🐾 Animalize

Animalize is a cute desktop application that detects your keyboard input and plays Animal Crossing style sound effects (Animalese) in real-time. Add a touch of magic to your daily typing!

✨ Key Features

• Real-time Sound Response: Plays unique Animal Crossing voices and sound effects corresponding to each key press.
• Diverse Voice Profiles: Choose between Male and Female voices with multiple tone options (Voice 1~4).
• Global Key Detection: Even when the app is in the background, it detects system-wide key inputs to play sounds.
• Simple UI: Intuitive and adorable design allows you to easily toggle sounds and adjust volume.

📸 Screenshots

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📖 How to Use

1. Launch the App: Open Animalize. The app will start running in the background.
2. Start Typing: Open any application (Notepad, Browser, Slack, etc.) and start typing. You will hear the cute Animalese sounds!
3. Adjust Settings:
   • Click the Tray Icon (in the taskbar/menu bar) and select Show to open the settings window.
   • Volume: Use the slider to adjust the sound level.
   • Sound Mode:
     • All: Plays both voices and special sound effects.
     • Animalese: Plays only the voices.
     • SFX: Plays only sound effects (like typing noises).
   • Voice & Pitch: Select your preferred voice type (Male/Female) and adjust the pitch slider to customize the tone.

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

To build this project from source, you will need:

• Rust (Tauri Backend)
• Node.js or Bun (Frontend)

Running in Development

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Run the app
bun tauri dev

Building the App

bun tauri build

🎨 Design & Assets

• Font: Arial Rounded MT Bold
• Sound Effects: Inspired by the sound resources of the Animal Crossing series.
• Design Concept: Soft and friendly UI/UX with a pastel color palette.

📄 License

This project was created for educational and personal use. Copyright for sound and image assets belongs to their respective owners.

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