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Pros & Cons
Desktop-like editing with Tab, Esc, and Ctrl keys on Android
Tablet-optimized 5-row layout for comfortable typing
Wide range of language layouts and dictionaries
Good SSH compatibility with apps like ConnectBot
Localization incomplete for some layouts on certain languages
Right-to-left languages not fully supported on older devices
Some apps don't react to additional keys in every context
About Hacker's Keyboard
Hacker's Keyboard was a productivity app developed by Klaus Weidner. It was removed from Google Play Mar 15, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Hacker's Keyboard had been downloaded 13 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Hacker's Keyboard was rated 3.92 out of 5 stars, based on 54 thousand ratings.
App Information
Hacker's Keyboard was free to download. The APK download size was 2.61 MB. The last available version was v1.40.7. The last update was on November 26, 2018.
Technical Requirements
Hacker's Keyboard required Android 4.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play since May 2011.
Description
Are you missing the key layout you're used to from your computer? This keyboard has separate number keys, punctuation in the usual places, and arrow keys. It is based on the AOSP Gingerbread soft keyboard, so it supports multitouch for the modifier keys.
This keyboard is especially useful if you use ConnectBot for SSH access. It provides working Tab/Ctrl/Esc keys, and the arrow keys are essential for devices that don't have a trackball or D-Pad.
HAVE FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS, OR BUG REPORTS? Please check https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions or email me. It's difficult to track issues reported through review comments.
Completion dictionaries are provided by plug-in packages, see the "other applications by this developer" section for the currently available list. The keyboard also supports use of dictionaries (but not keyboard layouts) provided by AnySoftKeyboard language packs.
For more information, please see the documentation: https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/UsersGuide https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/ReleaseNotes https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/
In case an updated version is not working for you, you can download older releases here: https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/downloads/list?q=label:Release&sort=-filename
Known issues include:
- Localization for the keyboard layout is incomplete, currently the Spanish, Finnish, Lao, Romanian, and Thai are only localized in 4-row mode and show the English QWERTY layout in 5-row mode.
- Some languages and layouts may not be usable on your phone if it lacks the necessary fonts.
- Right-to-left languages (Arabic, Hebrew) are apparently not fully supported on pre-Honeycomb devices. Your mileage may vary.
- Many applications don't react to additional keys since they aren't programmed to handle them.
The supported keyboard layouts include: - Armenian (Հայերեն) - Arabic (العربية) - Bulgarian (български език) - Czech (Čeština) - Danish (dansk) - English Dvorak (language "en_DV") - English (QWERTY) - English/British (en_GB) - Finnish (Suomi) - French (Français, AZERTY) - German (Deutsch, QWERTZ) - Greek (ελληνικά) - Hebrew (עברית) - Hungarian (Magyar) - Italian (Italiano) - Lao (ພາສາລາວ) - Norwegian (Norsk bokmål) - Persian (فارسی) - Portugese (Português) - Romanian (Română) - Russian (Русский) - Russian phonetic (Русский, ru-rPH) - Serbian (Српски) - Slovak (Slovenčina) - Slovenian (Slovenščina)/Bosnian/Croatian/Latin Serbian - Spanish (Español, Español Latinoamérica) - Swedish (Svenska) - Tamil (தமிழ்) - Thai (ไทย) - Turkish (Türkçe) - Ukrainian (українська мова)
Recent changes: Try 3 for fixing popups on pre-O versions, tweak transparent and Material light themes. Fix 4 for popups on Android O MR1 (8.1). (Android P is still misbehaving.)
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★★★★★
Absolutely the BEST real keyboard option for many years. However, android 15 landscape mode now has the keyboard too wide, and the rightmost keys are off the screem....grr...searching for solution.
★★★★★
Excellent, but switching input language also switches keyboard layout, which, to me, doesn't make much sense. I can't use the autocomplete function with some languages because the associated layout makes typing slower than just entering every single character. I wish I could use US layout with all the languages I want, as on a PC...
★★★★★
The mobile keyboard that has the most amount of function, yeah it doesn't have good looks or emojis but who cares, It's got a Ctrl key and Fn keys.
★★☆☆☆
This needs more flexibility. There is a game I'm using that is also on PC (its "the powder toy") and some of its controls are integrated into the Android version, I need to hold shift in order to get the fans to work and control them. But there is no shift on here! I'm not too worried because I have a wireless keyboard if I can find it, but it'd be nice if this had all the controls of a PC keyboard.
★★☆☆☆
It was good and useful for my gaming apps to cheat on before until recently this hacker keyboard buttons no longer and no longer became useful for my gaming apps which this app creater needs to make things work better otherwise, this app should be erased and should not exist. Just saying.
★★☆☆☆
This app is not working for new updated android version waste app
Technologies used by Hacker's Keyboard
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Frequently asked questions about Hacker's Keyboard
Is Hacker's Keyboard free?
Yes. Hacker's Keyboard is free to download from Google Play.
Is Hacker's Keyboard still available?
No. Hacker's Keyboard was removed from Google Play. We last saw it there Mar 15, 2025.
Does Hacker's Keyboard contain ads?
No. Google Play does not list Hacker's Keyboard as containing ads.
What Android version does Hacker's Keyboard require?
Hacker's Keyboard runs on Android 4.0 and higher.
How large is the Hacker's Keyboard APK?
The Hacker's Keyboard APK is 2.61 MB.
Is Hacker's Keyboard suitable for children?
Google Play rates the content of Hacker's Keyboard as suitable for everyone.
How many times has Hacker's Keyboard been downloaded?
Google Play lists 10,000,000+ downloads for Hacker's Keyboard.
How do people rate Hacker's Keyboard?
Hacker's Keyboard scores 3.92 out of 5 stars, from 53,562 ratings on Google Play.
Who made Hacker's Keyboard?
Hacker's Keyboard was developed by Klaus Weidner. It is listed in the productivity category on Google Play.
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