Fcitx5 vs kboard
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Fcitx5
Supported languages English (with spellcheck) Chinese Pinyin, Shuangpin, Wubi, Cangjie and custom tables (built-in) Zhuyin/Bopomofo (via Chewing Plugin) Jyutping (via Jyutping Plugin) Vietnamese (via on UniKey Plugin, supports Telex, VNI and VIQR) Japanese (via Anthy Plugin) Korean (via Hangul Plugin) Sinhala (via Sayura Plugin) Thai (via Thai Plugin) Generic (via RIME Plugin, supports importing custom schemas) Features Virtual Keyboard (layout not customizable yet) Expandable candidate view Clipboard management (plain text only) Theming (custom color scheme and background image) Popup preview on key press Long press popup keyboard for convenient symbol input Symbol and Emoji picker
kboard
Do you hate people as much as I do? Do you find yourself wasting time trying to find the right condescending message in order to get rid of them? Then you need kboard - a keyboard designed specifically to end conversations. Don't waste time with all those other superfluous letters when all you really need is 'k.'. * *NEW* Commands - a powerful VIM-like macro system for your own custom command keys /like this!5dw,i($0!!!!) * Add as many custom keys as you need. * Quickly switch between kboard and your other keyboards * One-click send option for the pinnacle of laziness - no need to even press enter! * Choose from 5 material design color schemes It will literally save you hours of pointless talking! With kboard the world is your oyster: * Add your favourite hashtags * Easily Italicise/bolden things in WhatsApp * More powerful copy/paste automation with Commands * Use to speed up github peer reviews (e.g. thumbs up, +1, LGTM) * Add long names that are awkward to type * Custom text emoji/faces (e.g. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)) * Automate sweet nothings to your partner COMMANDS (New in v3) Commands is a VIM-like system for adding keys that do special things. For example: /WhatsApp italicise!dw,i(_$0_) /WhatsApp bolden!dw,i(*$0*) /WhatsApp italics!i(__),j /Copy All!yy /Repeat word x4!dw,4p /rly sad!1000i(😥 ) Full list: d=delete previous character dw=delete previous word 3dw=delete previous three words dd=delete all yy=copy all y=copy selection p=paste from clipboard i(text)=output the content of the brackets ($0 gets replaced with the last deleted/copied content) upper(text)=as o, but in upper case lower(text)=as o, but lower case j=move cursor back by a character k=move cursor forward by a character b=move cursor back by a word w=move cursor forward by a word s=trigger a send command
| Feature | Fcitx5 | kboard |
|---|---|---|
| License | LGPL-2.1-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | ProductivityKeyboard | ProductivityKeyboard |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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