Gboard - the Google Keyboard

A keyboard for everyday Android typing

Gboard - the Google Keyboard is a replacement keyboard for Android phones and compatible watches. It suits people who want more than a basic letter-and-number layout, especially users who switch between languages, dictate messages, or prefer sliding across keys instead of tapping each letter. The keyboard is developed by Google LLC and is listed in the Tools category.

Several ways to enter text

Gboard supports Glide Typing, which lets you trace from one letter to the next, along with voice typing for spoken input. It also includes handwriting input, emoji search, and GIF search, giving you different ways to write or add a visual response without leaving the keyboard. A cursor-control gesture on the space bar and a swipe gesture from the delete key can make editing longer messages quicker.

Useful for multilingual users

You can enable multiple languages and type across them without manually changing keyboards each time. Gboard can provide suggestions and autocorrection for enabled languages, and Google Translate is built into the keyboard for translating while you type. It covers a broad range of language varieties, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and many others.

Scale and standing

The app has recorded 10,000,000,000+ installs and holds a 4.53/5 rating from more than 18 million reviews. That places it near the top of the Tools category by both reach and user response. Wear OS support extends core functions such as Glide Typing, voice typing, and emoji input to supported watches. Some features, including handwriting and emoji search, may not be available on Android Go devices.