FlickBoard

Natalie Klestrup Röijezon

About this app

FlickBoard is a keyboard for Android that doesn't try to correct or predict you.
It doesn't have an opinion on the correct spelling or tone. It certainly doesn't use any AI.
Because it trusts you to write what you meant to write.

Instead, FlickBoard uses swipes to get away with using vastly fewer (and larger!) buttons than a traditional QWERTY keyboard, helping you build muscle memory, minimize typos, and touch type faster.

Type the letters in the center of a key by tapping it. Type the keys in the corners by swiping in that direction. It's that simple!

FlickBoard is inspired by MessagEase and Thumb-Key. It is also open source, see https://codeberg.org/natkr/flickboard!

Ratings and reviews

Wow! I've been a HARDCORE ME user for over a decade.It was heartbreaking when they switched to subscription, not because it was going to be paid, but because it became glitchy. I stayed there for long after I was comfortable and have only now found this very comparable alternative. The look is still not quite as customizable but, I'm rather enjoying some of the differeces. I think the emoji selector and voice-to-text options are better. And I really enjoy the Zalgo key and mini num-pad!

So far so good. Where are the two special characters [the a and o with the two dots over them] located as I keep having them show up in words and cant figure out what I am hitting. As a prior ME user, finding this was a blessing. Muscle memory makes typing fun again. I just ca.nnot deal with QWERTY. I see the microphone but when I swipe it, I get the message No Voice Input Method Found. So I went into setting, apps and FlickBoard - permissions for microphone, camera, etc is grayed out.

My first impression is positive, thanks for all the options, but not an overload of them. Very satisfied with the mini numpad, wondering if you could implement the numpad vs phone layout option to also flip that top/bottom. Also I am right handed but seem to favor the mini left handed version, don't know why. Thank you for the excelent update, addressed all my notes!

What’s new

- Added new long swipe gestures
- Added arrow substitutions for Zalgo mode (@machsna)
- Added Spanish&Catalan layout (@omglikeomg)
- Added sticky modifier mode
- Added option to treat long hold as transient shift
- New logo (@MisterE123)
- Made the clipboard history window shorter
- Made circle detection more sensitive by default
- Fixed some copy/paste bugs
- Fixed backtab not always being sent
- Fixed the emoji picker jumping up by itself on certain devices and orientations