# AI Keyboard > AI Keyboard is an iOS keyboard (iOS 17+) that translates the text you type into another language, preserving meaning, tone, slang and punctuation. Translate inside any app with a single tap — no copy-paste, no switching apps. ## What it is AI Keyboard is a system keyboard for iPhone. Instead of switching to a translation app, you type in your own language directly inside any app (Messages, WhatsApp, Instagram, Mail, Notes, dating apps, etc.), tap the translate key, and your text is replaced in place with a natural, idiomatic translation. It is not a phrasebook or a word-by-word translator — it rewrites the whole message so it reads like a native wrote it, keeping tone, slang and punctuation. ## Free online AI translator AI Keyboard also provides a free browser-based AI translator at https://getaikeyboard.app/ai-translator (Russian: https://getaikeyboard.app/ru/ai-translator). It automatically detects the source language, translates into 51 target languages, and can preserve the original register or apply casual, formal, or business tone. The tool allows 10 successful translations per connecting IP per day, up to 2,000 characters each, with no account or API key. Web translation text is processed in transit and is not stored by AI Keyboard. High-stakes legal, medical, financial, immigration, and emergency content should be verified by a qualified human translator. ## How it works 1. Add AI Keyboard as a keyboard in iOS Settings and enable it. 2. In any app, switch to AI Keyboard with the globe (🌐) key and type in your language. 3. Tap the translate key (✦). Your text is read only when you ask for it. 4. The typed text is replaced by the translation into your chosen target language. ## Translation engines - On-device (Apple Intelligence): free, private, works offline, no key needed. The text never leaves the device. Requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence. - Your own key: free. Translate via cloud providers using an API key you provide — Google Gemini, Groq, Cerebras, OpenRouter, Z.AI, or Mistral — with automatic fallback between configured providers. - AI Keyboard Pro (subscription): translate without your own key. A two-position slider chooses Fast (the default) or Quality. The two translation providers automatically back each other up if one is unavailable. Our proxy processes text in transit and never stores it. ## Pricing - On-device translation: free. - Your own API key: free (you pay your provider directly, if anything). - AI Keyboard Pro: US $2.99/month or US $19.99/year. Auto-renewing; cancel anytime via Apple ID settings. No account required. ## Languages Two different numbers. Typing (keyboard input layouts) and translation (target languages) are not the same set. - Input: seventeen keyboard layouts you can type on — Ukrainian, English, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, French, Turkish, Indonesian, Dutch, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese (Pinyin), Thai, Vietnamese. - Translation: fifty-one target languages you can translate into. In addition to the seventeen above: Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Filipino, Croatian, Serbian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Catalan, Swahili, Afrikaans, Georgian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Belarusian. The source language is detected automatically; the target language is chosen by the user. You can translate into a language even if there is no keyboard layout to type in it. ## Privacy No analytics, no advertising, no tracking, no account, no sign-up. On-device and "your own key" translation do not pass through AI Keyboard's servers. Subscription (Pro) translation passes through AI Keyboard's proxy in transit only and is never stored. ## Use cases - Texting or dating with someone who speaks another language, in their language. - Writing clear email or support messages in a language you are not fluent in. - Posting on social media in another language while sounding natural. - Travel and everyday chats where meaning and tone matter more than literal words. ## FAQ Q: Is AI Keyboard free? A: Yes. On-device translation and using your own API key are both free, with no account. AI Keyboard Pro is an optional subscription for translating without your own key. Q: Is my text private? A: On-device and your-own-key translation never pass through AI Keyboard's servers. AI Keyboard Pro sends text to the proxy only in transit and never stores it. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. Q: Do I need an account? A: No. AI Keyboard works with no account, no email and no sign-up. Q: Does it work inside other apps? A: Yes. Switch to AI Keyboard with the globe key in any app, type in your language and tap the translate key to replace your text with the translation. Q: Is there an Android version? A: An Android version is in development. AI Keyboard is currently available on iOS only; the Google Play listing will go live when the Android build is ready. Q: Can it translate Arabic to English as I type? A: Yes, in both directions. The Arabic layout ships with the app, so you type in Arabic and the message goes out in English (or the other way round) without installing a separate Arabic keyboard. Incoming messages can be read in your own language by copying them. Details: https://getaikeyboard.app/arabic-english-keyboard Q: Do I need an API key? A: Not for on-device translation or AI Keyboard Pro. Bringing your own key from Gemini, Groq, Cerebras, OpenRouter, Z.AI or Mistral is an extra free option. ## Links - Free AI translator: https://getaikeyboard.app/ai-translator - Бесплатный ИИ-переводчик: https://getaikeyboard.app/ru/ai-translator - Download (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/app/geminate-ai-keyboard/id6783401038 - Website: https://getaikeyboard.app - Arabic to English keyboard: https://getaikeyboard.app/arabic-english-keyboard (Arabic version: https://getaikeyboard.app/ar/arabic-english-keyboard) - Privacy Policy: https://getaikeyboard.app/privacy - Terms of Use: https://getaikeyboard.app/terms - Support: support@geminate.app ## Publisher Launchborn LLC