Clearflow keyboard layout
Ranked 4 of 7 keyboard layouts by recommenders
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Hard to type symbols and repeats
“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”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model” Common words hard to input consistently
“Generally I like it, but there absolutely are still common words that are hard to input consistently.”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model” Possible repetitive strain risk
“would make it an RSI machine”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model”
Other keyboard layouts people recommend
The four most recommended other keyboard layouts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dvorak keyboard layout | 11 | 4 | 73% | 5 | 25 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Colemak keyboard layout | 7 | 7 | 50% | 6 | — | — |
| EurKEY keyboard layout | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Clearflow keyboard layoutThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
| Engram keyboard layout | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“That's amazing . I had no idea!”
“would make it an RSI machine”
“learning about Clearflow is a game changer”
“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”
“Generally I like it, but there absolutely are still common words that are hard to input consistently.”
“there are less frustrating misinterpretations and corrections needed”
“ClearFlow, which is exactly what you are talking about, a keyboard layout optimized for swiping”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.