# Clearflow keyboard layout

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Clearflow keyboard layout and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free keyboard layout built for swipe typing that some find produces fewer misinterpretations and corrections. Critics say symbols, repeated characters and some common words are hard to enter consistently.

## What people warn about

- Hard to type symbols and repeats (1 comments): "Clearflow sounds promising too, but I have to be able to write my,, repeated symbols and >:) smiley faces with the same speed and finesse as words" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48656614))
- Common words hard to input consistently (1 comments): "Generally I like it, but there absolutely are still common words that are hard to input consistently." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48655189))
- Possible repetitive strain risk (1 comments): "would make it an RSI machine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672344))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Dvorak keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dvorak-keyboard-layout.md): 11 recommend
- [Colemak keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/colemak-keyboard-layout.md): 7 recommend
- [EurKEY keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eurkey-keyboard-layout.md): 7 recommend
- [Engram keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/engram-keyboard-layout.md): 5 recommend
- [US International keyboard layout](https://hackerapproved.com/p/us-international-keyboard-layout.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Clearflow keyboard layout", https://hackerapproved.com/p/clearflow-keyboard-layout/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).