Personalization · Open source

AnySoftKeyboard

Menny Even Danan

We live in a world full of languages. Why not use a multi-lingual keyboard?

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About AnySoftKeyboard

Any Soft Keyboard is an open-source, on-screen keyboard with multiple languages support with emphasis on privacy.

This is one of the most customizable keyboards available.

To activate: Launch 'AnySoftKeyboard Settings' App, and follow the instructions.

Main features:

* Multi languages keyboard support via external packages.

* Completion dictionaries for multiple languages.

* Also completes your typed words from you contacts names (Android 2.0+)!

* And, learns your typing behavior to provide next-word prediction.

* Multi-Touch support (as in, pressing SHIFT along with other characters).

* Extension keyboard (swipe your finger all the way up out of the keyboard).

* Voice Input support (Android 2.2+).

* Compact/Phablet Mode.

* Gesture support:

** Experimental Gesture-Typing (enable in the Settings app).

** Swipe left or right to switch layouts.

** Swipe up to shift.

** Swipe down to close the keyboard.

* Theme support (comes with a few built-in skins, and more available in Play Store).

* Night Mode: Quiet, Dark keyboard at night time (enable in the Settings app).

* Power-Saving Mode: No vibrations, sound, suggestions and a dark theme (enable in the Settings app).

* Build-in user dictionary words editor.

* Build-in abbreviations dictionary: create shortcuts for words and sentences.

* Utility keyboard (swipe up from space-bar):

** Clipboard actions copy, paste, select-all, select selectively (long-press select and use arrow keys).

** Voice input

How to install AnySoftKeyboard

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open AnySoftKeyboard from your app drawer.

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