https://github.com/ctrlcctrlv/kvkbd

An AppImage for kvkbd, a piece of GNU/Linux abandonware.
https://github.com/ctrlcctrlv/kvkbd

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An AppImage for kvkbd, a piece of GNU/Linux abandonware.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ctrlcctrlv/kvkbd
• Owner: ctrlcctrlv
• License: lgpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-10-19T09:49:31.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2020-10-20T22:05:01.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-11T04:28:43.792Z (8 months ago)
• Size: 17.4 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# kvkbd AppImage

## Note

[In response to this effort](https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/jdyt10/rescuing_kvkbd_the_kde_4_virtual_keyboard_and/g9cd6h6/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3), Anthony Fieroni ([@bvbfan](https://github.com/bvbfan)), who makes Plasmoids and works with Qt 5, made a version of kvkbd for Qt 5! See https://github.com/bvbfan/kvkbd

This version will remain online for those who want to use the Qt 4 version, and for historical reasons.

## Instructions

This is an AppImage for `kvkbd`, which I still feel (as of 10/2020) to be the best on-screen keyboard for GNU/Linux.

KDE abandoned it and didn't ugrade it for Qt 5. Most distros have dropped Qt 4 and KDE 4, both of which are dependencies to some extent, leaving `kvkbd` abandonware that is extremely difficult, if not functionally impossible, to compile. I rescued it with AppImages. See [Rescuing kvkbd](https://medium.com/@fredrickbrennan/rescuing-kvkbd-6029a2e7d927).

The AppImage is ≈30MB. It has some issues, you need the Oxygen icons. See the Medium for more and workarounds.