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== Online Software ==
== Online Software ==
These are trainer software that works in the browser.
These are trainer software that works in the browser.

=== 1O fast fingers / https://10fastfingers.com ===
* Tests based on typing most frequent words, etc.


=== keybr / keybr.com ===
=== keybr / keybr.com ===
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* Sound effects.
* Sound effects.
* Very nice to improve accuracy.
* Very nice to improve accuracy.


=== TypeRacer ===
'''[https://play.typeracer.com/ TypeRacer]''' is another real-time typing competition, with replay, and analysis of difficult words.

=== Nitrotype ===
'''[https://www.nitrotype.com/ Nitrotype]''' is worlwide real-time typing competition. You participate to a racing challenge, and your car drives as fast as you can type.

* Continuous statistics.
* Competitive.


=== ratatype.com ===
=== ratatype.com ===
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* Nice music, sound effects and graphisms. Very addictive!
* Nice music, sound effects and graphisms. Very addictive!

=== Nitrotype ===
'''[https://www.nitrotype.com/ Nitrotype]''' is worlwide real-time typing competition. You participate to a racing challenge, and your car drives as fast as you can type.

* Continuous statistics.
* Competitive.

=== TypeRacer ===
'''[https://play.typeracer.com/ TypeRacer]''' is another real-time typing competition, with replay, and analysis of difficult words.


== Tools ==
== Tools ==

Latest revision as of 14:25, 20 June 2021

Software

Mavis Beacon

  • Works under Wine.
  • Language: English (Qwerty US).

Epistory

Game where ennemies must be killed by typing them.

Klavaro Touch Typing Tutor

A free game on Sourceforge.

Online Software

These are trainer software that works in the browser.

1O fast fingers / https://10fastfingers.com

  • Tests based on typing most frequent words, etc.

keybr / keybr.com

keybr.com is a free online tutor that provides continuous training, collecting statistics for all keys and focusing on keys that are the hardest to type.

  • Language: English (Qwerty US, Dvorak...)), French (Azerty FR)...
  • training patterns are actual word segments (no silly patterns like jkjkj kkjkj ...)
  • Continous statistics.
  • Sound effects.
  • Very nice to improve accuracy.


TypeRacer

TypeRacer is another real-time typing competition, with replay, and analysis of difficult words.

Nitrotype

Nitrotype is worlwide real-time typing competition. You participate to a racing challenge, and your car drives as fast as you can type.

  • Continuous statistics.
  • Competitive.

ratatype.com

Ratatype is a free online typing tutor, with several sets of lesson.

  • Language: English (Qwerty US)), French (Azerty FR)...
Issue — Azerty does not work with dead key composition. Pressing ^ i should produce directly î, not ^).
Workaround — use a virgin user account.

touchtyping.guru

touchtyping.guru

  • Language: English (Qwerty US))
  • Learn, practice, competition.
  • bad: reference text continuously moving, so harder to follow.

ZType

ZType is a small online game to train typing in a funny way.

  • Nice music, sound effects and graphisms. Very addictive!

Tools

Gnome GTick

Gnome GTick (gtick) is a simple metronome application. Set it to some rhythm and force your finger to follow that rhythm, even if very slow. Very useful to reduce mistake rate.