Settings: Text Output

Insertion Methods

Steno supports three insertion methods:

1. Type directly (direct)
2. Accessibility insert (accessibility)
3. Backup paste via clipboard (clipboardPaste)

These appear in settings as a reorderable list.

Ordering and Fallback

Steno attempts insertion in your configured order.

• first method succeeds -> insertion finishes
• method fails -> Steno tries the next method
• all fail -> status is marked failed in history

Clipboard backup is always preserved by normalization logic, even if you reorder methods.

Terminal Behavior

For known terminal-like targets, Steno automatically prioritizes clipboard insertion first.

Current clipboard-first bundle IDs include:

• dev.warp.warp-stable
• com.openai.codex
• com.apple.terminal
• com.googlecode.iterm2

This improves reliability where simulated typing may be less predictable.

Verify Output

After changing insertion settings:

1. Dictate into a code editor.
2. Dictate into a terminal.
3. Check History insertion status (Inserted, Copied, or Failed).
4. If terminal performance is better than editor (or vice versa), reorder methods accordingly.