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JOE CELASTER
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Make your laptop keyboards sound like mechanical keyboard with Jaster.

2 days ago... i was thinking of building an application that makes my keyboard sound like mechanical keys it was random.

So - i built jaster -

Jaster - Rust based open source software that gives a mechanical sound for your native laptop keyboards.

Installation

You can install it with this quick commands:

Current Platform Support

Jaster currently supports Linux-based distributions only.

Support for Windows and macOS is under active development as part of Jaster's cross-platform roadmap.


# Download and install Jaster
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JoeCelaster/Jaster/main/install.sh | bash

# Allow your user to access keyboard input devices
sudo usermod -aG input $USER

# Refresh your login session so the new permission takes effect
exec su - "$USER"

# Start Jaster and enable typing sounds
jaster start

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Commands

Command Description
jaster start Start Jaster and enable typing sounds.
jaster stop Stop Jaster.
jaster doctor Check installation, permissions, and system status.
jaster event Display keyboard events detected by Jaster.

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