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Hacker's Keyboard

A full 5-row keyboard including arrow and Esc/Ctrl keys, intended for tablets.

Klaus Weidner · org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard

4.6 out of 5 (48 ratings) 5M+ downloads vv1.41.1 2.6 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

  • Same certificate as the other version checked Details

At a glance

Latest version
vv1.41.1 (1041001)
Updated
Nov 26, 2025 (10 months ago)
APK size
2.6 MB
Requires
Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support
x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category
Productivity (app)
Listed since
Apr 5, 2017 (at least)
Permissions
3
Website
github.com/klausw/hackerskeyboard
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

Hacker's Keyboard is an app by Klaus Weidner in the Productivity category, listed since at least April 2017. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 3 permissions, none of them sensitive. It asks for the same permissions as version v1.40.7.

Ratings

4.6out of 548 ratings
  • 5 ★79%
  • 4 ★6%
  • 3 ★10%
  • 2 ★2%
  • 1 ★2%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in vv1.41.1

Try 3 for fixing popups on pre-O versions, tweak transparent and Material light themes. Fix 4 for popups on Android O MR1 (8.1). (Android P is still misbehaving.)

Description

From the listing uploaded by “india-market”.

Are you missing the key layout you're used to from your computer? This keyboard has separate number keys, punctuation in the usual places, and arrow keys. It is based on the AOSP Gingerbread soft keyboard, so it supports multitouch for the modifier keys. This keyboard is especially useful if you use ConnectBot for SSH access. It provides working Tab/Ctrl/Esc keys, and the arrow keys are essential for devices that don't have a trackball or D-Pad. HAVE FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS, OR BUG REPORTS? Please check https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions or email me. It's difficult to track issues reported through review comments. Completion dictionaries are provided by plug-in packages, see the "other applications by this developer" section for the currently available list. The keyboard also supports use of dictionaries (but not keyboard layouts) provided by AnySoftKeyboard language packs. For more information, please see the documentation: https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/UsersGuide https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/wiki/ReleaseNotes https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/ In case an updated version is not working for you, you can download older releases here: https://code.google.com/p/hackerskeyboard/downloads/list?q=label:Release&sort=-filename Known issues include: - Localization for the keyboard layout is incomplete, currently the Spanish, Finnish, Lao, Romanian, and Thai are only localized in 4-row mode and show the English QWERTY layout in 5-row mode. - Some languages and layouts may not be usable on your phone if it lacks the necessary fonts. - Right-to-left languages (Arabic, Hebrew) are apparently not fully supported on pre-Honeycomb devices. Your mileage may vary. - Many applications don't react to additional keys since they aren't programmed to handle them. The supported keyboard layouts include: - Armenian (Հայերեն) - Arabic (العربية) - Bulgarian (български език) - Czech (Čeština) - Danish (dansk) - English Dvorak (language "en_DV") - English (QWERTY) - English/British (en_GB) - Finnish (Suomi) - French (Français, AZERTY) - German (Deutsch, QWERTZ) - Greek (ελληνικά) - Hebrew (עברית) - Hungarian (Magyar) - Italian (Italiano) - Lao (ພາສາລາວ) - Norwegian (Norsk bokmål) - Persian (فارسی) - Portugese (Português) - Romanian (Română) - Russian (Русский) - Russian phonetic (Русский, ru-rPH) - Serbian (Српски) - Slovak (Slovenčina) - Slovenian (Slovenščina)/Bosnian/Croatian/Latin Serbian - Spanish (Español, Español Latinoamérica) - Swedish (Svenska) - Tamil (தமிழ்) - Thai (ไทย) - Turkish (Türkçe) - Ukrainian (українська мова)

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to vv1.40.7.

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Unknown” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
  • Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature not checked yet Dec 19, 2024
  • Signed byCN=Klaus Weidner, OU=Unknown, O=Unknown, L=Kirkland, ST=WA, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)71:7B:BA:4F:E1:16:A2:EA:58:FA:88:DA:D7:28:FD:4D:63:B5:94:5E
  • File MD5f1a821af6f5977aa0ec7bb1beeb824d8
  • Uploaded by “india-market” Gold tier · 54,447 followers · uploading since 2017

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Permissions (3)

Hacker's Keyboard requests 3 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Hacker's Keyboard APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Hacker's Keyboard APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is f1a821af6f5977aa0ec7bb1beeb824d8.

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