# Hacker's Keyboard

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Hacker's Keyboard and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Android keyboard people use for Emacs and terminal work in Termux, with easy access to F12 and cursor keys.

## Why people recommend it

- Used for Emacs and Termux (2 comments): "along with an also modified hackerkeyboard to support my workflow which is heavy on emacs and GNU Screen." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46856160)) "I primarily use Hacker's keyboard to use Emacs in Termux." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46060782))
- Easy access to cursor and function keys (2 comments): "My solution is to install a soft keyboard (e.g., Hacker's Keyboard) or use a bluetooth keyboard which permit content selection using cursor keys or shift + modifier." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49264892)) "F12 is easily accessible in Hacker's Keyboard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46059456))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Gboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gboard.md): 59 recommend
- [FUTO Keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/futo-keyboard.md): 51 recommend
- [FUTO Swipe](https://hackerapproved.com/p/futo-swipe.md): 40 recommend
- [Microsoft SwiftKey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/swiftkey.md): 21 recommend
- [Keybee keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keybee.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Hacker's Keyboard", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hacker-s-keyboard/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).