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BroadBoard

Large, high-contrast on-screen keyboard designed for low vision users

Developer
Anthony Benbrook
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Package
com.galagidae.broadboard
Category
Keyboard & IME
Latest version
2.2 · Sep 9, 2026
Minimum Android
Android 8.0

Download 2.2

Screenshots

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Description

BroadBoard is an on-screen keyboard (IME) designed for people with low vision. Instead of shrinking keys to fit everything on the screen at once, BroadBoard keeps every key big and readable — you simply pan around the keyboard to reach the keys you need, so no key ever has to be small.

Features:

• Large, scrollable keyboard with oversized, high-contrast keys
• Multiple color themes, including extra dark and high-visibility options
• Adjustable keyboard sizes, up to extra large
• Optional haptic feedback
• Screen reader friendly
• Multiple locales and layouts supported

Privacy:

BroadBoard collects no data. It has no internet permission, no analytics, no ads, and no third-party components. Nothing you type ever leaves your device.

After installing, BroadBoard must be enabled and selected as your input method:

1. Go to **Settings → System → Languages & input → On-screen keyboard → Manage keyboards**
2. Enable **BroadBoard**
3. Switch to it via the keyboard picker (tap the keyboard icon in the navigation bar, or long-press the spacebar in most apps).

Alternatively, launching BroadBoard from the app tray provides guided links to the correct settings screen and keyboard picker

All versions

VersionReleasedMinimum AndroidSize
2.2 Sep 9, 2026 Android 8.0 3.9 MB
2.1 Aug 23, 2026 Android 8.0 3.9 MB
2.0 Aug 12, 2026 Android 8.0 3.8 MB

From the developer (GitHub)

APK files published by the developer on GitHub. They are signed by the developer and may not install over the other builds on this page (different signature). Links open github.com.

v2.2 · Sep 7, 2026
broadboard-v2.2-signed.apk 3.9 MB
v2.1 · Aug 19, 2026
broadboard-v2.1-signed.apk 3.9 MB
v2.0 · Aug 1, 2026
broadboard-v2.0-signed.apk 3.8 MB

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