diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 658bc5c..4df1b18 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6fac387a98bb7c37292057cffc56d62ecb629900026402633ae9160df93a8766"
 dependencies = [
- "nom",
+ "nom 7.1.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -837,6 +837,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "core-graphics"
+version = "0.25.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "064badf302c3194842cf2c5d61f56cc88e54a759313879cdf03abdd27d0c3b97"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.8.0",
+ "core-foundation 0.10.0",
+ "core-graphics-types 0.2.0",
+ "foreign-types 0.5.0",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "core-graphics-types"
 version = "0.1.3"
@@ -1253,6 +1266,27 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a3d8a32ae18130a3c84dd492d4215c3d913c3b07c6b63c2eb3eb7ff1101ab7bf"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "enigo"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "71744ff36f35a4276e8827add8102d0e792378c574fd93cb4e1c8e0505f96b7c"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation 0.10.0",
+ "core-graphics 0.25.0",
+ "foreign-types-shared 0.3.1",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "nom 8.0.0",
+ "objc2 0.6.1",
+ "objc2-app-kit 0.3.1",
+ "objc2-foundation 0.3.1",
+ "windows 0.61.3",
+ "x11rb",
+ "xkbcommon",
+ "xkeysym",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "enum-map"
 version = "2.7.3"
@@ -1956,6 +1990,7 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cpal",
+ "enigo",
  "env_logger",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
@@ -2753,6 +2788,15 @@ version = "2.7.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "78ca9ab1a0babb1e7d5695e3530886289c18cf2f87ec19a575a0abdce112e3a3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "memmap2"
+version = "0.9.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fd3f7eed9d3848f8b98834af67102b720745c4ec028fcd0aa0239277e7de374f"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "memoffset"
 version = "0.9.1"
@@ -2937,6 +2981,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "minimal-lexical",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nom"
+version = "8.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df9761775871bdef83bee530e60050f7e54b1105350d6884eb0fb4f46c2f9405"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-complex"
 version = "0.4.6"
@@ -6751,6 +6804,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xkbcommon"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8d66ca9352cbd4eecbbc40871d8a11b4ac8107cfc528a6e14d7c19c69d0e1ac9"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "memmap2",
+ "xkeysym",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "xkeysym"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b9cc00251562a284751c9973bace760d86c0276c471b4be569fe6b068ee97a56"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "yoke"
 version = "0.7.5"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 3a7aec7..fcbbe22 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ tokio = "1.43.0"
 vad-rs = "0.1.5"
 tauri-plugin-store = "2"
 tauri-plugin-os = "2"
+enigo = "0.5.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
 whisper-rs = { version = "0.13.2", features = ["metal"] }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/actions.rs b/src-tauri/src/actions.rs
index 2045db4..ef6a976 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/actions.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/actions.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,17 @@ impl ShortcutAction for TranscribeAction {
                     Ok(transcription) => {
                         println!("Transcription Result: {}", transcription);
                         if !transcription.is_empty() {
-                            utils::paste(transcription, ah);
+                            let transcription_clone = transcription.clone();
+                            let ah_clone = ah.clone();
+                            ah.run_on_main_thread(move || {
+                                match utils::paste(transcription_clone, ah_clone) {
+                                    Ok(()) => println!("Text pasted successfully"),
+                                    Err(e) => eprintln!("Failed to paste transcription: {}", e),
+                                }
+                            })
+                            .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                                eprintln!("Failed to run paste on main thread: {:?}", e);
+                            });
                         }
                     }
                     Err(err) => println!("Global Shortcut Transcription error: {}", err),
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/utils.rs b/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
index 17aa2cf..c312f07 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,51 +1,61 @@
-use rdev::{simulate, EventType, Key, SimulateError};
-use std::thread;
-use std::time;
+use enigo::Enigo;
+use enigo::Key;
+use enigo::Keyboard;
+use enigo::Settings;
+
 use tauri::image::Image;
 use tauri::tray::TrayIcon;
 use tauri::AppHandle;
 use tauri::Manager;
 use tauri_plugin_clipboard_manager::ClipboardExt;
 
-fn try_send_event(event: &EventType) {
-    if let Err(SimulateError) = simulate(event) {
-        println!("We could not send {:?}", event);
-    }
-}
-
-fn send_with_delay(event: EventType, delay_ms: u64) {
-    try_send_event(&event);
-    thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(delay_ms));
-}
-
-// TODO: use enigo for paste not on macos?
-fn send_paste() {
+fn send_paste() -> Result<(), String> {
     // Determine the modifier key based on the OS
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    let modifier_key = Key::MetaLeft; // Command key on macOS
+    let modifier_key = Key::Meta; // Command key on macOS
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-    let modifier_key = Key::ControlLeft; // Control key on other systems
+    let modifier_key = Key::Control; // Control key on other systems
+
+    let mut enigo = Enigo::new(&Settings::default())
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to initialize Enigo: {}", e))?;
 
     // Press both keys
-    send_with_delay(EventType::KeyPress(modifier_key), 100);
-    send_with_delay(EventType::KeyPress(Key::KeyV), 100);
+    enigo
+        .key(modifier_key, enigo::Direction::Press)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to press modifier key: {}", e))?;
+    enigo
+        .key(Key::Unicode('v'), enigo::Direction::Press)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to press V key: {}", e))?;
 
     // Release both keys
-    send_with_delay(EventType::KeyRelease(Key::KeyV), 100);
-    send_with_delay(EventType::KeyRelease(modifier_key), 0);
+    enigo
+        .key(Key::Unicode('v'), enigo::Direction::Release)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to release V key: {}", e))?;
+    enigo
+        .key(modifier_key, enigo::Direction::Release)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to release modifier key: {}", e))?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn paste(text: String, app_handle: AppHandle) {
+pub fn paste(text: String, app_handle: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
     let clipboard = app_handle.clipboard();
 
     // get the current clipboard content
     let clipboard_content = clipboard.read_text().unwrap_or_default();
 
-    clipboard.write_text(&text).unwrap();
-    send_paste();
+    clipboard
+        .write_text(&text)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write to clipboard: {}", e))?;
+
+    send_paste()?;
 
     // restore the clipboard
-    clipboard.write_text(&clipboard_content).unwrap();
+    clipboard
+        .write_text(&clipboard_content)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to restore clipboard: {}", e))?;
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 pub enum TrayIconState {