Type Deck

A Stream Deck plugin that types preset text into the focused application when you press a key, with optional human-like timing, typos, and jitter so the output doesn't look obviously automated.

Useful for things like inserting boilerplate snippets, demo scripts, prepared answers, or replaying short typed sequences while screen-sharing.

Actions

Action	What it does
Type text	Types the configured text every press. (Optional: long press types a second, different string)
Cycle next	Each non-empty line of the text field is one entry. Each press types the next line, looping back to the start.
Random pick	Same line-per-entry format as Cycle next, but each press picks one at random.
Dial pick	Stream Deck + only. Rotate the dial to pick a line, press the dial to type it. The touchscreen shows the position and a preview.

Features

• Per-character, per-word and per-paragraph delays. Tune typing speed to suit the receiving app or demo situation.
• Jitter. Randomize each delay by ±N % so the rhythm doesn't feel too robotic. Enabled by default at 100 %.
• Adjacent-key typos. Per-character chance of typing a wrong key, pausing, hitting backspace, and continuing. What could be more Human than errors?
• Template variables. Inline tokens are expanded at type-time:
  • {date} → YYYY-MM-DD
  • {time} → HH:MM:SS
  • {clipboard} → current clipboard contents
  • {counter} → number of presses (persisted per action)
  • Use {{ and }} for literal braces.
• Unicode symbols. Characters outside ASCII (♯, é, emoji) can't be sent as plain keystrokes on Windows, so they are inserted with a quick clipboard paste instead. Your clipboard contents are put back afterwards.
• Cancel or queue. Pressing the key while it's already typing either aborts the current run (default) or queues another run to start immediately after, depending on the per-action setting.
• Finish keys. Optionally press one or more key combos once the typing is done (eg. enter or cmd+a). Add a step, click Record and press the keys you want, or type the combo in by hand. Steps run in order with a configurable delay before each.

Installation

Download the latest com.ewels.type-deck.streamDeckPlugin from the Releases page and double-click it. Stream Deck will install the plugin.

See CHANGELOG.md for what changed in each version.

[!NOTE] macOS: The plugin types via OS-level keyboard simulation, which may require granting Stream Deck Accessibility permission under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.

Development

Requires Node 24 and @elgato/cli for the dev/install loop.

npm install
npm run watch   # rebuild on save + auto-restart the plugin

See CLAUDE.md for architecture notes.

License and Credits

Released with the MIT license.

By Phil Ewels (@ewels).