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BroadBoard

Anthony Benbrook

Large, high-contrast on-screen keyboard designed for low vision users

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About BroadBoard

BroadBoard is an on-screen keyboard (IME) designed for people with low vision. Instead of shrinking keys to fit everything on the screen at once, BroadBoard keeps every key big and readable — you simply pan around the keyboard to reach the keys you need, so no key ever has to be small.

Features:

* Large, scrollable keyboard with oversized, high-contrast keys

* Multiple color themes, including extra dark and high-visibility options

* Adjustable keyboard sizes, up to extra large

* Optional haptic feedback

* Screen reader friendly

* Multiple locales and layouts supported

Privacy:

BroadBoard collects no data. It has no internet permission, no analytics, no ads, and no third-party components. Nothing you type ever leaves your device.

After installing, BroadBoard must be enabled and selected as your input method:

1. Go to **Settings → System → Languages & input → On-screen keyboard → Manage keyboards**

2. Enable **BroadBoard**

3. Switch to it via the keyboard picker (tap the keyboard icon in the navigation bar, or long-press the spacebar in most apps).

Alternatively, launching BroadBoard from the app tray provides guided links to the correct settings screen and keyboard picker

What's new in 2.2

* New cursor navigation mode * New extra small size * Support for Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, and Slovak

How to install BroadBoard

  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 BroadBoard from your app drawer.

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