Eden Paste

A modern and elegant auto-typing utility for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Eden Paste automatically types text for you after a configurable delay, making it easy to paste text into applications that don't support traditional clipboard pasting.

New Improvements! Enhanced LaTeX support, clipboard history, keyboard shortcuts, and improved error handling.

Features

• 🚀 Fast and Lightweight: Written in Go for high performance and low resource usage
• 🎨 Beautiful UI: Clean, modern interface with both light and dark modes
• 📄 PDF Support: Extract text from PDF files and auto-type it
• ∑ LaTeX Support: Convert LaTeX symbols to Unicode characters (now with more symbols)
• 📋 Clipboard History: Save and reuse frequently used text snippets
• ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts: Quick access to common functions
• 🔄 Error Recovery: Improved error handling and recovery
• 🌙 Theme Toggle: Switch between light and dark themes

More features and documentation coming soon!

Installation

macOS

# Using Homebrew
brew install edengilbert/tap/eden-paste

# Manual installation
curl -L https://github.com/edengilbert/eden-paste/releases/latest/download/EdenPaste.dmg -o EdenPaste.dmg
open EdenPaste.dmg

Linux

# Download and install the binary
curl -L https://github.com/edengilbert/eden-paste/releases/latest/download/eden-paste-linux-amd64 -o eden-paste
chmod +x eden-paste
sudo mv eden-paste /usr/local/bin/

Windows

Download the latest release from the Releases page and run the installer.

Usage

CLI Mode

# Basic usage
eden-paste -m "Text to type" -d 5

# With LaTeX conversion
eden-paste -m "\alpha + \beta = \gamma" --latex

# With custom typing speed (milliseconds per character)
eden-paste -m "Slow typing..." -s 100

# Repeated typing
eden-paste -m "Repeat this" -r 3 -i 2

# Interactive mode
eden-paste

GUI Mode

eden-paste -gui
# or
eden-paste-gui

The GUI mode provides a user-friendly interface with the following features:

• Text Entry: Large text area for typing or pasting your message
• PDF Import: Upload and extract text from PDF files
• LaTeX Conversion: Automatically convert LaTeX symbols to Unicode characters
• Typing Configuration: Set delay, speed, and repeat options
• Status Monitoring: View real-time status of typing operations
• Help & About: Quick access to usage information and about details
• Clipboard History: Access recently typed text with one click
• Theme Toggle: Switch between light and dark modes

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/edengilbert/eden-paste.git
cd eden-paste

# Install dependencies
go mod download

# Build
go build -o eden-paste

# Run
./eden-paste      # CLI version
./eden-paste -gui  # GUI version

Project Structure

eden-paste/
├── main.go                # Main entry point
├── typer.go               # Legacy typing functionality (deprecated)
├── typer_cli.go           # CLI-specific code
├── gui.go                 # GUI implementation
├── go.mod                 # Go module definition
├── pkg/                   # Reusable packages
│   ├── latex/             # LaTeX symbol conversion
│   ├── pdf/               # PDF text extraction
│   ├── typer/             # Typer core components
│   └── ui/                # UI theme and components
└── README.md              # This file

Rebuilding the Project (If Changes Were Made)

If you've made changes to the project structure or code:

# Update dependencies
go mod tidy

# Rebuild the application
go build -o eden-paste

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+Space: Start/Stop typing
• Ctrl+Delete: Clear text
• Ctrl+O: Open PDF
• Ctrl+H: Show clipboard history
• Ctrl+T: Toggle dark/light theme
• F1: Show help

License

MIT License

Acknowledgements

• Fyne - GUI toolkit
• Robotgo - Cross-platform automation
• pdfcpu - PDF processing library