https://github.com/realkarthiknair/gboard-dictionary-maker

Make GBoard importable dictionaries interactively
https://github.com/realkarthiknair/gboard-dictionary-maker

android dictionary gboard gboard-dictionary python python3 shortcuts tkinter tkinter-graphic-interface tkinter-gui tkinter-python typing

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Make GBoard importable dictionaries interactively

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/realkarthiknair/gboard-dictionary-maker
• Owner: realKarthikNair
• License: other
• Created: 2021-04-25T06:20:46.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-02-24T08:07:54.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-17T08:51:27.707Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: android, dictionary, gboard, gboard-dictionary, python, python3, shortcuts, tkinter, tkinter-graphic-interface, tkinter-gui, tkinter-python, typing
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://realkarthiknair.live/GBoard-Dictionary-Maker
• Size: 2.4 MB
• Stars: 19
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE.md

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  Table of Contents

  


    
What is a GBoard Dictionary? Why do you need to make one?

    
Point of this project

    
Built With

    
Features

    
Installation

      
Prerequisites

    
Roadmap

    
Contributing

    
License

    
Contact Us

  


## *What is a GBoard Dictionary? Why do you need to make one?*

GBoard Dictionaries allow 'GBoard - The Google Keyboard' to suggest words/sentences based on partial inputs. They're basically like keybindings we can create to type out the "bigger stuffs" easily e.g. you type in "im" and GBoard shows you a suggestion on the keyboard bar "I am Jennifer"; Isn't that cool?

So how to create such a shortcut?

`GBoard Settings>Dictionary>Personal Dictionary>All languages>Then tap on the "+" icon and create shortcuts.`

**Making several such custom shortcuts can increase your typing speed upto any extent and save you a lot of time, especially if you're leading a really busy life!**




"Also that these shortcuts can be made with any language, or even emojis!" 




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## *"Okay that seems easy, so what's the point of this project?"*

Well, imagine you have to make 100 such shortcuts. GBoard-Dictionary-Maker can create mutiple such shortcuts in bulk on a single window and then generate a GBoard importable zip rather than going back and forth to the GBoard Settings Menus. 




### Built With

* [Python3](https://www.python.org/)

* [TKinter](https://docs.python.org/3/library/tkinter.html)

* [Python Zipfile](https://docs.python.org/3/library/zipfile.html)

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## *Features*

 1. Create Gboard importable dictionary file

 2. Edit existing zip/txt dictionary file given

 3. 100% made with Python and yes , it's FOSS


## *Installation*

#### *Prerequisites*

 1. Python

 2. Tkinter (incase your installation of python didn't come with tkinter preinstalled)


A simple Google search of the format "install Python/Tkinter on \" would lead you to the right pages
 e.g.,Google "Install Python on Windows" and "install Tkinter on Windows"

### **On Windows, Linux and BSD**

### *Installation from the command line*

    git clone https://github.com/realKarthikNair/GBoard-Dictionary-Maker

    cd GBoard-Dictionary-Maker

    python3 main.py

### *manual installation: download the latest zip from 'releases'*

1. unzip it

2. Open the folder

3. Run main.py file

### **On Android**

### *For now, use the [legacy](https://github.com/realKarthikNair/GBoard-Dictionary-Maker/tree/legacy) branch)*

### **On MacOS**

#### *Normal installation should work, but we can't guarantee since the code is untested. Incase you encounter issues on Mac, kindly either help us by raising an [issue](https://github.com/realKarthikNair/GBoard-Dictionary-Maker/issues/new/choose) and help us in extending compatibility. You can alternatively choose the [legacy](https://github.com/realKarthikNair/GBoard-Dictionary-Maker/tree/legacy) branch*

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### How to import in Gboard?

**Run the code , generate the zip, copy it to your mobile and import from Gboard settings>Dictionary>Personal Dictionary>All Languages>then choose import option from the drop-down menu**

## Roadmap

   ✅ Add a Graphical User Interface (GUI)


   ✅ Ability to add more shortcuts to existing dictionary zips


   ✅ Fix some graphical glitches in Linux (possibly in Mac OS and other UNIX derivatives too)


  〚 〛 Support on Mac and Android


  〚 〛  Documenting and further optimisation of code


  〚 〛 Multi-language Support


See the [open issues](https://github.com/realKarthikNair/GBoard-Dictionary-Maker/issues) for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).

## Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are **greatly appreciated**.

If you have a suggestion that would make GBoard-Dictionary-Maker, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement".

Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!  

## License

This software is being licensed on [these](https://github.com/realKarthikNair/GBoard-Dictionary-Maker/blob/main/LICENSE.md) terms 

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## Built with love: 

### [Karthik Nair](https://github.com/realkarthiknair)



    

        

    

        



### [Karan Arora](https://github.com/AroraKaran19)



    

        

    

        



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