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Text Insertion

How Vibe Typer Paste Preferences Works

Understand Vibe Typer's insertion modes and how to control text behavior per application from Paste Preferences.

Vibe Typer can insert text in multiple ways so it works reliably across terminals, IDEs, browsers, chat apps, and document editors.

The key idea is simple: not every application handles text insertion the same way, so Vibe Typer lets you choose the best insertion mode globally and per app.

Insertion modes

Vibe Typer supports three insertion modes:

  1. Type (prefers no clipboard)

    • Action: Simulates typing keystrokes.
    • Clipboard usage: Avoids the clipboard when direct typing succeeds. Vibe Typer may fall back to clipboard paste for unsupported characters or platform failures, then restore the previous clipboard snapshot when possible.
    • Best for: Highest compatibility across mixed apps and fields.
    • Why default: It avoids clipboard and paste-shortcut edge cases, so it works consistently in more places.
    • Note for non-Latin text: If typing simulation is slow for Cyrillic or other non-Latin dictation, check that your active keyboard layout matches the language you are dictating. See why typing simulation can be slow with the wrong keyboard layout.

  2. Plain text paste

    • Action: Simulates Ctrl + Shift + V.
    • Clipboard usage: Uses paste flow.
    • Best for: Terminals, code editors, and markdown fields where formatting should be stripped.

  3. Standard paste (rich/default paste)

    • Action: Simulates Ctrl + V.
    • Clipboard usage: Uses paste flow.
    • Best for: Editors and chat tools where normal paste behavior is preferred.

Platform defaults

Vibe Typer sets the initial default insertion mode by platform:

  • macOS: Type (prefers no clipboard)
  • Windows: Plain text paste (Ctrl + Shift + V)
  • Linux Wayland: Type (prefers no clipboard)
  • Linux X11: Type (prefers no clipboard)

You can change this any time in Paste Preferences.

Paste Preferences screen

You can configure this in:

  1. Open Vibe Typer.
  2. Go to Settings.
  3. Select Paste Preferences.

Inside this screen, you can control insertion in two layers:

  • Default insertion mode

    • Used for apps that do not have a custom rule yet.
    • Initial default by platform: macOS = Type (prefers no clipboard), Windows = Plain text paste, Linux (Wayland/X11) = Type (prefers no clipboard).

  • App preferences

    • Set a different mode for specific applications.
    • Useful when one app behaves better with plain text paste while another works best with standard paste.

Why per-app preferences matter

Many tools have multiple input surfaces. For example, an IDE may include editor panes, terminals, and chat inputs, and each surface can react differently to paste shortcuts.

Per-app preferences let you keep a reliable default while tuning exceptions for apps that need a different insertion method.

Practical setup

If you are deciding how to configure things, this is a good starting point:

  • Leave Type (prefers no clipboard) as your default for reliability.
  • Use Plain text paste for terminal-heavy or markdown-focused apps.
  • Use Standard paste for apps where normal paste behavior is ideal.
  • For long Cyrillic or non-Latin dictation while keeping an English keyboard layout active, prefer Plain text paste or Standard paste over Type.

If text still does not appear

Most insertion issues are resolved by switching that app to Type (prefers no clipboard) in Paste Preferences.

If needed:

  1. Click directly into the target text field.
  2. Change that app's mode to Type (prefers no clipboard).
  3. Try dictation again.