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Unexpected Keyboard

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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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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Android
  • F-Droid
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused
  3.  Customizable

Features

  1.  No Tracking
  2.  Dark Mode
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  Multiple languages
  5.  key combinations
  6.  Themes
  7.  Built-in themes

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  • virtual-keyboard

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  • Developed by

    Jules Aguillon

  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5

  • Alternatives

    51 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  2,212 Stars
  •  232 Forks
  •  219 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 4, 2025 
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Unexpected Keyboard, and it has gotten 7 likes

Unexpected Keyboard was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Oct 12, 2022 and this page was last updated Oct 12, 2022.

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This is such a brilliant keyboard. Very cleverly done. It tackles both privacy and usability issues in one fell swoop. It allows you to type entire range of extended Latin letters from a single layout, as well as key combinations like Ctrl-Z, Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V and so on. I personally find it way more useful than GBoard or Swiftkey, despite that Unexpected Keyboard doesn't have suggestions and predictions based on massive data mining in the background.

What is Unexpected Keyboard?

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..).

The keyboard shows up to 4 extra characters in the corners of each key. These extra characters are hit by swiping the finger on the key.

Highlight of some of the features:

  • Every character and special keys that are also available on a PC keyboard. This is perfect for using applications like Termux.

  • This includes Tab, Esc, the arrows and function keys, but also Ctrl and Alt !

  • Accented keys are accessible using dead keys. First activate the accent, then type the accented letter.

  • Very light and fast. Use 500x times less space than Google's keyboard and 15x times less than the default keyboard. No ad, no tracking.

  • Multiple layouts: QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY. Themes: White, Dark, OLED Black. And many other options.

Like any other virtual keyboards, it must be enabled in the system settings. Open the System Settings and go to: System > Languages & input > On-screen keyboard > Manage on-screen keyboards.

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