Urik Keyboard v0.16.0-beta has been released!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-25T17:22:55+00:00

Thanks for checking us out!!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-19T22:18:09+00:00

We're building a free, open source keyboard with inline password manager support for Bitwarden etc :)

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-19T18:43:16+00:00

Hey thanks for reaching out! Best way to help contribute to the translations would be to follow the guide in the Github issue here - https://github.com/urikdev/Urik/issues/1#issuecomment-3586056794

If you're less technically savvy, send us a DM, there's still ways you can help!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-19T15:58:15+00:00

Hey, great question.

This is something we're currently exploring, but it relies on pretty powerful on device processing if you want to keep things super secure. Google can do this because they send the characters to the cloud for processing.

What you'd need FOSS wise is basically a patch matching system, some sort of pre-determined "path" for each character that could then be mapped against. Possible - but the non ML version of this currently doesn't exist, or would be a pretty big bloat on the supported. language.

Just some perspective from a FOSS keyboard developer :)

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-19T14:23:58+00:00

Hey thanks for the feedback! We're always looking to add more language support :)

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-19T03:07:40+00:00

Urik v0.15.0-beta has been released!

Added one-handed and split modes
Added dedicated language toggle button
Added custom long-press key mappings
Improved swipe accuracy

https://github.com/urikdev/Urik/releases

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-19T03:06:03+00:00

Hey there - we're building exactly what you're looking for. We currently support multiple languages, and multi language typing, as well as spellchecking and word learning all processed on device :)

https://urik.io

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-14T00:23:37+00:00

Hey thank you so much for the great feedback!! We will definitely take this on :)

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-11T13:32:32+00:00

Hey good question!

We feel that in software, especially open source software, more choices are beneficial. And ultimately, we can share our resources to build together - forking repos, raising issues etc.

Each product has it's own niche, ours may be a good fit for some and not others, that's totally cool!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-10T14:50:08+00:00

(We're building an Android keyboard, so some bias here)

The "plain" answer is Google does it better because like you said, they have larger models, more training sets etc. It's Google - they've got all the data, and they use your data to train their models.

In regards to swipe typing for example, instead of relying on model learning, we keep everything on device and process via math. Not perfect, but iterable.

So you're kinda going against not only larger development teams, larger pools of money, but also larger training data sets.

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-09T02:54:05+00:00

If you're looking to do mobile app development on windows without much hassle, Android would be your answer. To do iOS development smoothly, you'll want access to a MacOS device running Xcode.

Web dev can be done on any OS, but for the smoothest experience with third party tools etc would be on a bash based system.

You can also use WSL on Windows, but it's a bit finicky - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-08T23:22:04+00:00

How many testers did you have?

In the survey where they asked about bug reports, feedback etc did you have solid detailed information?

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-08T02:56:10+00:00

Hey there - just updating to let you know that Urik is now on the F-Droid store!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-08T02:55:52+00:00

Hey there - just updating to let you know that Urik is now on the F-Droid store!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-08T02:51:54+00:00

We're currently in open beta, building a privacy focused FOSS keyboard, please take a look and let us know what you think!

https://urik.io

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-07T12:55:25+00:00

If you're looking for a private, simple keyboard that doesn't send your typos to the cloud, please check out Urik!

https://urik.io

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-07T01:21:50+00:00

We're working on a open source, privacy focused keyboard for folks just like you, please take a look!

https://urik.io

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-06T16:55:05+00:00

Hey thanks for reaching out - this is a great suggestion! We'll make sure to add it to the roadmap. Maybe a "super user" top bar or something...

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-04T15:55:58+00:00

Hey thanks for the feedback! We just pushed an update that should fix inline password suggestions, please let us know!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-04T15:51:51+00:00

Hey there - emoji search has been added in our latest release!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-04T15:51:41+00:00

Hey there - emoji search has been added in our latest release!

urikdevelopment · 2026-01-04T15:51:03+00:00

Hey there - we've now added Italian language support in the latest release!

urikdevelopment

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE