CleverKeys
NEW:
• Copy/paste images, video, PDFs
• Pinned & Todos: own tables, tags, status cycle
• Inline edit for text entries
• Regex search (* / ? globs)
• Per-tab filters: tags, status, match mode
• Toggles: text-only, Pinned, Todos tabs
FIXES:
• Clipboard freeze on open (#71)
• Duration "Never expire" honored
• 1MB cap prevents Binder crashes
• Scoped-storage import (#70)
GIF: github.com/tribixbite/CleverKeys/releases/tag/CleverKeys-GIF
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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NEW:
• Offline GIF panel — search, categories, pack import
• Backspace undo autocorrect (#110)
• Auto space before suggestion toggle (#82)
• Swipe auto-disabled on non-QWERTY layouts (#9)
FIXES:
• Contraction flicker fix (pipeline symmetry)
• Backspace undo swipe broken (#110)
• Clipboard dedup (#108), terminal paste (#113)
• Autofill cutoff (#109), theme background (#92)
GIF: github.com/tribixbite/CleverKeys/releases/tag/CleverKeys-GIF
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