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

submitted 1 year ago by vintprox@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] Penguinblue@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Swipe typing is not great. I come back to it every few months to try it again and always end up frustrated. It's good if you are a tap typer, though.

[-] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Swipe typing is brutal

[-] txtsd@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

It needs to be so precise!

[-] janguv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

This is my problem with every keyboard (FOSS or otherwise) since Swype finished. Gboard is the best of the bunch now but I'm loath to use it. I have tried Floris and Open (a fork of it which has swiping) and others, and they are all painful on this front.