# hodgef/simple-keyboard

Javascript Virtual Keyboard - Customizable, responsive and lightweight

Repository: https://github.com/hodgef/simple-keyboard
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simple-keyboard
Homepage: https://virtual-keyboard.js.org/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: keyboard, onscreen-keyboard, virtual-keyboard, virtual-keyboards, touchscreen, touch-screen, osk, javascript, screen-keyboard, js, digital, kiosk
Last push: 2026-08-25T08:04:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3106, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 720, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2452, forks 191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:53.007124+00:00)

## What it is
simple-keyboard is a lightweight, customizable JavaScript virtual (on-screen) keyboard library that works with vanilla JS, React, Angular, and Vue. It supports touchscreens, kiosks, and extensibility via modules like autocorrect, input masks, and swipe input.

## Use cases
- add an on-screen keyboard to a kiosk web app
- virtual keyboard for touchscreen devices in the browser
- customizable onscreen keyboard for a React form
- embed a virtual keyboard in a Vue or Angular app
- on-screen keyboard for users without a physical keyboard
- build a swipe or autocorrect-enabled soft keyboard in JS

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, framework-agnostic virtual keyboard in the browser
- you need broad legacy browser support including IE11
- you want modules like input masks, key navigation, or swipe typing
- you are building kiosk or touchscreen interfaces

## When to avoid
- you need a native mobile OS keyboard rather than an in-page one
- you need a desktop-level system-wide on-screen keyboard
- your project is not web/browser based

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, accessibility
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: virtual-keyboard, onscreen-keyboard, touchscreen, kiosk, javascript, react, vue, angular, nodejs

## Member repositories
- hodgef/simple-keyboard (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.007124+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 2026-08-30T02:30:10.220666+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hodgef/simple-keyboard (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.007124+00:00, sha 28fb6c1001a5)
  - homepage: https://virtual-keyboard.js.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:11:34.736878+00:00, sha 31cf02bd9cca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.