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FlorisBoard | FOSS keyboard that respects your privacy (florisboard.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I came across everyday topic on Techlore Discussions about free and open source keyboards for Android and discovered this little gem. It is FlorisBoard, a virtual keyboard for Android which respects privacy of the user. I can sigh with relief and finish my search for that singular keyboard for typing stuff on the go.

It has everything I need and more.

Multilanguage support: detailed layout options, popular presets
Swift and glide typing experience
Customizable gestures: switch language by fast swiping the keyboard itself left and right, change case by swiping up, the infamous cursor swipe on space bar
Emojis
Clipboard
Smartbar: quick actions and clipboard cursor tools
One-handed mode
Other look-and-feel settings

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The other problem with FOSS keyboards is that development always dies off with no more updates.

This makes it a non starter for me

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Exactly because the thing is FOSS, that becomes possible for more people with enough qualifications to resume it. In proprietary case, only very limited circle gets to touch the source code. We're probably witnessing a curse with virtual keyboards in FOSS, like some niche kinds of software...

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