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).
