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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 for clipboard history and also unlocks keyboard haptics and the paste key. Full Access is off by default and optional: core typing, Japanese conversion and themes work without it; clipboard history, haptics and the paste key depend on it. Full Access or not, Copaky has no networking code, so nothing it reads is 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. The capture control is disabled when the current field is marked secure. Sensitive text copied elsewhere can still be saved if you tap capture, so do not capture passwords or codes. Everything stays on your device.
Why do I see an iOS "Allow Paste" prompt?
iOS may show a system prompt when an app or keyboard reads the clipboard. Whether it appears depends on the iOS version, the app, permission settings and the paste path; Copaky does not control that behavior. With Copaky, the clipboard is read only after 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 (azooKey's kana-kanji conversion), English, and Italian — Italian has its own predictive candidates on the Latin tab, including accented forms and the auto-accent on space, and is on by default on phones whose first system language is Italian. Long-press still types accented Western-European characters (è, é, à, ü, ñ, ç, and more) for languages such as French and Spanish; full predictive input for further 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 support@copaky.app — reports with steps to reproduce are especially helpful.