Accessibility & RSI relief

Why isn't clipboard paste enough for accessibility?

If you live with RSI or reduced hand function, you likely already use text expanders, clipboard managers, and voice dictation. They work for everyday text — but many applications either reject clipboard paste outright (banking portals, some enterprise forms, legacy medical records systems) or mangle formatting in ways that force manual re-typing of parts.

copypaster bridges the gap. You compose your text in a comfortable tool — a voice-to-text app, a regular editor, a template library — and copypaster types it keystroke-by-keystroke into the target application. Because keystrokes are real OS-level inputs, every application accepts them. Because the rhythm is natural, the text arrives clean without auto-correct or paste sanitizers interfering.

Where does it help most?

• Long emails and reports — draft once, let copypaster type the final version into Outlook, Gmail, Salesforce, or a web-based workflow tool.
• Medical and clinical documentation — EHR systems often reject or reformat pasted text. copypaster types dictated notes as if typed. See also form-filling from templates.
• Legal documents — matter management tools that strip formatting on paste behave normally when text arrives as keystrokes.
• Banking and government forms — systems that block paste for security reasons still accept typing.
• Code and configuration — enter long config files, SQL blocks, or snippets without finger strain.

How does it compare to other accessibility input tools?

Tool	Reduces keystroke load	Works in paste-blocked apps	Handles long text	Can chain with dictation
Voice dictation (Dragon, OS dictation)	Yes	App-dependent	Yes	N/A
Text expander (TextExpander, espanso)	For snippets	Mixed	Short text only	Limited
Clipboard manager (Paste, Alfred)	Yes	No (uses paste)	Yes	Via paste
copypaster	Yes	Yes	Yes (no length cap)	Yes

How do I pair it with other accessibility tools?

copypaster sits cleanly alongside the rest of an accessibility toolkit:

• Voice dictation (Dragon, macOS Dictation, Windows Speech Recognition) — dictate into any editor, then copypaster delivers the text to the target app.
• Text expanders (TextExpander, aText, espanso) — expand snippets, then feed them through copypaster for apps that fight clipboard paste.
• Clipboard managers (Paste, Alfred, Ditto) — keep a library of commonly used text, and let copypaster enter them keystroke by keystroke when needed.
• Switch controls and eye trackers — compose via assistive input, then offload the typing phase to the app.

How should I tune the experience for daily use?

Speed is adjustable from 20 to 250 WPM. For personal productivity, many people prefer 200-250 WPM so the text lands fast. For environments where the typing should match surrounding workflow rhythm — composing into a shared screen, for example — a mid-range 100-140 WPM with natural pauses feels right.

Disable typos entirely for work use. The engine's realism features are helpful for demos and recordings; if you're relying on the app to reduce workload, clean-and-fast is usually the goal.

What does a typical workflow look like?

1. Dictate or type into your preferred editor (Word, VS Code, Markdown file, voice-to-text app).
2. Copy the finished text.
3. Paste into copypaster (the floating pill stays accessible at the top of the screen).
4. Click into the target application — a form, email, chat window.
5. Start the countdown. copypaster types the rest while you rest your hands.