AnySoftKeyboard

Highly customizable keyboard focused on privacy and control

AnySoftKeyboard is an impressive choice for users who want a feature-packed typing experience without sacrificing privacy. As an open-source project, it keeps things transparent while offering a level of customization that rivals or surpasses many preinstalled keyboards.

The standout feature is its deep personalization. Users can switch between a wide range of themes, including a handy Night Mode for low-light environments and a Power-Saving Mode that cuts vibrations, sounds, suggestions and bright colors to conserve battery. Layouts can be adjusted with Compact or Phablet modes, making it comfortable on both small and large screens.

Language support is excellent. AnySoftKeyboard relies on external language packs and completion dictionaries, covering many locales. It learns from your typing habits and even uses your contacts to improve word suggestions and next-word prediction, which becomes more accurate over time.

Productivity-focused tools are another strong point. The extension and utility keyboards, accessed via swipes and gestures, add clipboard controls, arrow keys, voice input and quick access to symbols. Gesture controls like swiping to switch layouts or close the keyboard feel intuitive once learned, though the experimental gesture-typing still feels a bit less polished than dedicated swipe-only keyboards.

Where it truly shines is privacy. It works fully offline and does not rely on cloud-based prediction, which will appeal to those wary of sharing personal data. The trade-off is that predictions may feel slightly less “magical” compared to cloud-synced alternatives, especially at first.

Overall, AnySoftKeyboard is ideal for power users, multilingual typists and anyone who wants full control over how their keyboard looks and behaves, without compromising on privacy.