Keyboards are probably one of the most sensitive apps on our phones, having access and handling practically everything we type. I’ve stopped using keyboards that require network access and started using only opensource apps a few years ago. What are your favorite, privacy-respecting android keyboards?
So far, I’ve found these alternatives:
These are the alternatives I’ve been considering. If you know about other opensource keyboards to extend this list, pleas let me know
Pros/cons of each one of the keyboards I’ve used, based on my usage and preferences:
AFK
OpenBoard
FlorisBoard
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I rely on swipe, sadly this makes Gboard still the only real option for me.
Anysoft swipe is really bad in comparison. Also I’m not sure if the app is still maintained.
I had my hopes up for floris and still have. Their swipe actually works great but only in English and not much happens there for months now.
The lineage fork of AOSP Keyboard has swipe and while it works pretty good, the bad autocorrection destroys all the other good points of it.