# Feature Request: Virtual Keyboard

**URL:** <https://discuss.kde.org/t/feature-request-virtual-keyboard/25274>\
**Category:** Brainstorm\
**Tags:** plasma, wayland\
**Created:** [November 9, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/feature-request-virtual-keyboard/25274 "2024-11-09T16:02:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![darhma](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/darhma/32/281_2.png) [@darhma](https://discuss.kde.org/u/darhma)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/feature-request-virtual-keyboard/25274/13 "2024-12-04T11:55:55Z")

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> [@Maliit keyboard not appearing on kde6](https://discuss.kde.org/t/maliit-keyboard-not-appearing-on-kde6/24935/2):
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> But were you able to install it? It works for me on nixos by setting the environment variable KWIN\_IM\_SHOW\_ALWAYS = “1”, but nixos works decidedly differently from other linux distros, so I can’t help you much more

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