# KeyboardKit/KeyboardKit

Create amazing custom iOS keyboards with Swift & SwiftUI.

Repository: https://github.com/KeyboardKit/KeyboardKit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/keyboardkit
Homepage: https://keyboardkit.com
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: emoji, swift, swiftui, keyboard, keyboard-extension, ios, macos, tvos, watchos, apple, visionos
Last push: 2026-08-25T12:15:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3667, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 78}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1877, forks 298 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:47.768538+00:00)

## What it is
KeyboardKit is a Swift & SwiftUI framework for building custom keyboard extensions for iOS, iPadOS, and other Apple platforms. It extends Apple's limited keyboard APIs with customizable layouts, localization for 75+ locales, and optional Pro features like autocomplete, emoji keyboards, dictation, and AI-powered input.

## Use cases
- build a custom ios keyboard extension in swift
- replace the native ios keyboard with my own keyboard app
- add autocomplete and autocorrect to a custom keyboard
- create a multilingual keyboard supporting many locales
- make an emoji keyboard extension for ios
- add ai-powered text prediction to a keyboard extension

## When to choose
- you want to ship a production-quality custom iOS keyboard with minimal code
- you need localized keyboard layouts, callouts, and RTL support for many languages
- you want native SwiftUI-based keyboard UI with themes, haptics, and callouts
- you want optional pro features like autocomplete, dictation, and AI support

## When to avoid
- you need a fully open-source SDK - the core is closed source with a paid Pro tier
- you target Android or web keyboards - iOS/Apple platforms only (Android support is work-in-progress)
- you need keyboard features Apple forbids, like drawing outside keyboard bounds or unrestricted network access without Full Access
- you only need a simple in-app text input view rather than a system-wide keyboard extension

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, internationalization, sdk, nlp
- domain: mobile-development, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: swiftui, keyboard-extension, custom-keyboard, autocomplete, emoji-keyboard, freemium, closed-source, localization, ios, swift, macos

## Member repositories
- KeyboardKit/KeyboardKit (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.768538+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:14:40.706208+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/KeyboardKit/KeyboardKit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.768538+00:00, sha 0577bc9db8b1)
  - homepage: https://keyboardkit.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:31.744628+00:00, sha 4bc2137c6840)
  - site_page: https://keyboardkit.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:31.748097+00:00, sha 50923fdbfd38)
  - site_page: https://keyboardkit.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:31.750530+00:00, sha a67abf7b28da)
  - site_page: https://keyboardkit.com/features/localization (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:31.754776+00:00, sha c0ff76d2cc45)
  - site_page: https://docs.keyboardkit.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:31.759748+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
  - site_page: https://keyboardkit.com/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:31.761405+00:00, sha 64ec4c17b03e)
  - site_page: https://keyboardkit.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:31.752856+00:00, sha ae3f038e6ffe)
  - site_page: https://keyboardkit.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:53:31.757965+00:00, sha abddc7e61cf4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.