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Onboard on-screen keyboard VS FlorisBoard

Compare Onboard on-screen keyboard VS FlorisBoard and see what are their differences

Onboard on-screen keyboard logo Onboard on-screen keyboard

An onscreen keyboard useful for tablet PC users and for mobility impaired users.

FlorisBoard logo FlorisBoard

An open-source keyboard for Android.
  • Onboard on-screen keyboard Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-13
  • FlorisBoard Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-07-25

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, FlorisBoard seems to be a lot more popular than Onboard on-screen keyboard. While we know about 55 links to FlorisBoard, we've tracked only 4 mentions of Onboard on-screen keyboard. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Onboard on-screen keyboard mentions (4)

  • Korean (Hangul) on-screen virtual keyboard for Linux.
    With the archaic xvkbd, layout switcher didn't work for me. I also found some custom layouts for onboard, but was unable to download/use them. Source: 7 months ago
  • Steam Deck - Steam Deck Client Update: Notifications and Input fixes - Steam News
    Https://launchpad.net/onboard is exclusively what I use in desktop mode. Pinned it to my favorites. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Onboard virtual keyboard switches layout while writing
    Report the bug here https://launchpad.net/onboard. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Challenge: Use KDE Plasma ONLY With Touchscreen
    Do you mean this one: https://launchpad.net/onboard? What do you like more about it in comparison to Maliit? Source: over 2 years ago

FlorisBoard mentions (55)

  • F-Droid, Keyboard Libraries, and Choosing a Browser
    I didn't last long with the stock keyboard before installing AnySoftKeyboard which is one of the few FOSS alternative with support for swipe typing. The experience was... OK. It felt slow and it's accuracy left a lot to be desired. I still had to be slow and pretty accurate, so it didn't really feel like much of a change from the stock experience. FlorisBoard have also introduced their own implementation but the... - Source: dev.to / 3 months ago
  • All my Open Source App Alternatives
    Keyboard → OpenBoard (OpenBoard Upadted Fork, FlorisBoard when the v4 will be released...). Source: 9 months ago
  • Android keyboard recommendations ?
    The Github code repository (https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard) had an update on February 24, so the app is not abandoned. It reads like they plan a massive update for the next version, and word suggestions will be available. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Keyboard for Android
    I tested two: AnySoftKeyboard, it's stable and works even on very old devices, but it lacks modern features and the settings are really ugly and confusing (but once you look at all of them, you'll be able to make the keyboard the way you like it, is very customizable). And I also tested FlorisBoard, it's modern, beautiful, but it's a work in progress currently in early-beta stage and it has many incomplete or... Source: about 1 year ago
  • Custom keyboard extension
    Probably only via AOSP mirror. It's an AOSP component so not officially available as its own component. Check out https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard for a GitHub based OSS keyboard. Source: about 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Onboard on-screen keyboard and FlorisBoard, you can also consider the following products

Free Virtual Keyboard - Free Virtual Keyboard is a free, lightweight, multilingual and finger friendly virtual keyboard.

AnySoftKeyboard - Android (f/w 1.5+) on-screen keyboard for multiple languages.

Gboard - Google-powered keyboard with search, GIFs, emojis and more!

Hacker's Keyboard - Are you missing the key layout you're used to from your computer when using an Android device?

Hot Virtual Keyboard - A replacement for Windows' built in virtual touch keyboard.

Multiling O Keyboard - Super lightweight (~ 1/3 MB) yet flexible and powerful soft keyboard.