Fleksy Shuts Down Their Website

It just came to our attention that the software keyboard SDK vendor Fleksy has shut down their website, ending a confusing period where the future of the company and their virtual keyboard SDK has been unclear.

Background

For those who haven’t followed, Fleksy was one of the few companies offering a commercial keyboard SDK for mobile platforms. This made them a serious competitor to KeyboardKit, in a very niche market.

At some point last year, Fleksy quietly stopped developing their SDK without any public announcement. No blog post and no statement on their website. The website stayed up, but things like the pricing matrix were removed.

This created confusion in the keyboard SDK space. During a period, we were regularly contacted by developers and companies asking us about the state of Fleksy, whether it was still being maintained, whether the company was still operating, and whether to look for alternatives.

As a competitor, that’s a strange situation to be in. We didn’t have any answers. All we could do was point to the lack of activity, let people draw their own conclusions, and hope they would consider giving KeyboardKit a try.

The Shutdown

The shutdown of the Fleksy website hopefully puts an end to this ambiguous chapter. Whatever was still active, this is about as definitive a signal as you can get that the SDK is no longer available.

We don’t want to further discuss or elaborate on the reason behind why Fleksy decided to sunset their website and SDK, or the way in which it happened. We just hope that if you are affected, this post can guide you forward.

Moving Forward

If you are currently using the Fleksy Virtual Keyboard SDK and are looking for a way forward, we would love to help. KeyboardKit has been in active development for years, offers a modern Swift- and SwiftUI-based API, and is built specifically for iOS keyboard extensions.

Feel free to reach out to us to start a conversation. We are happy to discuss what a transition might look like for your app or product. There is no pressure and no sales pitch, just a genuine offer to help if you are stuck.

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