feat: Make copy to clipboard configurable

README.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Hit your <span style="color:#FF4500">**hotkey shortcut**</span> -> speak -> hotk
 | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | **Whisper.cpp** backend          | Local, offline, fast  ASR.   |
 | **Simulated typing**             | instantly types straight into any currently focused input window. Even on Wayland! (*ydotool*).  |
-| **Clipboard**                    | Auto-copies into clipboard - ready for pasting, if desired              |
+| **Clipboard**                    | Optionally copies to clipboard (enabled by default) - ready for pasting, if desired              |
 | **Languages**                    | 99+ languages. Provides default language config and session language override          |
 | **AIPP**, AI Post-Processing	   | AI-rewriting via local or cloud LLMs. GUI prompt editor.                |  
 | **Multiple UI** surfaces         | CLI, GUI (minimal PyQt6), TRAY (system tray), FLUX (triggered by voice activity detection, beta) |
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Leave VOXD running in the background -> go to any app where you want to voice-ty
 | Press hotkey …   | VOXD does …                                                 |
 | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
 | **First press**  | start recording                                             |
-| **Second press** | stop ⇢ [transcribe ⇢ copy to clipboard] ⇢ types the output into any focused app |  
+| **Second press** | stop ⇢ transcribe ⇢ types the output into any focused app (and copies to clipboard if enabled) |  
 
 Otherwise, if in --flux (beta), **just speak**.
 

src/voxd/core/config.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "typing_start_delay": 0.15,
     "ctrl_v_paste": False,  # Use Ctrl+V instead of default Ctrl+Shift+V
     "append_trailing_space": True,
+    "copy_to_clipboard": True,
     "verbosity": False,
     "autostart": False,
     "save_recordings": False,

src/voxd/core/voxd_core.py

@@ -98,12 +98,13 @@ def run(self):
         except Exception:
             pass  # logging failures should never crash the thread
 
-        # Copy to clipboard unless typing is enabled with paste mode (delay <= 0)
-        # to avoid double-copying to clipboard
-        typing_will_paste = (self.cfg.typing and 
+        # Copy to clipboard if enabled, unless typing is enabled with paste mode
+        # (delay <= 0) to avoid double-copying to clipboard
+        typing_will_paste = (self.cfg.typing and
                            self.cfg.typing_delay <= 0)
-
-        if not typing_will_paste and final_text:
+        copy_enabled = self.cfg.data.get("copy_to_clipboard", True)
+
+        if copy_enabled and not typing_will_paste and final_text:
             clipboard.copy(final_text)
 
         if self.cfg.typing and final_text:

src/voxd/defaults/default_config.yaml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ typing_delay: 1
 typing_start_delay: 0.15
 ctrl_v_paste: false  # Use Ctrl+V instead of default Ctrl+Shift+V
 append_trailing_space: true
+copy_to_clipboard: true
 verbosity: false
 autostart: false
 record_chunked: true

src/voxd/gui/settings_dialog.py

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, cfg: AppConfig, parent=None):
         self._add_doublespin(form, "typing_start_delay", "Start delay (s)", 0, 5, step=0.05)
         self._add_checkbox(form, "ctrl_v_paste", "Use Ctrl+V paste")
         self._add_checkbox(form, "append_trailing_space", "Add trailing space when typing")
+        self._add_checkbox(form, "copy_to_clipboard", "Copy transcription to clipboard")
 
         # ------------------------------------------------------------------
         #  Logging & Performance