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Get it on F-Droid. For people who like it minimalistic. No emojis, gifs, spell checker or swipe typing.
Reviewed by Gabriel Bachmann
Simple Keyboard
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rkr.simplekeyboard.inputmethod 1 rating so far*
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
Minimalism is the entire pitch, and it follows through: no emojis, no swipe typing, no spell check, no network. That makes it the cleanest possible choice for anyone whose only requirement is keys that type letters with nothing phoning home. The flip side is obvious, anyone who relies on gesture input or prediction will find it bare to the point of annoyance. Pick it precisely because it does less.
GitHub at a glance
rkkr/simple-keyboard Apache-2.0
Stars
1,606
+0 this week
Forks
354
30 watching
Last commit
12d ago
healthy
Latest release
149
12d ago, 98 total
Star history
Issues
88% closed
56
open
410
closed
+4 / -3
opened / closed, last 4 weeks
Opened vs closed, last 12 weeks
Commits, last 26 weeks
18 commits, active 11 of 26 weeks
39 contributors since Apr 2017
Languages
- Java 100%
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Website at a glance
play.google.com
B score 70
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 3d ago
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Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
Simple Keyboard alternatives
FlorisBoard Get it on F-Droid . Currently in early-beta state.
Transcribro On-device voice typing for Android. Speech recognition runs locally, with no network access.
AnySoftKeyboard Get it on F-Droid . Supports lots of languages via external packages.
Indic Keyboard Get it on F-Droid . Supports 23 languages and 54 layouts.
Simple Keyboard license, in plain English
Apache-2.0 Permissive
Permissive like MIT, with an explicit patent grant and a requirement to flag any changes you make.
Permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Patent use
- Private use
Requires
- License and copyright notice
- State changes
Does not provide
- Trademark use
- Liability cover
- Warranty
Why it matters: Permissive licensing lets anyone reuse this, including inside closed products. That is freedom to build on, but no guarantee that downstream copies stay open.
Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.
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