- Multi-language keyboard support via external packages (English as standard)
- Completion dictionaries for multiple languages
- Multitouch support
- Extension keyboard (swipe your finger all the way up out of the keyboard)
- Gesture support: swipe left or right to switch layouts; swipe up to shift; swipe down to close the keyboard
- Theme support (comes with several skins)
- Built-in user dictionary words editor
- Optional 16-key English keyboard
- Cursor movement soft-keys that can also be mapped to hardware keys
- Supports x86 and MIPS natively
There are many language packs and themes available as apks on the website. We will try and publish any that have source xml and attribution/licence for the dictionaries. For more info see the f-droid.org forum topic.
License: Apache2
Website: http://code.google.com/p/softkeyboard/
Issue Tracker: https://github.com/AnySoftKeyboard/AnySoftKeyboard/issues
Source Code: https://github.com/AnySoftKeyboard/AnySoftKeyboard
Donate: http://code.google.com/p/softkeyboard/
Packages
NOTE: Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications, and it's a less secure way to download, especially if you are not currently using HTTPS. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
Version 20130528
This version is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to the source tarball below.
download apk 2.5 MB
(+50 kB)source tarball 1.8 MB
no permission changesview permissions [⚠ 3, ⓘ 2, ⚙ 1]YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
⚠ Read contact data [READ_CONTACTS]
Allows an application to read all
of the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious applications
can use this to send your data to other people.
⚠ Read user defined dictionary [READ_USER_DICTIONARY]
Allows an application to read any private
words, names and phrases that the user may have stored in the user dictionary.
STORAGE
⚠ Modify/delete USB storage contents [WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE]
Allows an application to write to the USB storage.
HARDWARE CONTROLS
ⓘ Control vibrator [VIBRATE]
Allows the application to control
the vibrator.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
ⓘ Write to user defined dictionary [WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY]
Allows an application to write new words into the
user dictionary.
EXTRA/CUSTOM
⚙ [READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE]
Version 20130501-skinny-eye-candy-post-birthday
This version is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to the source tarball below.
download apk 2.5 MB
(+38 kB)source tarball 1.8 MB
no permission changesview permissions [⚠ 3, ⓘ 2, ⚙ 1]YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
⚠ Read contact data [READ_CONTACTS]
Allows an application to read all
of the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious applications
can use this to send your data to other people.
⚠ Read user defined dictionary [READ_USER_DICTIONARY]
Allows an application to read any private
words, names and phrases that the user may have stored in the user dictionary.
STORAGE
⚠ Modify/delete USB storage contents [WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE]
Allows an application to write to the USB storage.
HARDWARE CONTROLS
ⓘ Control vibrator [VIBRATE]
Allows the application to control
the vibrator.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
ⓘ Write to user defined dictionary [WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY]
Allows an application to write new words into the
user dictionary.
EXTRA/CUSTOM
⚙ [READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE]
Version 20130222-skinny-eye-candy
This version is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to the source tarball below.
download apk 2.4 MB
source tarball 1.8 MB
view permissions [⚠ 3, ⓘ 2, ⚙ 1]YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
⚠ Read contact data [READ_CONTACTS]
Allows an application to read all
of the contact (address) data stored on your tablet. Malicious applications
can use this to send your data to other people.
⚠ Read user defined dictionary [READ_USER_DICTIONARY]
Allows an application to read any private
words, names and phrases that the user may have stored in the user dictionary.
STORAGE
⚠ Modify/delete USB storage contents [WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE]
Allows an application to write to the USB storage.
HARDWARE CONTROLS
ⓘ Control vibrator [VIBRATE]
Allows the application to control
the vibrator.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
ⓘ Write to user defined dictionary [WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY]
Allows an application to write new words into the
user dictionary.
EXTRA/CUSTOM
⚙ [READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE]
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