iOS keyboard · Free public beta
Type without looking.
FloType is a keyboard built for blind and low-vision users. Tap roughly where you think the letters are — FloType reads your finger patterns and figures out the word. Swipe right to enter it.
Why FloType exists
Touch screens still have no easy, efficient way to type using a QWERTY keyboard layout without seeing the screen. If you have used Apple products for a long time you may remember Fleksy, and later FlickType — both keyboards that helped this cause greatly, and both no longer maintained.
FloType picks up that thread; eyes-free typing, built around gestures you already know from VoiceOver, with accuracy that adapts to the way you tap.
How it works
Four gestures get you typing. Everything else is optional.
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Tap the letters
Anywhere in the keyboard area, roughly where the keys would be on a standard QWERTY layout. Don't worry about being accurate, let FloType do the work.
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Swipe right
Enters the word and spaces it for you. No space bar to hunt for, though you can turn one on if you prefer.
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Swipe up or down
Cycles through the other suggestions if the first one wasn't what you meant.
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Swipe left
Deletes the last word. Hold to keep deleting, or to clear the field.
What makes it different
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You don't have to aim
Most keyboards make you find a key before you can press it. FloType reads the shape of your taps instead, so you can type quickly without needing to search for the exact letters of each word.
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It learns your hands
Everyone's fingers land somewhere slightly different. FloType builds a picture of where your fingers land in relationship to each row of the keyboard, and adjusts accordingly, getting more accurate the more you type.
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Fully Customizable
FloType allows you to customize almost every part of your typing experience, from sounds and haptics, color schemes, personal and user-created dictionaries, and much more.
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Gestures you already know
Built around VoiceOver's standard gestures, so most of what FloType asks of you is something your hands already do.
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Everywhere you type
FloType runs as a system keyboard extension, so it works in every app on your iPhone. There's a FloType app for Apple Watch too, for composing on your wrist.
FloType is currently in beta — and your feedback is what shapes it
FloType is under active development, so expect the occasional rough edge. That is exactly where you come in; please play with it, test it, and tell me what works and what doesn't. Bugs, suggestions, and feature requests are all welcome.