# archagon/tasty-imitation-keyboard

A custom keyboard for iOS8 that serves as a tasty imitation of the default Apple keyboard. Built using Swift and the latest Apple technologies!

Repository: https://github.com/archagon/tasty-imitation-keyboard
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tasty-imitation-keyboard
Language: Swift
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2020-05-08T04:59:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4435, "days_push": 2308, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1217, forks 288 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.508561+00:00)

## What it is
A custom third-party keyboard for iOS 8 built in Swift that imitates the look and feel of Apple's default keyboard. It renders all keys programmatically with CoreGraphics and serves as a baseline for building custom iOS keyboard extensions.

## Use cases
- build a custom iOS keyboard extension
- imitate the default Apple keyboard look and feel
- create a keyboard with dynamic programmatic layouts
- add a third-party keyboard with dark mode support
- learn how iOS keyboard extensions work
- start a custom keyboard app for the App Store

## When to choose
- you want a Swift-based starting point for an iOS custom keyboard
- you need a keyboard that closely mimics Apple's default keyboard appearance
- you want programmatic key layouts that adapt to device sizes

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, modern keyboard for recent iOS versions
- you need iPad-optimized layouts
- you need advanced features like hold-to-select alternate characters
- you want a production-ready keyboard framework with active support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, mobile-framework
- domain: mobile-development, text-editors
- platform: -
- tags: ios-keyboard, keyboard-extension, custom-keyboard, coregraphics, swift, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- archagon/tasty-imitation-keyboard (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.508561+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 2026-08-30T06:17:07.025763+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/archagon/tasty-imitation-keyboard (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.508561+00:00, sha c84219a6f5f0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.