Hello community,
I'm looking for a utility to paste the content of the clipboard (text) as keystrokes. Does this functionality exists natively in the MAC os or provided by a developer?
This would be a wonderful utility when performing system administration VIA a console connection that does not allow the clipboard to be redirected.
Thank you
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MacBook Pro 16″, 10.15
This app doesn't use the clipboard but I believe would fulfill everything you're looking to do.
It's called Typinator from ergonis.com. Whereby you create strings of text and you can both assign different key combinations to write out that text or assign specific letter combinations to trigger it to write the string of text that you designate.
What do you mean by paste as "keystrokes"? Do you mean paste using a keyboard combination? Generally, if you have copied something using command-c, you can paste it using command -v.
If you mean something else, please explain.
If the app, or web browser is not pasting text via Command-V (or via the app -> Edit -> Paste menu item, then it is an issue with the either the app or the Javascript running in the web browser.
I have not seen this kind of issue with a web browser interface, but I have seen it with some VNC implementation. Especially if the VNC viewer it connected to a Linux system, where middle-click is how you paste on the remote system. And since macOS does not have a middle click by default, you need 3rd party utilities to simulate a middle-click.
PS. You can get 3rd party Clipboard Managers for the Mac, but they focus on saving each Copied item, and allowing you to select which item you want to Paste. It does not have anything to do with sending a Paste to a remote system.
Also when using a VNC interface, the remote system needs to run something like vncconfig to map the remote clipboard to the VNC server.
Lots of moving parts when dealing with remote systems. And a lot depends on exactly how the remote viewer is operating.
NOTE: My Wife deals with VMware's vCenter on a regular bases via a web browser, and says she does not have any issues pasting. So I do not know what the issue is with your implementation.
I use Hammerspoon for doing this but there is issues with Remote Desktop Client where it just types 'aaaa' instead of the actual string.
Has anyone got any other solutions?
yeah, it's different.
The case use for this is specific, it's for when you're connecting to a remote server console from vCenter web console, and want to paste a password or other command, but the clipboard is not redirected from the local computer to the remote system.
This utility would parse the text in the clipboard and then output it by passing the keystrokes to the keyboard.
So the workflow would be; I connect to vCenter Web Console of a server, I copy the password or command on my MAC, move my mouse to the remote session then put my cursor in the appropriate field. Then hit a keystroke.
Then the utility would output the clipboard content to the keyboard... Imagine having to type a complex password like "X5c4dS4pHmB+89s538{@n!Ja.4" multiple times.... it's a soul crushing exercise!!!
This functionality does exist in remote control solution provided by Cisco UCM manager, and HP ILO. But I can't find this functionality as a utility on my Mac. Note: I don't think this is available on PC...
I hope this helps
So I was able to write a python script that does the job...
This is life changing!!!
Can I grab a copy of that script? Very similar situation here!
How to paste Clipboard content as Keystrokes on macOS
