# Bluke (open-source keyboard)

> Bluke is a free, open-source keyboard for Android. Use your phone as a Bluetooth mechanical keyboard, gamepad, and trackpad. It has 129 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Bluke lets you use your Android phone as a wireless keyboard, mouse trackpad, and game controller. It utilizes your phone's built-in Bluetooth HID profile and acts like how a typical input device would work. No installing server apps or background clients, just pair, connect and it works. Features: * Keyboard mode with real mechanical keyboard feel (Holy Panda, Alpaca, Gateron Black Ink, Cherry MX, Topre, Blue Alps, and more). * Trackpad mode along with numpad to control your devices. * Gamepad mode with customizable layouts and toggles for Xbox and PS5 button styles. * Material You Dynamic Theme, Customizations and much more.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/arnav-kr/Bluke |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Jetpack Compose |
| GitHub stars | 129 |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.arnv.bluke/ (package dev.arnv.bluke) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Keyboards |
| Latest release | v1.0.7 (Jun 21, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 30, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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