Best alternatives to simple-virtual-keyboard (2026)
7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to simple-virtual-keyboard, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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simple-virtual-keyboard alternatives, compared
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Virtual Keyboard Plus
Fullscreen on-screen virtual keyboard for touch screen devices
≈1K users4.0★ from 1 rating3 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than simple-virtual-keyboard
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Hot Virtual Keyboard Extension
Brings up the virtual keyboard when entering text input fields. Hot Virtual Keyboard software has to be installed and running.
≈7K users2.4★ from 106 ratings4 permissions- About 1.8× more users than simple-virtual-keyboard
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Touch Keyboard - On-screen virtual keyboard
On-screen virtual keyboard for touch screens and kiosks
708 users4.8★ from 5 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago6 permissions- About 5.6× fewer users than simple-virtual-keyboard
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Disable keyboard shortcuts
Disable arbitrary keyboard shortcuts
≈50K users3.8★ from 227 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 13× more users than simple-virtual-keyboard
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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On-Screen Keyboard by LKWFahrer_300KMH
On-Screen Keyboard / Virtual Keyboard for chromium based browsers.
923 users3.8★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago3 permissions- About 4.3× fewer users than simple-virtual-keyboard
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Translate
Provides keyboard shortcuts in the Google Translate™ page.
≈10K users4.6★ from 182 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 2.5× more users than simple-virtual-keyboard
- Updated less recently
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Chess.com Keyboard
This browser extension allows you to make moves on Chess.com using your keyboard
≈7K users4.2★ from 36 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago1 permissions- About 1.8× more users than simple-virtual-keyboard
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
simple-virtual-keyboard alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to simple-virtual-keyboard?
By users, the most popular alternative is Disable keyboard shortcuts with ≈50K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Virtual Keyboard Plus.
Which simple-virtual-keyboard alternative has the best rating?
Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Translate has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 182 ratings.
Is there a simple-virtual-keyboard alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Disable keyboard shortcuts asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for simple-virtual-keyboard.
How many alternatives to simple-virtual-keyboard are there?
We list 7 close alternatives to simple-virtual-keyboard on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.