

Wallaby-VK
Wallaby-VK is a free virtual on-screen keyboard for Linux systems with Wayland support. It runs as a floating, focus-stealing-free keyboard at the bottom of the screen.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Linux
Features
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Wallaby-VK News & Activities
Recent activities
- Bekudio added Wallaby-VK
Bekudio added Wallaby-VK as alternative to Onboard on-screen keyboard, Florence Virtual Keyboard, Maliit Virtual On-screen Keyboard and Kvkbd
Wallaby-VK information
What is Wallaby-VK?
Wallaby-VK is a free virtual on-screen keyboard for Linux systems with Wayland support. It runs as a floating, focus-stealing-free keyboard at the bottom of the screen.
Key features: Full German QWERTZ layout with umlauts (ä, ö, ü, ß) and a working acute dead-key (´ + e ? é), 40 customizable text snippets, local speech recognition via faster-whisper, 10-slot multi-copy buffer with an event-based clipboard watcher (safe on KWin 6 / Plasma 6), modifier locking (Shift, Ctrl, Alt, AltGr), Meta-as-quasi-modifier for Plasma shortcuts (Meta+E for the file manager, Meta+. for the emoji picker, etc.), audio controls, and an optional KeyCast OSD that shows keystrokes (including modifier combos like Ctrl+C), mouse buttons, and scroll-wheel events as live tokens on screen — ideal for screencasts and tutorials. Tested on Kubuntu 26.04 / KDE Plasma 6 / KWin 6, Ubuntu 24.04, Linux Mint 22.3 (Cinnamon), TUXEDO-OS-202604. Single Python file, packed as AppImage — 'installation' included.



