What is Typist?

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Typist is a mod for Balatro that implements a complete keyboard-driven interface, allowing you to play the entire game without ever touching your mouse.

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Why Typist exists

Balatro’s default controls are heavily mouse-dependent. While this works well for casual play, it creates friction for players who:

• Prefer keyboard-first workflows for faster gameplay
• Want to minimize hand movement between mouse and keyboard
• Use ergonomic setups where frequent mouse usage is inconvenient
• Simply enjoy the precision and speed of keyboard controls

Typist solves these problems by providing keybindings for every action in every game state.

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What Typist does

Typist gives you complete keyboard control over Balatro with:

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Core navigation

• space - The universal “proceed” button (play hand, select blind, use consumables, start runs)
• tab - The universal “dismiss” button (discard hand, sell cards, skip packs, exit menus)
• asdfgh... - Toggle hand cards by position
• Number row (1-0) - Quick access to jokers and consumables

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Advanced features

• Cardarea layers - Hold ' for consumables, [ for jokers, / for hand cards
• Hand manipulation - Sort by suit (c), rank (v), or enhancement (b)
• Quick selection - Select leftmost 5 cards (,), rightmost 5 (.), or invert selection (m)
• Cheat layer - Hold p to access helpers like best hand picker (b) and flush finder (f)
• Run info - Press x to view run information

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Multi-layout support

Typist supports multiple keyboard layouts with smart key mapping:

• QWERTY (default)
• Dvorak
• Workman

Positional keys (like asdf for card selection) adapt to your layout, while mnemonic keys (like r for reroll) stay consistent.

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Customization

You can override any default keybinding by creating a typist-overrides.lua file in your Balatro directory. See the Configuration page for details.

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What you can do

With Typist, you can start a complete run from game launch to the first blind using only the space key. Every gameplay action—from card selection to shop purchases to boss blind choices—has a keyboard shortcut.

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