👻 TypeGhost — fake live coding
A teleprompter for your code. Write it once, "type" it live.
TypeGhost replays pre-written code in your editor with human-like typing — irregular rhythm, thinking pauses, even typos that get noticed and fixed. No more typos in front of 300 people, no more "wait, what did I mistype?".
Two ways to fake it
- 🎬 Auto mode — press play, the code types itself at a human pace while you narrate. Drop checkpoints in your script so playback stops exactly where you want to talk.
- 🕶 Hacker mode — you mash any keys, the real script comes out. Your hands genuinely move, the rhythm is genuinely yours, and you physically cannot make a typo.
Commands
| Command |
What it does |
TypeGhost: Play From Clipboard / File… |
Auto-types the script at the cursor |
TypeGhost: Hacker Mode From Clipboard / File… |
Your keystrokes type the script |
TypeGhost: Pause / Resume (ctrl/cmd+alt+T) |
Also continues past checkpoints |
TypeGhost: Stop (ctrl/cmd+alt+backspace) |
Instantly hands the keyboard back |
Script directives
Comments with a ~ glued to the comment marker control the playback and are stripped from the output:
function fibonacci(n) {
if (n <= 1) return n;
return fibonacci(n - 1) + fibonacci(n - 2);
}
//~ pause 800
//~ checkpoint explain-recursion
console.log(fibonacci(10));
//~ pause 800 — extra pause (ms) before the next character.//~ checkpoint <name> — playback stops until you hit ctrl/cmd+alt+T.- Any language works:
#~ (Python, shell), --~ (SQL, Lua), ;;~ (Lisp), %~ (LaTeX).
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
|
typeghost.charsPerSecond |
14 |
Average auto-typing speed |
typeghost.typos |
true |
Simulate corrected typos (auto mode) |
typeghost.typoRate |
0.025 |
Probability per letter |
typeghost.charsPerKeystroke |
3 |
Hacker mode: script chars per keystroke |
Whatever the simulation does, the final buffer is byte-identical to your script — enforced by the engine's test suite. Your demo cannot derail.
Heads-up: hacker mode takes over the type command, so it can't run at the same time as the Vim extension.
Part of the TypeGhost project — engine, browser playground and roadmap live there. MIT licensed.
