TypePaste

TypePaste is a lightweight macOS menu-bar app that types either the current clipboard text or saved text snippets into the active app as if you were typing. It is built for product demos and screen recordings where you want a natural, human-like typing effect without manually retyping content.

Screenshots

Demo

Menu Bar

Settings

Snippet Library

Features

• Global hotkey to type clipboard contents into any app.
• Snippet library with up to 9 saved snippets.
• Dedicated snippet shortcuts based on your primary hotkey modifiers.
• Human-like typing with configurable delays.
• Recording mode that increases delays to avoid dropped characters in screen recordings.
• Menu-bar UI with quick access to clipboard typing, snippets, and settings.
• Settings window with General, Snippet Library, and About sections.

Notes

• The default hotkey is ⌘1. You can change the hotkey in Settings.
• Snippet shortcuts use Shift plus the primary shortcut modifiers and the number row, for example ⇧⌘1 through ⇧⌘9 by default.
• The app uses "Accessibility" to post keyboard events, so it must be allowed in "Settings" > "Privacy & Security".

How-To

Install

Install from DMG (GitHub Releases)

1. Download the latest .dmg from Releases.
2. Open the DMG and drag TypePaste.app to Applications.
3. Launch TypePaste from Applications.
4. On first launch, if macOS blocks the app: right-click TypePaste.app -> Open -> Open.

Install with Homebrew

1. Run:

brew tap trinixlabs/tap
brew install --cask typepaste

2. Launch TypePaste from Applications.
3. On first launch, if macOS blocks the app: right-click TypePaste.app -> Open -> Open.

First Launch on macOS

TypePaste is an open-source project and release builds are distributed unsigned. On first launch, macOS may show:

• "TypePaste" cannot be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.
• "TypePaste" is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Bin.

To run it anyway:

1. In Finder, right-click TypePaste.app and choose Open.
2. Click Open again in the warning dialog.

If Finder still blocks it, use:

• System Settings -> Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway for TypePaste.

Alternative Terminal path:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/TypePaste.app
open /Applications/TypePaste.app

If needed, remove all extended attributes and try again:

xattr -cr /Applications/TypePaste.app
open /Applications/TypePaste.app

Develop

How To Run

1. Open TypePaste.xcodeproj in Xcode.
2. Select the TypePaste scheme.
3. Press Run.
4. When prompted, grant Accessibility permissions in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility.

How To Build

1. Open TypePaste.xcodeproj in Xcode.
2. Select the TypePaste scheme.
3. Use Product > Build or Product > Archive to create a build.

Build App

1. Open TypePaste.xcodeproj in Xcode.
2. Select the TypePaste scheme.
3. Use Product > Archive to create a release build.
4. In Organizer: Distribute App → Custom → Copy App.
5. Choose “Do not sign” and export the .app.
6. Compress the .app into a .zip for distribution.