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Indic Keyboard

AOSP Keyboard with Indic language support
New in version 4.0.1-offline
Fixes
- secure direct boot fix
Indic Keyboard is a versatile keyboard for Android users who wish to use Indic
and Indian languages to type messages, compose emails and generally prefer to
use them in addition to English on their phone. You can use this application to
type anywhere in your phone that you would normally type in English.

Languages Supported - Assamese (অসমীয়া), Arabic (العَرَبِيةُ‎‎), Bengali /
Bangla (বাংলা), Burmese (ဗမာ) / Myanmar, English, Gujarati (ગુજરાતી), Hindi
(हिन्दी), Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ), Kashmiri (کأشُر), Malayalam (മലയാളം), Manipuri /
Methei (মৈতৈলোন্), Maithili (मैथिली), Marathi (मराठी), Mon (ဘာသာ မန်;), Nepali
(नेपाली), Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ), Punjabi / Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), Sanskrit (संस्कृत).
Santali (संताली). Sinhala / Sinhalese (සිංහල). Tamil (தமிழ்), Telugu (తెలుగు),
Urdu (اردو)

Versions

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  • Version 4.0.1-offline (221) suggested Added on Oct 05, 2026

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
    • org.smc.inputmethod.indic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8.1 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 4.0.1-offline (220) - Added on Oct 05, 2026

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
    • org.smc.inputmethod.indic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • New in version 4.0-offline
    New languages, scripts and layouts
    - Konkani and Tulu
    - Saurashtra
    - Sylheti, in Syloti Nagri
    - Ho, in Warang Citi
    - Rohingya, in Hanifi
    - Kashmiri, in Sharada
    - Manipuri, in Meetei Mayek
    - Bhojpuri and Maithili, in Kaithi
    - Assamese, Marathi and Odia Phonetic
    - Punjabi Jhelum, Telugu Apple, Urdu Windows
    - Kannada KaGaPa reworked

    Improvements
    - A language written in several scripts now has one page, with a dictionary pack per script
    - The language name is shown in each of its scripts
    - Varnam i
  • Version 4.0-offline (211) - Added on Oct 01, 2026

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
    • org.smc.inputmethod.indic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8.1 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 4.0-offline (210) - Added on Oct 01, 2026

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
    • org.smc.inputmethod.indic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 4.0-beta7-offline (201) - Added on Aug 11, 2026

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
    • org.smc.inputmethod.indic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 4.0-beta7-offline (200) - Added on Aug 11, 2026

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • read your contacts
      Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
    • android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • control vibration
      Allows the app to control the vibrator.
    • android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
    • org.smc.inputmethod.indic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 8.0 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log