About
A free, open-source typing tutor for the rest of us. No accounts, no tracking, no premium tier — just a clean place to practice typing.
Who this is for
Anyone who types and wants to type better.
Beginners working through home-row positioning. Intermediate typists trying to break 70 wpm. Programmers grinding code mode. Writers warming up before a session. Students preparing for a typing test. Someone who's just curious how fast they actually are.
The site doesn't ask who you are or what you're working toward. Pick a mode, type, see where you stand, do another. That's the whole product.
Why this exists
Typing is one of the most-used skills in modern life and one of the least-taught. Most of the free tools that exist are either dated and unloved or tied to platforms that collect data they do not need.
GuerillaType is the typing tutor I wanted to use: instant practice, structured lessons, a real adaptive engine, and the ability to type through any text I bring in. It is calm, it is fast, and nothing leaves the device.
How it works
- Practice modes for instant typing tests at any length.
- Lessons that introduce the keyboard one cluster at a time.
- Drills for finger-row repetition.
- Challenges with concrete speed and accuracy goals.
- Custom text so you can practice on whatever you actually want to read.
- Adaptive mode that watches every keystroke and generates targeted practice from your weakest keys.
- Stats that visualize where you are and where you're improving.
Privacy
Nothing leaves your device. Profiles, sessions, daily activity, custom texts — all in your browser's localStorage. There are no accounts. There are no cookies. Optional, privacy-friendly Umami and Cloudflare Web Analytics are wired in but disabled by default.
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Open source
MIT licensed on GitHub. Fork it, host your own copy, contribute a feature. Every line is readable, every decision is documented, every word list is replaceable.
Made by
I'm Jon Ajinga. I built this site, I write the blog posts, and I read every message that comes through the contribute forms or contact page. It's me, not a team and not a startup.
Other things I've made are at jonajinga.com. I run the design and engineering shop Pikes Peak Web Designs too.
If you find a bug, file an issue. If you want to suggest a quote or a book or a drill, the contribute hub is the place. If you just want to say something, the contact form sends to my inbox.