Word lists are practice. Real pages are the test.
Typing sites give you lowercase words with no punctuation. What you actually type every day has capitals, commas, quotes and numbers. Typinground lets you practice on that.
Typing sites
Open a new tab, wait for it to load, type random common words.
Typinground
Stay on the page you're reading. Press a shortcut, type what's in front of you.
Three steps.
- Open any articleWikipedia, a blog, the docs you already have open.
- Press Alt+Shift+TThe page's text becomes your test.
- TypeGet your WPM and accuracy when you finish.
What it does.
- Types on the pageLetters light up over the article. Nothing on the page changes.
- Finds the real textSkips menus, sidebars and footnotes.
- Pick any sectionChoose what to type. Remembered per site.
- Time or words15 to 120 seconds, or 10 to 100 words.
- Shows your weak spotsWeakest keys, missed words and slow letter pairs, then drills to fix them.
- Private by defaultStats stay in your browser unless you sign in.
See exactly where you slow down.
Every test is replayed key by key. The dashboard shows your weakest keys, the words you trip on and your slowest letter pairs, then builds drills from them.
Your keyboard
98%+95%90%belowWords you trip on
- definitely ×6
- through ×5
- receive ×4
- their ×4
- because ×3
- question ×3
Common slips
- e typed as r×9
- i typed as o×7
- b typed as v×5
Slowest letter pairs
- br212 ms
- ce198 ms
- mu187 ms
Sample data. Your own analysis fills in after a few tests, and each test's results card shows what you missed right away.
Four keys.
- Alt+Shift+T
- Start or stop
- Alt+Shift+P
- Pick a section
- Tab
- New test
- Esc
- Exit
Change them anytime in the dashboard's Settings. Signed in, they follow you to every browser.
Up and running in a minute.
Add Typinground to your browser, then press the shortcut on any page. Free. Sign in only if you want your history on every device.
- Add Typinground from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons.
- Pin it to your toolbar to see your stats and settings.
- Open any article and press Alt+Shift+T. Tabs that were already open need a refresh.
Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Firefox.
Questions.
What is Typinground?
A free browser extension that turns any webpage into a typing test. Press Alt+Shift+T, type over the article, and get your WPM.
Is it free?
Yes. No ads, no subscription. An account is optional.
Which browsers does it support?
Chrome, Edge, Brave and Firefox.
Does it work on every website?
On almost any page with text. Pages without text get a quick common-words test instead.
Is my data sent anywhere?
Only if you sign in. Otherwise everything stays in your browser. See the privacy policy.
The shortcut doesn't work.
Another extension may already use it. Change it in the dashboard's Settings, and refresh tabs that were open before you installed.
Your next article is a warm-up.
Turn the reading you already do into daily typing practice.