
# KeyVibe
> A C-based CLI tool that brings realistic mechanical keyboard sounds to every keystroke.
KeyVibe listens to your keyboard events and plays highโquality switch sounds with low latency. It ships with multiple sound packs and supports your own custom packs. Run it interactively or as a background daemon with live reload of your preferences.
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## โจ Features
- Real-time key press/release sound playback
- Multiple bundled sound packs
- User sound packs under `~/.local/share/keyvibe/audio/`
- Background daemon mode with PID file and safe shutdown
- Live config reload on `~/.keyvibe.json` changes (daemon mode)
## ๐ Dependencies
- build-essential
- pkg-config
- libjson-c-dev
- libpulse-dev
- libsndfile1-dev
- libinput-dev
- libevdev-dev
- libudev-d
## ๐ Installation
### Arch Linux
```bash
paru -S keyvibe
```
### ๐ ๏ธ Build From Source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/S4NKALP/KeyVibe.git
cd KeyVibe
make
sudo make install
```
## ๐ก Usage
Usage: keyvibe [OPTIONS]
Options:
-S, --sound SOUND_NAME Select sound pack (default: eg-oreo)
-V, --volume VOLUME Set volume [0-100] (default: 50)
-c --override-config Use CLI values for this run
-d --daemon Run as a background daemon
-s --stop Stop the background daemon
-m --mute Mute sound
-u --unmute Unmute sound
-l, --list List available sound packs
-h, --help Show this help message
-v, --verbose Enable verbose output
Notes:
- First run creates `~/.keyvibe.json`. Subsequent runs use it unless `-c` is supplied.
- In daemon mode, editing `~/.keyvibe.json` will automatically reload.
## ๐ต Sound Packs
System packs are installed under: `/usr/share/keyvibe/audio/`
User packs go under: `~/.local/share/keyvibe/audio//`
Required files inside each `/` directory:
- `config.json` (format matches bundled packs)
- Audio files referenced by `config.json`
Resolution order when selecting `-s `:
1. `~/.local/share/keyvibe/audio//`
2. `/usr/share/keyvibe/audio//`
List shows `(user)` or `(system)` source next to each pack.
## ๐ค Contributing
PRs welcome. Please keep code modular and readable, and prefer small, focused changes.
## ๐ License
MIT โ see [LICENSE](LICENSE).