diff --git a/electrum/plugins.json b/electrum/plugins.json
index 2c63c0851..600eadcb0 100644
--- a/electrum/plugins.json
+++ b/electrum/plugins.json
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
 {
-}
+    "virtualkeyboard": {
+        "hash": "4ab551ec5226e7bb26e21991b33c75387e8de66bd9c5bc402e940e6f8a17050b",
+        "description": "Add an optional virtual keyboard to the password dialog.\nWarning: do not use this if it makes you pick a weaker password.",
+        "display_name": "Virtual Keyboard",
+        "available_for": [
+            "qt"
+        ],
+        "download_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spesmilo/electrum-plugins/master/virtualkeyboard-0.0.1.zip",
+        "author": "The Electrum developers",
+        "licence": "MIT",
+        "version": "0.0.1"
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/electrum/plugins/virtualkeyboard/__init__.py b/electrum/plugins/virtualkeyboard/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c24f19b1a..000000000
--- a/electrum/plugins/virtualkeyboard/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from electrum.i18n import _
-
-fullname = 'Virtual Keyboard'
-description = '%s\n%s' % (_("Add an optional virtual keyboard to the password dialog."), _("Warning: do not use this if it makes you pick a weaker password."))
-available_for = ['qt']
diff --git a/electrum/plugins/virtualkeyboard/qt.py b/electrum/plugins/virtualkeyboard/qt.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a234462af..000000000
--- a/electrum/plugins/virtualkeyboard/qt.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-import random
-
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QVBoxLayout, QGridLayout, QPushButton)
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QFontMetrics
-
-from electrum.plugin import BasePlugin, hook
-from electrum.i18n import _
-
-
-class Plugin(BasePlugin):
-    vkb = None
-    vkb_index = 0
-
-    @hook
-    def password_dialog(self, pw, grid, pos):
-        vkb_button = QPushButton("+")
-        font_height = QFontMetrics(vkb_button.font()).height()
-        vkb_button.setFixedWidth(round(1.7 * font_height))
-        vkb_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self.toggle_vkb(grid, pw))
-        grid.addWidget(vkb_button, pos, 2)
-        self.kb_pos = 2
-        self.vkb = None
-
-    def toggle_vkb(self, grid, pw):
-        if self.vkb:
-            grid.removeItem(self.vkb)
-        self.vkb = self.virtual_keyboard(self.vkb_index, pw)
-        grid.addLayout(self.vkb, self.kb_pos, 0, 1, 3)
-        self.vkb_index += 1
-
-    def virtual_keyboard(self, i, pw):
-        i = i % 3
-        if i == 0:
-            chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz '
-        elif i == 1:
-            chars = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTSUVWXYZ '
-        elif i == 2:
-            chars = '1234567890!?.,;:/%&()[]{}+-'
-
-        n = len(chars)
-        s = []
-        for i in range(n):
-            while True:
-                k = random.randint(0, n - 1)
-                if k not in s:
-                    s.append(k)
-                    break
-
-        def add_target(t):
-            return lambda: pw.setText(str(pw.text()) + t)
-
-        font_height = QFontMetrics(QPushButton().font()).height()
-        btn_size = max(25, round(1.7 * font_height))
-
-        vbox = QVBoxLayout()
-        grid = QGridLayout()
-        grid.setSpacing(2)
-        for i in range(n):
-            l_button = QPushButton(chars[s[i]])
-            l_button.setFixedWidth(btn_size)
-            l_button.setFixedHeight(btn_size)
-            l_button.clicked.connect(add_target(chars[s[i]]))
-            grid.addWidget(l_button, i // 6, i % 6)
-
-        vbox.addLayout(grid)
-
-        return vbox