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Social recommendations and mentions

• Show HN: I made a game to improve my typing speed

  It's gotta be fun, and Typing for the Dead is a good one. https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/246580/ More recently though, there's https://monkeytype.com/ and https://play.typeracer.com/ which are fun little breaks during the day. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• really struggling with picking up touch typing and feeling horrible about it.

  Check out these words. These are 10 words from the English 1k word list on monkeytype.com. Source: 5 months ago

• Been at this for 6 months, need advice

  Try a small change and sometimes a drastic one (like dropping a column or row) and mash keybr.com and monkeytype.com until it feels natural, or not then revert. And if I revert I often try again a few weeks later... Source: 5 months ago

• What is your average typing speed?

  Average typing speed when typing a >50 word long quote. If you don't know your average typing speed, you can test yourself at https://monkeytype.com/. Source: 5 months ago

• Keyboard Shortcut Database Website

  I had a really useful website bookmarked in the past, which let you enter a keyboard shortcut and see what programs used that same shortcut. It was really helpful if I needed to create a keyboard shortcut that I knew wouldn't conflict with Windows or any other programs I used. I feel like the site's color scheme was dark gray and yellow/orange, similar to monkeytype.com, but I could be misremembering. Source: 8 months ago

• Show HN: I automated 1/2 of my typing

  If you are a 2 finger typist and also think people are "obsessing over WPM" because they're wanting to utilize their own tools to the fullest advantage, that sounds like some mental block kind of thing. If you can type at least 80 consistently then thats probably would I imagine the dividing line is between "flow/concentration not breaking" and "breaks constantly" Try a 50 word monkeytype https://monkeytype.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Can you guys help out my brother in his research assignment?

  Typing test reply with stats: https://monkeytype.com/. Source: 9 months ago

• Learning to Touch Type Again

  I started practicing with Keybr few years ago, but switched to superb https://monkeytype.com/ at some point when Keybr capabilities started limiting the progress. Usually using English 10k database. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• How do I switch from qwerty to dvorak fast?

  Joseph, when did you learn Dvorak? I only ask because the default selection of 200 words on monkeytype.com contains 93 of the 100 most common words in the English language. Source: 10 months ago

• Typing Speed Testing App

  I made a minimal typing speed test web app with React and TailwindCSS that inspired by monkeytype.com. Source: 10 months ago

• Learning touch typing on Mac

  A lot of us mechanical keyboard guys love monkeytype. Source: 10 months ago

• iwtl fast typing

  Basically all I did was just start doing practice tests on typing websites (I highly recommend monkeytype.com. It's a really nice looking and easy to use type test). Source: 10 months ago

• iwtl fast typing

  Monkeytpe : A highly customizable website allowing you to personalize your own practice sessions however you like. There are tons of options for personalizing your tests, fun features, and a cute mascot. Source: 10 months ago

• Typing exam

  Typing.com really helps, when you get used to it, you can be aesthetic enough and use monkeytype.com. Source: 10 months ago

• Will my handwriting be legible, i tried to keep it tidy but went like this as time ran out :( yes im missing dots for I’s i know.

  I spent the summer of year 10 practising how to type, I was able to go from hunt and peck 40 WPM to full on touch typing 70 WPM with only 20 mins of practice each day on keybr.com and once I unlocked all the keys on there, I practiced on monkeytype.com. Source: 11 months ago

• Any keybr alternative for custom layout

  Monkey type is also good to use if you rearrange your symbols or numbers. You can input in the custom section all the characters with a space and then randomize the order. Source: 11 months ago

• What’s a good website to test my WPM? I’d like to put it on my resume.

  IDK about your resume but basically the best site for typing tests is https://monkeytype.com/. Source: 11 months ago

• I'm contemplating emailing support to change my keyboard to a clear one, but I'm worried about regretting it

  I really like https://www.keybr.com/ but I know others love https://monkeytype.com/. Source: 11 months ago

• How to increase speed as it is stuck

  I have my own typing practice Monkeytype.com cursor block and check geibresh when you reach some what consistent with your typing speed ie (raw speed close to WPM) you switch to "pseudo Lang" with read easy ahead , this helped me to jump from 40 to 70 including punctuations . At the end of the day 1 -accuracy 2- relaxed hand position 3- practice. Source: 11 months ago

• How to start with dvorak?

  You don't need any "special" dvorak typing page. Just use monkeytype.com and change your layout in your OS settings like normally. Source: 11 months ago

• A highly detailed guide to increasing your typing speed.

  Go to monkeytype.com, click on '60' from the top right (by default, you'll give a 30 second typing test, but 1 minute tests are more standard). Source: 11 months ago