efficient typing. Experience a seamless typing experience designed to cater to all your needs, whether chatting with friends or inserting texts, numbers, or symbols.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. Simple Keyboard icon
     30 likes

    Small open-source keyboard with minimal permissions offers adjustable height, number row, navigation keys, customizable themes, and no ads, emojis, spell check, or swipe. Ideal for those preferring basic functionality without extra features or background data use.

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  7. Are you missing the key layout you're used to from your computer when using an Android device? This software keyboard has separate number keys, punctuation in the usual places, and arrow keys. It is based on the AOSP Gingerbread soft keyboard, so it supports multitouch for...

    47 Hacker's Keyboard alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  8. SwiftKey Keyboard uses Artificial Intelligence to automatically learn your writing style, including the emoji you love to use (if you use emoji), the words that matter to you and how you like to type. That means autocorrect and predictive text that actually works because it...

    64 Microsoft SwiftKey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Microsoft SwiftKey vs OpenBoard Comments
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    RUBBISH. Autocorrect basically there just to irritate you. Does not function well. Spyware as well.

    • Microsoft SwiftKey is Free and ProprietaryOpenBoard is Free and Open Source
  9. This app is a virtual keyboard for Android. The main features are easy typing of every ASCII character using the swipe gesture, dead keys for accents and modifier keys and the presence of special keys (tab, esc, arrows, etc..).

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Super lightweight (~ 1/3 MB) yet flexible and powerful soft keyboard. Plus an English plugin still less than 1 MB. (Swype ~15 MB, Minuum ~18 MB, Google Keyboard ~15 MB, Swiftkey ~8 MB, TouchPal ~ 8.5MB)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. N Keyboard icon
     3 likes

    An Android Keyboard App themed heavily for Nothing Devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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