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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[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I always loved swipe typing so much, its the one non foss thing i miss so much. Currently typing off of florisboard, but until we have word recommendations (next big release i think, tho probably a long ways away still) and even a little better swipe typing I cant say a gboard foss alternate is good enough.

Funnily enough i loved keypass 2 androids built in keyboard and would use that if the ui was better, plus swipe typing again. Atleast florisboard can understand most longer words.

But having tried every foss keyboard I can comfortably say, i like floris board the most.

[–] TheSun 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Have you tried AnySoftKeyboard? It has solid word predictions and the swiping works great... available on fdroid

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

I have, can't remember what I didnt like there lol. Its been a while

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

Not OP but AnySoftKeyboard's word prediction is not as good as GBoard's. Especially when you need to use two languages, there nothing even comes close to GBoard unfortunately.