Chi Flow

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About this app

Core Input Experience
Word Flow Gesture Typing — Swipe typing for English (QWERTY), French (AZERTY), and German (QWERTZ).

Smart Suggestion Bar — Suggestions, one‑tap clipboard paste, and tap‑to‑learn dictionary entries.

Selected Text Replace — Double‑tap a word to overwrite it by typing, swiping, or picking a suggestion.

Selection Overwrite Logic — Highlighted text gets replaced cleanly by typing or choosing a candidate.

Autofill Button — Shows an autofill action button whenever autofill options are available.

Layouts & Languages
Multi‑Layout Support — QWERTY (English UK), AZERTY (French), and QWERTZ (German).

Dedicated Language Engines — French and German gesture typing & suggestions without English bleed.

Localized Spacebars — Region‑correct labels for each layout.

Clean Subtype Identifier — Unified IME subtype without forced “UK” tagging.

Navigation & Editing
Spacebar Cursor Glide — Slide horizontally on the spacebar to move the cursor with haptic feedback.

Quick Language Switcher — Long‑press spacebar to switch languages or choose another keyboard.

Height Scaling — Adjustable keyboard height.

Keys, Characters & Symbols
Authentic WP Metro Design — Flat, sharp, rectangular keys.

Dedicated Number Bar — Optional top number row.

Key Popup — Optional enlarged letter preview.

Long‑Press Variant Popups — Optional popups for diacritics, currency, and punctuation.

Audio, Haptics & Feedback
Low‑Latency Audio — Original WP8.1 key click sounds.

Tunable Haptics — Adjustable vibration for typing, cursor glide, and gestures.

Personal Dictionary & Backup
Learn‑As‑You‑Type Dictionary — Tap unknown words to save them; auto‑learns on enter/space.

Plain Text File Export & Restore — Export custom words to timestamped .txt files; restore or edit with any text editor.

Visual Customization
20 Classic Accent Colours — Cobalt, Crimson, Mango, Lime, Magenta, Cyan, Emerald, etc.

Pastel Themed Keyboard — Optional subtle pastel tint across keys and background.

Trail Follows Accent — Gesture trail can match your accent colour or use classic cyan.

Dark & Light Themes — Authentic Windows Phone high‑contrast modes.

Privacy & Offline Operation
100% Offline & Private — No analytics, no keylogging, no internet permissions.

What’s new

Layouts added:
Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Devanagari, Japanese (12key), Vietnamese