HeliBoard

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HeliBoard
Original author Helium314
Operating system Android
Size 21 MB
Type Virtual keyboard
License GPL-3.0
Website https://github.com/HeliBorg/HeliBoard
Repository

HeliBoard is a free and open-source virtual keyboard application for Android and a maintained fork of OpenBoard. OpenBoard, and subsequently Heliboard, are based on the Android Open Source Project's (AOSP) keyboard implementation. [1] OpenBoard was initially released on 31 December 2019 and was actively developed until 17 December 2022, [2] [3] while HeliBoard is still in active development.

HeliBoard and OpenBoard do not contain any Google dependencies and do not connect to the internet, and are therefore used as privacy-respecting alternatives to Gboard. [4] [5] [6]

HeliBoard and OpenBoard are licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0. [7]

Both keyboards support "force incognito mode" to disable the learning of new words, autocorrect, auto-capitalize, clipboard history, delete-key swipe actions, and more. [8] Heliboard, additionally, supports more features.

References

  1. ↑ Helium314 (2025-12-21), HeliBorg/HeliBoard , retrieved 2025-12-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ openboard-team. "first commit · openboard-team/openboard@797ee4f". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  3. ↑ openboard-team. "Commits · openboard-team/openboard". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  4. ↑ "If Gboard is the best Android keyboard, why do I like this alternative so much?". Android Authority. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Using OpenBoard Keyboard as a Replacement for Google Gboard | Developer Portal". developer.zebra.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  6. ↑ Leroux, Faith (2025-08-16). "I spent years switching between Android keyboards. This one changed everything". Android Police. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  7. ↑ "OpenBoard - keyboard based on AOSP". LinuxLinks. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  8. ↑ "OpenBoard is a privacy-friendly keyboard for Android - gHacks Tech News". gHacks Technology News. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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