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I use Gboard, as I'm on Android.

Do you use Gboard or the clipboard feature? Or use a similar feature of an other keyboard app?
Do you use apps like NetGuard or TrackerControl to restrict net access to the keyboard apps?

Have tried some FOSS apps some years ago, but didn't stay on them because, Malayalam(my mother tongue) and the handwriting mode(which is quite good), is not available in most other apps.

I had thought about turning on the clipboard history option and am thinking about the privacy/security aspect behind it. As per Gboard, it remembers history for 1 hour and there seems to be no sync option. So it seems sort-of safe. Thinking about such things since I do copy-paste OTP's.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I only use FOSS ones. I hop between florisboard and unexpected keyboard, and I gave heliboard a shot again recently because it has the swipe/glide typing but I couldn't stick with it because I was missing other features, so I'm back on floris.

Since I only use open source keyboards, I'm not really concerned about privacy...so no blocking of internet access.

I also thought about trying out the clipboard history, and also am wondering if it's safe...

If you want to try FOSS keyboard again, HeliBoard is your best bet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Thank you.
Will look into Heliboard. Does it have a Handwriting mode?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Unfortunately no.
I don't think there is a FOSS one that supports it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I have Heliboard and it works great.

Not sure if it's different but I use swipe on it and I love it.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I use HeliBoard because I have to switch between 5 languages (German, Polish, English, Swedish and Korean) constantly and it does it for the most part (other than the korean) automatically for me.

I didn't think of clipboard history yet, but I know that Keepass2Android deletes the copied passwords after a while, that's kind of good enough for me.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Heliboard. It don't have trackers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Tried them all. Floris, Heli, Futo, Heli wins.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

FUTO keyboard. It has the best swipe-typing and voice to text out of all source-viewable ones. (Not fully open source due to the license)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I use FlorisBoard for pure functionality.

  • I've been working with an odd app where you type at length but the message gets eaten sometimes. So I follow up everything with instant hits of the select-all + copy buttons
  • I find the < and > arrows to navigate text much more ergonomic than holding on space to edge around, especially for long strings (webpage forms lol)
  • Private clipboard is a measurable peace of mind. Had a heart attack when a private SSH key got autosuggested on the stock keyboard. Not sure if it ever gets TLS transferred anywhere though, e.g. for autocorrect training.

I do switch back to the stock keyboard for emoji search though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Also a florisboard user! Just patiently awaiting them to re-add glide typing

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Microsoft Swiftkey no matter what mobile device I’m on (iOS or android). It has a very forgiving autocorrect and great memory. It’s super crashy whenever a new iOS update comes along. But they fix it real fast.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I bought it before it was Microsoft, great kb.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Same. It overly corrects sometimes and can be a bit laggy, but in mixed language sentences it's unmatched by a wide margin IMO.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I am currently using FUTO keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Oh boy, where do I start. FOSS mostly

  • 8Vim - when I'm drunk or moving a lot
  • DotDash - when I wan't to write with morse code just for fun.
  • Hackers keyboard - for SSH terminal stuff
  • Unexpected keyboard - for SSH terminal stuff and when I need a lot of special characters.
  • Thumb-key - when I really have only one hand to write
  • Traditional T9 - when I write English and want a good auto-complete.
  • Kboard - for my kamoji needs and often reoccurring short messages.
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Heliboard,, sourced from F Droid with the clipboard enabled.

I used to use Openbaord fom F Droid

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

3 that I use for different purposes. Gboard is my default.
Then I have Keepass2android for when dealing with passwords.
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.ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ uᴉ ʞɔɐq ʎlᴉɯɐɟ ʎɯ oʇ ƃuᴉʞlɐʇ uǝɥʍ ɹo

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just installed it today. Significantly improved voice typing over Google and its processed locally on your device, not server side like everything Google.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just tried the FUTO keyboard and it's almost perfect, but it doesn't detect swipe language automatically. Still, it's a nice option.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Also using this, but the swipe prediction is garbage sometimes.

In the sentence above, it didn't predict 3x words, nor give me the correct one as an option, and I had to type it manually.

If I swipe really slow, it performs a little better. But who wants to do that?

Maybe in doing something wrong in the settings.

What I like about it: it isn't google, and I can use a QWERTY layout, with number row, and the shift+number matches that of a standard keyboard. Couldn't get that to work with other FOSS keyboards,

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Florisboard but it may or may not have your language.

I think it is configured so that you can add languages tho

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I use swiftkey. I type in 3 different languages daily (even in individual conversations) . Swiftkey does this very simply and automatically. Almost no fucking around with changing languages. It just does it by itself.

Would love to use other keyboards, but none of them comes even close if you need multiple languages all the time.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

for quite some time I am using Florisboard, a FOSS and privacy-respecting keyboard that has a ton of features. clipboard, undo/redo and copy/paste buttons etc. very useful when writing longer texts.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Fossify Keyboard

Enough for my needs. No autocorrect function, which helps me practice my written English. The clipboard function is interesting, as it allows for instant copied text or fixed text, but I seldom use it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Inkwell , it's a florisboard fork , gonna install Heliboard instead... yes I enable clipboard history and even pin items

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Heliboard has a clipboard and a lot of other useful stuff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

OpenBoard. FOSS. No predictions or swiping though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IIRC Openboard is not maintained, move to heliboard.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thumbkey, Samsung built in when I need a gif.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I simply use the default iOS keyboard.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I use Gboard and I absolutely loathe it. It constantly suggests words that are not words, and if I remove them, they don't actually get removed. I'm constantly minimizing the keyboard or recording audio and I have no clue how. I have yet to find anything better

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Apple keyboard and I hate it. Gboard for Apple is lame, and most of the others available are paid but I also suspect could be lame, so I don’t want to take the risk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nintype, although technically it’s the half baked community revival “Keyboard 71”

It has a lot of minor issues but it’s the only keyboard that does simultaneous two finger swiping. the learning dictionary is really good too. i can consistently type around 100wpm accurately with it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I laugh that the app from my bank throws an error saying all third-party keyboards are malware & unsafe.

I use AnySoftKeyboard still since it has a ton of keyboards & features (tho autocorrect needs improvements).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I still use Gboard but I feel like it's got a lot worse in recent years

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Still using Swype, never liked how the other swiping keyboards felt. No clipboard history

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