diff --git a/cove-input/src/input.rs b/cove-input/src/input.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e424ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cove-input/src/input.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use crossterm::event::KeyEvent;
+
+use crate::KeyBinding;
+
+pub enum Entry {
+    Space,
+    Category(String),
+    Binding(KeyBinding, String),
+}
+
+pub struct Input {
+    event: Option<KeyEvent>,
+
+    record_entries: bool,
+    entries: Vec<Entry>,
+}
+
+impl Input {
+    pub fn new_from_event(event: KeyEvent) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            event: Some(event),
+            record_entries: false,
+            entries: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_recording() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            event: None,
+            record_entries: true,
+            entries: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn space<S: ToString>(&mut self) {
+        if self.record_entries {
+            self.entries.push(Entry::Space);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn category<S: ToString>(&mut self, name: S) {
+        if self.record_entries {
+            self.entries.push(Entry::Category(name.to_string()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn matches<S: ToString>(&mut self, binding: &KeyBinding, description: S) -> bool {
+        let matches = if let Some(event) = self.event {
+            binding.matches(event)
+        } else {
+            false
+        };
+
+        if self.record_entries {
+            self.entries
+                .push(Entry::Binding(binding.clone(), description.to_string()));
+        }
+
+        matches
+    }
+
+    pub fn entries(&self) -> &[Entry] {
+        &self.entries
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cove-input/src/lib.rs b/cove-input/src/lib.rs
index 1da1a6f..c89a689 100644
--- a/cove-input/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cove-input/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+mod input;
 mod keys;
 
+pub use input::*;
 pub use keys::*;