diff --git a/ShhShell.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ShhShell.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 5d9bad7..693bd66 100644
--- a/ShhShell.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ShhShell.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 		A9FD37592E143D74005319A8 /* GenericPasswordConvertible.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A9FD37582E143D74005319A8 /* GenericPasswordConvertible.swift */; };
 		A9FD375B2E143D77005319A8 /* GenericPasswordStore.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A9FD375A2E143D77005319A8 /* GenericPasswordStore.swift */; };
 		A9FD375D2E143D7E005319A8 /* KeyStoreError.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A9FD375C2E143D7E005319A8 /* KeyStoreError.swift */; };
+		A9FD375F2E14648E005319A8 /* KeyImporterView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A9FD375E2E14648E005319A8 /* KeyImporterView.swift */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXContainerItemProxy section */
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@
 		A9FD37582E143D74005319A8 /* GenericPasswordConvertible.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = GenericPasswordConvertible.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A9FD375A2E143D77005319A8 /* GenericPasswordStore.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = GenericPasswordStore.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A9FD375C2E143D7E005319A8 /* KeyStoreError.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = KeyStoreError.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		A9FD375E2E14648E005319A8 /* KeyImporterView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = KeyImporterView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
@@ -366,6 +368,7 @@
 				A96C6AFF2E0C45FE00F377FE /* KeyDetailView.swift */,
 				A98554542E05535F009051BD /* KeyManagerView.swift */,
 				A9D819302E102D8700442D38 /* HostkeysView.swift */,
+				A9FD375E2E14648E005319A8 /* KeyImporterView.swift */,
 			);
 			path = Keys;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -602,6 +605,7 @@
 				A96BE6A62E113DB000C0FEE9 /* ColorCodable.swift in Sources */,
 				A92538C82DEE0742007E0A18 /* ContentView.swift in Sources */,
 				A96BE6A42E113D9400C0FEE9 /* ThemeCodable.swift in Sources */,
+				A9FD375F2E14648E005319A8 /* KeyImporterView.swift in Sources */,
 				A93143C02DF61B3200FCD5DB /* Host.swift in Sources */,
 				A9B15A9A2E0ABA0400F66E02 /* DialogView.swift in Sources */,
 				A92538C92DEE0742007E0A18 /* ShhShellApp.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/ShhShell/Host/Host.swift b/ShhShell/Host/Host.swift
index 6e55075..e363606 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Host/Host.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Host/Host.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ struct Host: HostPr {
 	var passphrase: String
 	var key: String?
 	
+	var description: String {
+		if name.isEmpty && address.isEmpty {
+			return id.uuidString
+		} else if name.isEmpty {
+			return address
+		} else if address.isEmpty {
+			return name
+		} else {
+			return name
+		}
+	}
+	
 	init(
 		name: String = "",
 		symbol: HostSymbol = .genericServer,
diff --git a/ShhShell/Host/HostsManager.swift b/ShhShell/Host/HostsManager.swift
index 3c7e644..c7b4e84 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Host/HostsManager.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Host/HostsManager.swift
@@ -133,19 +133,6 @@ class HostsManager: ObservableObject, @unchecked Sendable {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	func makeLabel(forHost: Host?) -> String {
-		guard let forHost else { return "" }
-		if forHost.name.isEmpty && forHost.address.isEmpty {
-			return forHost.id.uuidString
-		} else if forHost.name.isEmpty {
-			return forHost.address
-		} else if forHost.address.isEmpty {
-			return forHost.name
-		} else {
-			return forHost.name
-		}
-	}
-	
 	func moveHost(from: IndexSet, to: Int) {
 		hosts.move(fromOffsets: from, toOffset: to)
 		saveHosts()
diff --git a/ShhShell/Keys/KeyManager.swift b/ShhShell/Keys/KeyManager.swift
index 9f4da40..ac09034 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Keys/KeyManager.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Keys/KeyManager.swift
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ class KeyManager: ObservableObject {
 	private let userdefaults = NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore.default
 	
 	@Published var keypairs: [Keypair] = []
-	var keyIDs: [UUID: KeyType] = [:]
+	
+	var keyTypes: [UUID: KeyType] = [:]
 	var keyNames: [UUID: String] = [:]
 	private let baseTag = "com.neon443.ShhShell.keys".data(using: .utf8)!
 	
 	init() {
 		loadKeyIDs()
-		for id in keyIDs.keys {
+		for id in keyTypes.keys {
 			guard let keypair = getFromKeychain(keyID: id) else { continue }
 			keypairs.append(keypair)
 		}
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class KeyManager: ObservableObject {
 		let decoder = JSONDecoder()
 		guard let data = userdefaults.data(forKey: "keyIDs") else { return }
 		guard let decoded = try? decoder.decode([UUID:KeyType].self, from: data) else { return }
-		keyIDs = decoded
+		keyTypes = decoded
 		
 		guard let dataNames = userdefaults.data(forKey: "keyNames") else { return }
 		guard let decodedNames = try? decoder.decode([UUID:String].self, from: dataNames) else { return }
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class KeyManager: ObservableObject {
 	
 	func saveKeyIDs() {
 		let encoder = JSONEncoder()
-		guard let encoded = try? encoder.encode(keyIDs) else { return }
+		guard let encoded = try? encoder.encode(keyTypes) else { return }
 		userdefaults.set(encoded, forKey: "keyIDs")
 
 		guard let encodedNames = try? encoder.encode(keyNames) else { return }
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class KeyManager: ObservableObject {
 	
 	func saveToKeychain(_ keypair: Keypair) {
 		withAnimation {
-			keyIDs.updateValue(keypair.type, forKey: keypair.id)
+			keyTypes.updateValue(keypair.type, forKey: keypair.id)
 			keyNames.updateValue(keypair.name, forKey: keypair.id)
 		}
 		saveKeyIDs()
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class KeyManager: ObservableObject {
 	}
 	
 	func getFromKeychain(keyID: UUID) -> Keypair? {
-		guard let keyType = keyIDs[keyID] else { return nil }
+		guard let keyType = keyTypes[keyID] else { return nil }
 		guard let keyName = keyNames[keyID] else { return nil }
 		if keyType == .ed25519 {
 			var key: Curve25519.Signing.PrivateKey?
@@ -101,6 +102,12 @@ class KeyManager: ObservableObject {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	func importKey(type: KeyType, priv: String, name: String) {
+		if type == .ed25519 {
+			saveToKeychain(KeyManager.importSSHPrivkey(priv: priv))
+		} else { fatalError() }
+	}
+	
 	//MARK: generate keys
 	func generateKey(type: KeyType, comment: String) {
 		switch type {
diff --git a/ShhShell/Keys/Keypair.swift b/ShhShell/Keys/Keypair.swift
index 4da3ae4..74a2102 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Keys/Keypair.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Keys/Keypair.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ struct Keypair: KeypairProtocol {
 	var type: KeyType = .ed25519
 	var name: String = ""
 	var publicKey: Data {
-		(try? Curve25519.Signing.PrivateKey(rawRepresentation: privateKey).publicKey.rawRepresentation) ?? Data()
+		if privateKey.isEmpty {
+			return Data()
+		} else {
+			return (try? Curve25519.Signing.PrivateKey(rawRepresentation: privateKey).publicKey.rawRepresentation) ?? Data()
+		}
 	}
 	var privateKey: Data
 	var passphrase: String = ""
@@ -39,7 +43,12 @@ struct Keypair: KeypairProtocol {
 	}
 	
 	var openSshPubkey: String {
-		String(data: KeyManager.makeSSHPubkey(self), encoding: .utf8) ?? "OpenSSH key format error"
+		if privateKey.isEmpty {
+			return ""
+		} else {
+			return String(data: KeyManager.makeSSHPubkey(self), encoding: .utf8) ?? "OpenSSH key format error"
+		}
+			
 	}
 	
 	var openSshPrivkey: String {
diff --git a/ShhShell/Views/Hosts/ConnectionView.swift b/ShhShell/Views/Hosts/ConnectionView.swift
index 23f3da9..7190d28 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Views/Hosts/ConnectionView.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Views/Hosts/ConnectionView.swift
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ struct ConnectionView: View {
 					
 					TextBox(label: "Password", text: $handler.host.password, prompt: "not required if using publickeys", secure: true)
 					
+					Picker("Private key", selection: $handler.host.privateKeyID) {
+						ForEach(keyManager.keypairs) { keypair in
+							Text(keypair.label)
+								.tag(keypair.id)
+						}
+					}
+					
 					TextBox(label: "Publickey", text: $pubkeyStr, prompt: "in openssh format")
 						.onChange(of: pubkeyStr) { _ in
 							let newStr = pubkeyStr.replacingOccurrences(of: "\r\n", with: "")
diff --git a/ShhShell/Views/Hosts/HostsView.swift b/ShhShell/Views/Hosts/HostsView.swift
index 28e24e0..0237481 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Views/Hosts/HostsView.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Views/Hosts/HostsView.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct HostsView: View {
 				} label: {
 					SymbolPreview(symbol: host.symbol, label: host.label)
 						.frame(width: 40, height: 40)
-					Text(hostsManager.makeLabel(forHost: host))
+					Text(host.description)
 				}
 				.id(host)
 				.animation(.default, value: host)
diff --git a/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyDetailView.swift b/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyDetailView.swift
index dbce857..fb00a02 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyDetailView.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyDetailView.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct KeyDetailView: View {
 						HStack {
 							SymbolPreview(symbol: host.symbol, label: host.label)
 								.frame(width: 40, height: 40)
-							Text(hostsManager.makeLabel(forHost: host))
+							Text(host.description)
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct KeyDetailView: View {
 				}
 				
 				Button {
-					UIPasteboard.general.string = String(data: KeyManager.makeSSHPubkey(keypair), encoding: .utf8) ?? ""
+					UIPasteboard.general.string = keypair.openSshPubkey
 				} label: {
 					CenteredLabel(title: "Copy private key", systemName: "document.on.document")
 				}
diff --git a/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyImporterView.swift b/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyImporterView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..672309c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyImporterView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//
+//  KeyImporterView.swift
+//  ShhShell
+//
+//  Created by neon443 on 01/07/2025.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct KeyImporterView: View {
+	@ObservedObject var keyManager: KeyManager
+	
+	@Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss
+	
+	@State var keyName: String = UIDevice().model + " " + Date().formatted()
+	@State var privkeyStr: String = ""
+	@State var keyType: KeyType = .ed25519
+	
+	var keypair: Keypair {
+		Keypair(type: keyType, name: keyName, privateKey: privkeyStr.data(using: .utf8) ?? Data())
+	}
+	
+    var body: some View {
+		List {
+			TextBox(label: "Name", text: $keyName, prompt: "A name for your key")
+			HStack {
+				Text("Private Key")
+				Spacer()
+				Text("Required")
+					.foregroundStyle(.red)
+			}
+			TextEditor(text: $privkeyStr)
+			
+			TextEditor(text: .constant(keypair.openSshPubkey))
+			
+			Button() {
+				keyManager.importKey(type: keyType, priv: privkeyStr, name: keyName)
+				dismiss()
+			} label: {
+				Label("Import", systemImage: "key.horizontal")
+			}
+			.buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+		}
+    }
+}
+
+#Preview {
+    KeyImporterView(keyManager: KeyManager())
+}
diff --git a/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyManagerView.swift b/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyManagerView.swift
index a86ee3b..5ce6e44 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyManagerView.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Views/Keys/KeyManagerView.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ struct KeyManagerView: View {
 	@ObservedObject var hostsManager: HostsManager
 	@ObservedObject var keyManager: KeyManager
 	
+	@State var showImporter: Bool = false
+	
 	var body: some View {
 		ZStack {
 			hostsManager.selectedTheme.background.suiColor.opacity(0.7)
@@ -47,9 +49,15 @@ struct KeyManagerView: View {
 						}
 					}
 					
-					Button("ed25519") {
-						
+					Button("Generate a new Ed25519 Key") {
+						let comment = UIDevice().model + " " + Date().formatted()
+						keyManager.generateKey(type: .ed25519, comment: comment)
 					}
+					
+					Button("Import Key") { showImporter.toggle() }
+						.sheet(isPresented: $showImporter) {
+							KeyImporterView(keyManager: keyManager)
+						}
 				}
 				.scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
 				.navigationTitle("Keys")
diff --git a/ShhShell/Views/Sessions/SessionView.swift b/ShhShell/Views/Sessions/SessionView.swift
index 1afe39c..7e83cdc 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Views/Sessions/SessionView.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Views/Sessions/SessionView.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct SessionView: View {
 					.foregroundStyle(.terminalGreen)
 				SymbolPreview(symbol: host.symbol, label: host.label)
 					.frame(width: 40, height: 40)
-				Text(hostsManager.makeLabel(forHost: host))
+				Text(host.description)
 			}
 		}
 		.fullScreenCover(isPresented: $shellPresented) {