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app hacktyper

A terminal-based typing simulator that mimics hacking scenes from movies

5 releases

Uses new Rust 2024

0.2.3 Jan 12, 2026
0.2.2 Jan 12, 2026
0.2.0 Jan 12, 2026
0.1.1 Jan 12, 2026
0.1.0 Jan 12, 2026

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MIT license

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Hacker Typer

A sophisticated CLI tool for pranking or acting like a Hollywood hacker.

Features

  • Auto-Typing: Mash the keyboard to type valid code (or any text) on the screen.
  • Mechanical Sound: Procedural audio synthesis mimics mechanical keyboard switches.
  • Multi-Window Mode: Spawn multiple windows to look busy.
  • Custom Scripts: Load any text file (e.g., source code, movie scripts).

Installation

cargo build --release

The binary will be in target/release/hacktyper.

Usage

Basic usage (Matrix Mode)

./hacktyper

Type out a custom file (e.g., Harry Potter)

./hacktyper --file harry_potter.txt

Hollywood Mode (Spawn 4 extra windows)

./hacktyper --multi-window --window-count 4

Adjust Speed

./hacktyper --speed 5

Options

  • -f, --file <FILE>: Path to custom file.
  • -s, --speed <SPEED>: Characters per keypress (default: 3).
  • --sound: Boolean flag to enable/disable sound (default: true).
  • --multi-window: Spawns multiple terminals.
  • --window-count <NUM>: Number of terminals to spawn.

Dependencies

~8–14MB
~284K SLoC