---
name: "daktilo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "daktilo"
version: "0.6.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/daktilo"
---

# daktilo(1)

Turn your keyboard into a typewriter! 📇

## NAME

daktilo - Turn your keyboard into a typewriter! 📇

## SYNOPSIS

**daktilo** \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\]... \[**-p**\|**--preset**\] \[**-l**\|**--list-presets**\] \[**--list-devices**\] \[**-d**\|**--device**\] \[**-c**\|**--config**\] \[**-i**\|**--init**\] \[**--variate-volume**\] \[**--variate-tempo**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

Turn your keyboard into a typewriter! 📇

## OPTIONS

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Enables verbose logging

- **-p**, **--preset**=*PRESET*

  Sets the name of the sound preset to use.

  Can be specified multiple times to play multiple presets at once.

  May also be specified with the **PRESET** environment variable.

- **-l**, **--list-presets**

  Lists the available presets

- **--list-devices**

  Lists the available output devices

- **-d**, **--device**=*DEVICE*

  Sets the device for playback

  May also be specified with the **DAKTILO\_DEVICE** environment variable.

- **-c**, **--config**=*PATH*

  Sets the configuration file

  May also be specified with the **DAKTILO\_CONFIG** environment variable.

- **-i**, **--init**

  Writes the default configuration file

- **--variate-volume**=*PERCENT\_UP\[,PERCENT\_DOWN\]*

  Variate volume +/- in percent

  May also be specified with the **DAKTILO\_VOLUME** environment variable.

- **--variate-tempo**=*PERCENT\_UP\[,PERCENT\_DOWN\]*

  Variate tempo +/- in percent

  May also be specified with the **DAKTILO\_TEMPO** environment variable.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

## VERSION

v0.6.0

## AUTHORS

Orhun Parmaksız \<orhunparmaksiz@gmail.com\>