diff --git a/cli_keymap.py b/cli_keymap.py
index 41d7503..159ff0a 100644
--- a/cli_keymap.py
+++ b/cli_keymap.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def load_keymap_file(config):
   
   keymap_file = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "cli_keymaps" / config.get("keymap_file", "us_keymap.json")
   if keymap_file.exists() and keymap_file.is_file():
-    with open(keymap_file, "r") as f:
+    with open(keymap_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
       try:
         nonchars_key_map = json.loads(f.read()) 
       except Exception as e:
diff --git a/cli_keymaps/de_keymap.json b/cli_keymaps/de_keymap.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..225646b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli_keymaps/de_keymap.json
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+{
+    "\r": [null, null],
+    "\t": ["TAB", []],
+    " ":  ["SPACE", []],
+    "^":  ["BACKQUOTE", []],
+    "°":  ["BACKQUOTE", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "1":  ["1", []],
+    "!":  ["1", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "2":  ["2", []],
+    "\"": ["2", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "²":  ["2", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "3":  ["3", []],
+    "§":  ["3", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "³":  ["3", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "4":  ["4", []],
+    "$":  ["4", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "5":  ["5", []],
+    "%":  ["5", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "6":  ["6", []],
+    "&":  ["6", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "7":  ["7", []],
+    "/":  ["7", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "{":  ["7", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "8":  ["8", []],
+    "(":  ["8", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "[":  ["8", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "9":  ["9", []],
+    ")":  ["9", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "]":  ["9", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "0":  ["0", []],
+    "=":  ["0", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "}":  ["0", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "ß":  ["MINUS", []],
+    "?":  ["MINUS", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "\\": ["MINUS", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "´":  ["EQUALS", []],
+    "`":  ["EQUALS", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "@":  ["Q", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "q":  ["Q", []],
+    "Q":  ["Q", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "w":  ["W", []],
+    "W":  ["W", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "e":  ["E", []],
+    "E":  ["E", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "€":  ["E", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "r":  ["R", []],
+    "R":  ["R", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "t":  ["T", []],
+    "T":  ["T", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "z":  ["Y", []],
+    "Z":  ["Y", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "u":  ["U", []],
+    "U":  ["U", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "i":  ["I", []],
+    "I":  ["I", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "o":  ["O", []],
+    "O":  ["O", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "p":  ["P", []],
+    "P":  ["P", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "ü":  ["LEFTBRACKET", []],
+    "Ü":  ["LEFTBRACKET", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "*":  ["RIGHTBRACKET", []],
+    "+":  ["RIGHTBRACKET", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "~":  ["RIGHTBRACKET", ["ALTGR"]],
+    "a":  ["A", []],
+    "A":  ["A", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "s":  ["S", []],
+    "S":  ["S", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "d":  ["D", []],
+    "D":  ["D", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "f":  ["F", []],
+    "F":  ["F", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "g":  ["G", []],
+    "G":  ["G", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "h":  ["H", []],
+    "H":  ["H", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "j":  ["J", []],
+    "J":  ["J", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "k":  ["K", []],
+    "K":  ["K", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "l":  ["L", []],
+    "L":  ["L", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "ö":  ["SEMICOLON", []],
+    "Ö":  ["SEMICOLON", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "ä":  ["QUOTE", []],
+    "Ä":  ["QUOTE", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "#":  ["BACKSLASH", []],
+    "'":  ["BACKSLASH", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "\n": ["ENTER", []],
+    "y":  ["Z", []],
+    "Y":  ["Z", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "x":  ["X", []],
+    "X":  ["X", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "c":  ["C", []],
+    "C":  ["C", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "v":  ["V", []],
+    "V":  ["V", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "b":  ["B", []],
+    "B":  ["B", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "n":  ["N", []],
+    "N":  ["N", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "m":  ["M", []],
+    "M":  ["M", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "µ":  ["M", ["ALTGR"]],
+    ",":  ["COMMA", []],
+    ";":  ["COMMA", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    ".":  ["PERIOD", []],
+    ":":  ["PERIOD", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "-":  ["SLASH", []],
+    "_":  ["SLASH", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "<":  ["INTLBACKSLASH", []],
+    ">":  ["INTLBACKSLASH", ["LSHIFT"]],
+    "|":  ["INTLBACKSLASH", ["ALTGR"]]
+}
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