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Best alternatives to Virtual Keyboard (2026)

6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Virtual Keyboard, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Virtual Keyboard: reviews, users and permissionsBest Accessibility extensions

Virtual Keyboard today

≈100K users2.9★ from 751 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago2 permissions

Virtual Keyboard alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Virtual Keyboard Plus

    Fullscreen on-screen virtual keyboard for touch screen devices

    ≈1K users3.0★ from 2 ratings3 permissions
    • About 100× fewer users than Virtual Keyboard
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 2)
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  2. 2

    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 users2.3★ from 106 ratings4 permissions
    • About 14× fewer users than Virtual Keyboard
    • Rated 0.6 stars lower
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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  3. 3

    simple-virtual-keyboard

    A native virtual keyboard based on the simple-keyboard package.

    ≈4K users3.3★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago2 permissions
    • About 25× fewer users than Virtual Keyboard
    • Updated less recently
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  4. 4

    Chess.com Keyboard

    This browser extension allows you to make moves on Chess.com using your keyboard

    ≈7K users4.2★ from 36 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago1 permissions
    • About 14× fewer users than Virtual Keyboard
    • Rated 1.3 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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  5. 5

    Input Tools' Keyboard Enlarger

    This extension makes Input Tools' keyboard larger. Nothing more, nothing less.

    ≈70K users4.1★ from 109 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
    • A similar number of users to Virtual Keyboard
    • Rated 1.2 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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  6. 6

    Disable keyboard shortcuts

    Disable arbitrary keyboard shortcuts

    ≈50K users3.5★ from 230 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Virtual Keyboard
    • Rated 0.6 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 2)
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Virtual Keyboard alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Virtual Keyboard?

By users, the most popular alternative is Input Tools' Keyboard Enlarger with ≈70K users and a 4.1-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Virtual Keyboard Plus.

Which Virtual Keyboard alternative has the best rating?

Input Tools' Keyboard Enlarger has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 109 ratings.

Is there a Virtual Keyboard alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Input Tools' Keyboard Enlarger asks for 0 permissions, against 2 for Virtual Keyboard.

How many alternatives to Virtual Keyboard are there?

We list 6 close alternatives to 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.