CleverKeys
200+ commits with 15+ new features and 10+ bug fixes!
NEW FEATURES:
Emoji Enhancements
• Long-Press Tooltip - See emoji names on long-press
- 260+ country flag names, 100+ emoticon names
• Emoticons Category (#76) - 119 text emoticons in picker
- Searchable via keywords (shrug, lenny, tableflip)
• Emoji Search (#41) - Search 500+ emoji by name
- Context-aware results
Language & Input
• Language Packs - Swedish, Greek, Turkish added
• Swipe S
RELIABLE GESTURE TYPING IN TERMUX
CleverKeys is the only open-source keyboard with stable, production-ready gesture typing that works in Termux. Other keyboards either disable gestures in terminals, produce corrupted output, or remain in alpha/experimental state. CleverKeys works everywhere — terminal emulators, SSH sessions, and developer tools.
NEURAL NETWORK SWIPE ENGINE
• Custom transformer neural network trained for gesture recognition
• Sub-100ms predictions with XNNPACK hardware acceleration
• 100% local processing — works offline, no cloud dependency
• Tunable beam search (width, length normalization, pruning, early stopping)
• Open training code and datasets at github.com/tribixbite/CleverKeys-ML
208 CUSTOMIZABLE SHORT-SWIPE GESTURES
• 8 directions × 26 letter keys = 208 one-touch gestures
• Per-key customization — assign any action to any direction on any key
• Navigation: arrow keys, home/end, page up/down
• Editing: select all, undo/redo, cut/copy/paste
• Function keys: F1-F12, Escape, Insert, Delete
• No long-press menus needed
UNLIMITED CLIPBOARD HISTORY
As an Input Method Editor, CleverKeys has legitimate clipboard access that other apps lack:
• Truly unlimited history (configurable by count or storage size)
• Pin important items for quick access
• Full-text search through history
• Persistent across reboots
• Export/Import for backup
PRIVACY FIRST
• Zero network permissions — literally cannot phone home
• No analytics, telemetry, or tracking
• No cloud sync or data collection
• All processing on-device
• Open source = fully auditable
EXTENSIVE THEME ENGINE
• 18+ built-in themes including Material You (Monet)
• DIY theme creator with full control over colors
• Key colors, label colors, border colors, swipe trail effects
• ePaper, Neon, Everforest, and more styles
100+ KEYBOARD LAYOUTS
• QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTZ, Dvorak, Colemak
• Programming layouts with special characters
• International layouts for 30+ languages
• Customizable bottom row and modifiers
POWER USER FEATURES
• Terminal mode with Ctrl/Meta/Fn keys
• Backup & Restore all settings and custom data
• Layout profile import/export with gestures included
CleverKeys is a complete Kotlin rewrite of Unexpected Keyboard with neural network gesture typing, clipboard history, and per-key gesture customization added. The ML model architecture, training code, and datasets are all publicly available.
- Author: tribixbite
- License: GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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LAYOUT NOTE: The default US QWERTY layout has repositioned some subkeys to the keyboard perimeter. This reduces conflicts between short swipe gestures and word swipes (e.g., east subkey on 'W' vs swiping 'we'). To restore the classic layout, go to Settings > Layout Manager and select "QWERTY Latin US (Julow)".
NEW FEATURES (since v1.2.2):
• TrackPoint Mode - Hold nav key to enter joystick cursor control
- Move finger in any direction, cursor follows pr