# Traditional T9 (open-source keyboard)

> 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.

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),…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/sspanak/tt9 |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 509 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.sspanak.tt9/ (package io.github.sspanak.tt9) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.sspanak.tt9 |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Keyboards |
| Latest release | v64.0 (Aug 9, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

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

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