📱 UI Showcase

Easy Setup Step-by-step guidance for IME and permission setup

Voice-first Typing Open the keyboard and hold the microphone to speak

Smart Enhancements Manage recognition, AI post-processing, and history

✨ Features

🎤 Voice Recognition Press & Hold Recording - Simple and intuitive recording Smart Auto-Stop - Automatically stops recording on silence Fast Recognition - Release to upload, quick results Multi-Engine Support - 18 ASR vendors (12 cloud + 6 local) Local ASR Models - SenseVoice / FunASR Nano / Qwen3-ASR / Parakeet / FireRedASR / X-ASR for offline use Primary + Backup - Backup engines and local backup residency for unstable networks AI Text Optimization - LLM post-processing; history can cache audio and re-run recognition/post-processing

🟣 Floating Ball Input ⭐ Cross-IME Usage - Voice input with any input method Hold to Record - Press and hold to record, release to stop Seamless Integration - Maintain your original typing habits Auto Insertion - Recognition results automatically inserted Compatibility Mode - Support for Telegram, TikTok and other special apps Visual Feedback - Recording/processing status at a glance

📝 Smart Input AI Edit Panel - Dedicated editing interface with voice command text editing Custom Keyboard Layout - Freely rearrange key pools and panels Clipboard Sync & History - SyncClipboard upload/pull plus in-app clipboard history IME Bridge - Record, commit text, and sync clipboard in third-party IMEs via LSPosed/LSPatch module Fcitx5/Trime Integration - Invoke BiBi recognition from modified Fcitx5-Android/Trime External Speech Input Interface - Third-party apps via SpeechRecognizer / AIDL Open-source Test Tool

🎨 User Experience Material3 / Miuix - Modern settings UI with Monet and Miuix styles Multi-language Support - Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, and Arabic Keyboard Height Adjustment - Three height levels to choose from Auto Enter After ASR - Optionally send automatically after recognition in chat apps Backup & Restore - One-tap export/import of settings Vibration Feedback - Microphone / keyboard button vibration Auto Update Check - Daily automatic update check on app launch

🌟 Pro Version Released

💎 BiBi Keyboard Pro is now officially available on the Play Store for a one-time purchase of just $5.49!

The Pro version offers more advanced features and a better experience (hotwords, Simplified/Traditional conversion, continuous dictation, WebDAV auto-backup, and more). You can learn more in About → Learn about Pro, or in the Pro Features documentation. We welcome your feedback to help us polish a better product!

If you are interested in BiBi Keyboard, join our Telegram Group for more information.

🚀 Quick Start

Provider Configuration Guide

📋 System Requirements

• Android 8.0 (API 26) or higher
• Microphone permission (for voice recognition)
• Overlay permission (optional, for floating ball feature)
• Accessibility permission (optional, for automatic text insertion)
• LSPosed / LSPatch (optional, for integration with any third-party IMEs)

📥 Installation Steps

1. Download & Install

   • Download the latest APK from Releases page
   • Install on your Android device

2. Enable Input Method

   Settings → System → Language & Input → Virtual Keyboard → Manage Keyboards → Enable "BiBi Keyboard"
   

3. Configure ASR Service

   • Open BiBi Keyboard settings
   • Select ASR vendor (recommended: Volcengine)
   • Enter your API key

4. Start Using

   • Switch to BiBi Keyboard in any input field
   • Long press the microphone button to start voice input

💡 Tip: First-time users are recommended to configure Volcengine for 20 hours of free quota!

🎨 Tech Stack

Kotlin 2.3.21
Android SDK (Compile SDK 37, Target SDK 35, Min SDK 26)
Jetpack Compose + Material Design 3 / Miuix
Coroutines (async processing)
OkHttp 5.3.2 (network requests)
SharedPreferences (data storage)
sherpa-onnx (local ASR models)

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License, see the LICENSE file for details.

Apache 2.0 License - Free to use, modify, distribute, must retain copyright notice

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☕ Support & Appreciation

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🙏 Acknowledgments

Thanks to the following open-source projects for their technical support:

• sherpa-onnx - Provides technical support for local ASR models, making offline voice recognition possible
• TEN-VAD - Provides the current VAD model support
• SyncClipboard - Provides clipboard synchronization backend service (not running locally, requires server)
• Phosphor - Provides almost all icons used in the software
• miuix - Provides Miuix-style Compose UI components, icons, and preference components
• WaveLineView - Provides beautiful wave animation implementation for audio visualization, making recording experience more fluid and visually appealing
• Thanks to the author NURKE(南㲺) of the "Completion Project" icon pack for designing the new application icon for this project