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Typing Soundpacks

Pastiera can import custom typing sounds as a ZIP file. A soundpack should contain several short audio files so key presses can vary naturally instead of replaying the same sample every time.

ZIP structure

Use these folder names inside the ZIP:

normal/
space/
backspace/
enter/
modifier/

normal/ is required. The other folders are optional. If a special folder is missing, Pastiera falls back to the samples from normal/.

Example:

my-soundpack.zip
├── normal/
│   ├── key-01.ogg
│   ├── key-02.ogg
│   └── key-03.ogg
├── space/
│   └── space-01.ogg
├── backspace/
│   └── backspace-01.ogg
├── enter/
│   └── enter-01.ogg
└── modifier/
    └── modifier-01.ogg

Accepted files

Supported audio formats:

  • OGG
  • WAV
  • MP3
  • M4A

Keep every sample short and trimmed at the beginning. Around 20-120 ms usually feels better than long recordings because the sound must react immediately when a key is pressed.

Current import limits:

  • up to 2 MB per audio file
  • up to 16 MB per ZIP
  • up to 96 audio files per ZIP

Key groups

Use normal/ for letters, digits, punctuation, and regular symbol keys.

Use the special folders only when the key should sound distinct:

  • space/ for Space
  • backspace/ for Backspace and repeat delete
  • enter/ for Enter
  • modifier/ for Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Sym, and keyboard mode keys

For natural variation, add several similar samples to normal/. For privacy, avoid mapping individual letters to clearly recognizable unique sounds.

Importing

On Android:

  1. Put the ZIP somewhere the system file picker can access.
  2. Open Settings > Customization > Typing Sounds.
  3. Select Custom sound pack….
  4. Pick the ZIP file.

Pastiera copies the audio files into its private app storage. The original ZIP can be deleted after import.