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What is Copaky?
Copaky is an independent, open-source keyboard for iOS, built on azooKey (MIT) with credit to the original project. It supports Japanese input (flick and romaji) and English QWERTY with long-press accented characters, plus an offline clipboard history. Copaky is 100% offline: it contains no networking code.
How do I enable the keyboard?
Go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard, and select Copaky. Then, in any text field, tap and hold the globe key — or tap it repeatedly — to switch to Copaky.
What is Full Access, and why does Copaky ask for it?
iOS keyboard extensions are sandboxed by default; Apple's Full Access permission is required only to read the system clipboard, which Copaky uses for its optional clipboard history feature. Full Access is off by default and entirely optional — without it, Copaky still works completely: typing, Japanese conversion, themes, and everything else, except clipboard history. Full Access or not, Copaky has no networking code at all, so nothing it reads is ever sent anywhere.
How does clipboard history work?
Clipboard history is opt-in: turn it on from the Copaky app (it is off by default). Once enabled, a new item is captured only when you tap the capture control in the keyboard's clipboard tab — never automatically or in the background. Pin an item to keep it; anything unpinned is deleted automatically after 7 days. Password and other secure fields are never captured. Everything stays on your device.
Why do I see an iOS "Allow Paste" prompt?
That is a system-level prompt from iOS itself, shown whenever any app or keyboard reads the system clipboard — Copaky does not control or generate it. With Copaky, the clipboard is only read after you take an explicit action, such as tapping the capture control, never silently in the background.
Why does Copaky not appear in password fields?
iOS always replaces third-party keyboards with the built-in system keyboard in secure text-entry fields (passwords, PINs, and similar). This is a security behavior built into iOS itself, and it applies to every third-party keyboard — not something specific to Copaky.
Which languages are supported?
Japanese, using azooKey's kana-kanji conversion, and English. Copaky also supports long-press to type accented Western-European characters (è, é, à, ü, ñ, ç, and more) for languages such as Italian, French, and Spanish — this is direct input via long-press, without predictive text. Full predictive input for those and other languages is on the roadmap.
Is my data collected?
No. Copaky's App Store privacy label states Data Not Collected, and the app contains no networking code — you can verify this yourself, since it is open source. See the Privacy Policy for details.
Troubleshooting
- Keyboard does not appear in the list after installing the app — restart the Settings app (or your device), then check Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards again.
- Keyboard "disappears" in some fields — see "Why does Copaky not appear in password fields?" above; this is expected iOS behavior in secure fields.
- Clipboard tab is not visible — make sure clipboard history is turned on in the Copaky app, and that Full Access is granted to the keyboard.
Contact
Found a bug, or something not working as expected? Email [email protected] — reports with steps to reproduce are especially helpful.