Best alternatives to Virtual Keyboard Plus (2026)
8 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Virtual Keyboard Plus, 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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Virtual Keyboard Plus alternatives, compared
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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- A similar number of users to Virtual Keyboard Plus
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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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 7.0× more users than Virtual Keyboard Plus
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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simple-virtual-keyboard
A native virtual keyboard based on the simple-keyboard package.
≈4K users3.3★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 17 months ago2 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Virtual Keyboard Plus
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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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- A similar number of users to Virtual Keyboard Plus
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Vlume Keyboard
Vlume Keyboard Extension!
247 users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 3+ years5 permissions- About 4.0× fewer users than Virtual Keyboard Plus
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts Plus
for 3 seconds forward/backward
≈3K users4.1★ from 27 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago1 permissions- About 3.0× more users than Virtual Keyboard Plus
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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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 7.0× more users than Virtual Keyboard Plus
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Netflix Keyboard Shortcuts Plus
for 3 secs forward/backward
412 users4.6★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago5 permissions- About 2.4× fewer users than Virtual Keyboard Plus
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
Virtual Keyboard Plus alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Virtual Keyboard Plus?
By users, the most popular alternative is Hot Virtual Keyboard Extension with ≈7K users and a 2.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Touch Keyboard - On-screen virtual keyboard.
Which Virtual Keyboard Plus alternative has the best rating?
Hot Virtual Keyboard Extension has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 2.4 out of 5 from 106 ratings.
Is there a Virtual Keyboard Plus alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts Plus asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for Virtual Keyboard Plus.
How many alternatives to Virtual Keyboard Plus are there?
We list 8 close alternatives to Virtual Keyboard Plus 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.