Get it on F-Droid. For people who like it minimalistic. No emojis, gifs, spell checker or swipe typing.
Official website play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rkr.simplekeyboard.inputmethod
Our take
Minimalism is the entire pitch, and it follows through: no emojis, no swipe typing, no spell check, no network. That makes it the cleanest possible choice for anyone whose only requirement is keys that type letters with nothing phoning home. The flip side is obvious, anyone who relies on gesture input or prediction will find it bare to the point of annoyance. Pick it precisely because it does less.
GitHub at a glance
rkkr/simple-keyboard
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Simple Keyboard license, in plain English
Apache-2.0 Permissive
Permissive like MIT, with an explicit patent grant and a requirement to flag any changes you make.
Permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Patent use
- Private use
Requires
- License and copyright notice
- State changes
Does not provide
- Trademark use
- Liability cover
- Warranty
Why it matters: Permissive licensing lets anyone reuse this, including inside closed products. That is freedom to build on, but no guarantee that downstream copies stay open.
Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.