Traditional T9
Traditional T9 is a free, open-source keyboard for Android. A T9 keyboard inspired by the classic Nokia phones of the 2000s. It has 509 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
- Android
- Java
- Keyboards
- Actively maintained
About Traditional T9
TT9 is a Nokia-style 12-key T9 keyboard. It provides predictive text input in 40+ languages, configurable hotkeys, clipboard, undo/redo, and extensive customization. It works on touchscreens, physical keypads, and TV remote controls. And best of all, it doesn't spy on you! Supported languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese (Pinyin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati (phonetic), Hebrew, Hindi (phonetic), Hinglish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese (Romaji), Kiswahili, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic),…
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Traditional T9 from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is Traditional T9?
Traditional T9 is a free, open-source keyboard for Android. A T9 keyboard inspired by the classic Nokia phones of the 2000s. It has 509 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Traditional T9 free and open source?
Yes. Traditional T9's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Traditional T9?
You can install Traditional T9 from F-Droid (package io.github.sspanak.tt9) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v64.0).
Is Traditional T9 still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Jul 18, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.