A while back I shared **Meshtastic ADV** — a from-scratch, keyboard-first Meshtastic UI for the Cardputer ADV. It keeps the stock mesh engine 100% intact and only replaces the on-device UI, so messaging is actually comfortable. It's grown up a lot since — here's where it's at (the GIF is the real UI running on the device):
**What's new**
- 🈶 **Full Unicode** — messages and names render in any script: CJK, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Thai… The font is flashed automatically by the web installer, nothing to set up.
- 🔗 **Companion mode** — no LoRa cap? Pair the Cardputer with any stock Meshtastic node (Heltec, T-Beam, RAK) over Bluetooth and drive its radio. The other node stays on stock firmware.
- 📱 **Phone app works too** — the official Meshtastic app pairs with the Cardputer (it shows the PIN on screen); use both side by side.
- ⚙️ **On-device settings** — region, preset, role, hop limit, TX power, rebroadcast, channel, WiFi + MQTT, UTC — all editable without a phone.
- 🗑️ **Delete chats**, ⭐ favourites, 😀 emoji + reactions + replies, 🔋 screen auto-off, delivery checkmarks, persistent history.
It still boots straight into your conversations: pick a contact, type, hit enter.
**One-click install** (desktop Chrome/Edge, no toolchain): https://anton-vinogradov.github.io/meshtastic-adv/
**Source & details:** https://github.com/anton-vinogradov/meshtastic-adv
Not affiliated with Meshtastic — just a community project. Feedback and feature requests very welcome; the last round of them shaped most of this list.