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qtvirtualkeyboard

brew install qtvirtualkeyboard v6.11.1 GPL-3.0-only AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause

Qt virtual keyboard input framework with on-screen keyboard UI and text prediction via Hunspell.

Why you might care

Use this if you're building Qt 6 applications that need soft keyboard input for touch devices or embedded systems. It integrates directly with Qt's input method framework and includes spell-checking via Hunspell. Primarily a build/runtime dependency for Qt projects targeting mobile or embedded platforms.

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