typeROID — type like a goblin, send like a grown-up. A macOS menu-bar tool that quietly rewrites what you type with the LLM of your choice. Triggers, snippets, and tone control without the chat window. Free, open source, no telemetry.
I built typeROID because I wanted to type like a goblin and still send like a grown-up.
The core idea was simple: I should be able to write the disgusting first draft directly to humans, in the actual app I’m using. Slack, Mail, Notes, Linear, DMs, wherever. No sacred AI chat box. No prompt ceremony. No “please rewrite the following in a professional tone” like I’m filing paperwork with the robot.
Just type the slop. Hit a two-character trigger. Get something sendable.
The process started as a tiny cleanup tool for my own chaotic typing. Then it evolved into a keyboard performance enhancer: // to fix, ?? to ask AI, ;; to translate, == to do math, \\ to summarize and draft a reply, || to rephrase.
The whole thing is intentionally built like a sketchy supplement bottle for your fingers. Bring your own API key. No account. No server. No telemetry. Keep out of reach of HR.
Basically: performance enhancement for people whose brains move faster than their thumbs.
Dolly