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EDIT: Thanks, guys! I ended up downloading Heliboard from f-droid :)

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[–] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 6 points 6 days ago

I've been using heliboard for more than a year without any issues. Only think I don't like is the lack of emoji search(?)

[–] MrSilkworm@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] abobla@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

thanks, a lot of people talked about it, I downloaded it yesterday.

Dammit people stop asking this question I have 5 different keyboards now

[–] 0xb@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

I just wish languagetool made an android keyboard, all the open source options require some compromise with the autocorrect in my native language

[–] Daeraxa@lemmy.ml 86 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Heliboard which is an active fork of OpenBoard.

[–] irotsoma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I've been using Heliboard for a while. It does most that gboard does, but the predictions aren't as good of course.

[–] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've been using it for about a year now. It's a little frustrating that it will learn my misspellings before it suggests a proper replacement, but otherwise I have no complaints. Direct upgrade over the stock AOSP keyboard.

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[–] Eyedust@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

I've been down this rabbit hole and here's the haul from Wonderland:

Conventional:

  • Heliboard - Has glide typing, but the available library is unstable and old. The most polished.

  • Florisboard - Currently under heavy development, but what's there is more than usable and very well done.

  • Unexpected Keyboard - I actually love this one, but as a Fold user I need some auto correct. Uses swipe motions on each key for symbols and punctuation.

Unconventional:

  • Thumbkey - A 3x3 grid using taps and swipes to type. I flip flop between this and Heliboard atm. Has circular motions to input caps or numbers. MASSIVE amount of layouts, including language, programmer, writer and more. Easy layout switch key on the fly.

  • Flickboard - Same setup as Thumbkey. This would be my go to ever since they added a landscape layout that smart switches on inner Fold screen, but there's no separate key height for it, so you have to deal with non-uniform on one screen which isn't easy to type on. Also has circular motion for caps. No numeric, but there's the option of having a small number column.

  • 8vim - The only one of it's kind since 8pen died. I'm learning this one and it's great, but wonky on inner Fold screen. Its hard to explain, but you use circular motions around on X wheel to input whole words at a time letter by letter. Start center, drag out into a quadrant, rotate to get your letter, go back to center, without lifting go to your next quadrant for the next letter. When you're done and back on center, let go to insert space, or you can move out into a quadrant then lift to end without a space. Takes a lot of getting used to.

[–] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 2 points 1 day ago

Oh wow, I've abandoned Thumbkey on a Fold, but I didn't know of Flickboard.

[–] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It should be noted that Heliboard does not "have glide typing" but rather it supports loading the proprietary Google swype library.

[–] Eyedust@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

One that's two years old at that. Its not the best solution, but it's the only one we have if you absolutely need glide typing.

It hitches up sometimes and I find myself getting the wrong words more than other glide typing solutions from closed source keyboards, but it's not horrible.

Sorry I wasn't more clear on this in my original post.

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[–] giacomo@lemm.ee 26 points 1 week ago

ive been using heliboard for a while now. no complaints.

[–] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 21 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Florisboard beta is what I use. Extremely customisable. I think the biggest things that lacks are custom background photo and text-gliding (I ~dont use any of these though).

I made it almost identical to the gboard theme I was using previously and it's so cool.

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don’t know, but Thumb-Key is written to by a core Lemmy developer, dessalines.

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[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 14 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I like HeliBoard. It automatically switches between the languages I write in.

[–] pinguinu@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 6 days ago

I'm currently using OpenBoard but you sold me on that one, thanks!

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thumb-key.

It takes a bit to adapt and create muscle memory but I can't change it now that I am used to it.

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[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fcitx5 for Chinese, and Flickboard for English. Honestly sad that there isn't a decent open-source keyboard for Japanese though.

[–] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There's Mozc, but it's oudated and no one maintain it anymore.

True. It doesn't even install on Android 14.

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

Thumb-Key, hands down!

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

FlorisBoard

[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I've actually tried everything that was recommended here, but AnySoftKeyboard still fits me the best.

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