QingBoard is an on-screen keyboard for Linux that aims to mimic the behaviour of a physical keyboard as closely as possible.
This GTK 3 application injects real key events through uinput and is designed for touch devices, temporary keyboard replacement, and accessibility-oriented desktop workflows.
It offers hardware-like modifier key behaviour, shortcut support, multi-touch input, long-press key repeat, and a Space cursor mode for sending directional key presses with sliding gestures. The interface is customizable with themes, opacity, and font size controls.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Injects real key events through uinput.
- Supports Shift, Ctrl, Alt, and Super modifier key press and release handling.
- Provides one-shot and latched behaviour for modifier keys.
- Sends keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to the focused window.
- Supports a configurable double-Shift shortcut trigger.
- Handles fast sequential taps with a tap-first key emission strategy.
- Repeats regular keys when they are held down.
- Offers a Space cursor mode for sending Left, Right, Up, and Down key presses.
- Tracks multiple touch points independently for simultaneous key presses.
- Updates symbol key labels while Shift is active.
- Synchronizes and persists CapsLock state.
- Offers Dark, Light, and Midnight themes.
- Provides adjustable opacity and font size controls.
- Saves theme, opacity, font size, window size, shortcut, and CapsLock settings.
Website: github.com/Harmiel715/QingBoard
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Developer: Harmiel715
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1
QingBoard is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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