Add a space. Delete a word.
Swipe right across the letter keys to add a space. Swipe left to delete the word before the cursor. Keep your finger down to delete more. If the word ends in punctuation, that goes first.
Tap the letters.
Swipe the rest.
neuma is an iPhone keyboard where most of the editing is a swipe.
Join the betaiPhone, iOS 17 or laterUse gestures as you type
Add spaces, edit words and move the cursor with gestures. Switch between English and Greek from the space bar.
Swipe down for the next suggestion
Wrong word? Swipe down to go through the alternatives, swipe up to go back. Swipe all the way up to what you actually typed and neuma learns it.
The space bar is a trackpad
Hold the space bar and drag to move the cursor. Way faster than trying to tap it into the right spot.
Punctuation without the 123 key
Tap space twice for a period, then swipe down to cycle through the comma, question mark and the rest.
Teach it your spelling
Choose the word you typed in the suggestion bar to teach it immediately. Words that remain learned are left unchanged by autocorrect. Learning fades when you stop using them.
Themes
Light, dark or matching your phone, plus color themes built from a single tint. There’s a flat style too, if you prefer letters without key outlines.
Typing includes
the corrections
A word to delete. A suggestion to change. A cursor to move. These are part of typing too.
neuma gives each a gesture. Swipe across the letter keys to delete a word or change a finished word’s suggestion. Hold the space bar, then drag to place the cursor.
BeforeHello again
AfterHello
Swipe left
Start the swipe on a letter key. Keep your finger down to delete more words.
Neuma means a nod in Greek.A keyboard should understand one.
Your typing stays on your phone
A keyboard sees almost everything you type. None of it leaves your iPhone.
No network code
There’s no code in the keyboard that talks to the internet. Nothing you type gets uploaded, because there’s nothing that could upload it.
Learns from you, for you
The words neuma learns are stored on your iPhone and only used there. There’s no model somewhere being trained on what you type, and no account to tie it to.
Full Access is optional
Typing works without it. Turn it on and swipes can tick (haptics are off until you switch them on), and the app can show the words neuma has learned so you can remove them.
Questions
Stuff people usually ask before switching keyboards.
What do the swipes do?
Start on a letter key. Swipe right to add a space. Swipe left to delete a word, or remove its trailing punctuation first. Keep your finger down after a left swipe to delete more words. After finishing a word, swipe down for another suggestion and up to move back. After punctuation, down and up change the punctuation instead.
Which languages does it support?
English and Greek for now. Swipe across the space bar to switch between them.
Does neuma send what I type anywhere?
No. The keyboard has no network code at all, so it couldn’t even if it wanted to. The typing log is on by default and stays on your phone; you can turn it off or delete it from the app.
Why does it ask for Full Access?
Typing works without it. Turn it on and swipes can tick (haptics are off until you switch them on), and the app can show the words neuma has learned so you can remove them.
Can I trace whole words?
No. Tap the letters to type words. Swipes perform actions such as adding spaces, deleting words and changing suggestions. To move the cursor, hold the space bar, then drag left or right.
Can I keep my own spelling?
Yes. Choosing your typed word in the suggestion bar teaches it immediately. Finishing a word as typed twice also makes it known. Autocorrect leaves known words unchanged while they remain learned. Learning fades with disuse. After a correction, swipe up to return to what you typed.
Which iPhones does it work on?
iPhones on iOS 17 or later.
Put gestures
on your keyboard
A small beta is opening soon, with room for a few more people.
Join the betaiPhone, iOS 17 or later