yorukot/monkeytype

Monkeytype is a free typing test website that focuses on a clean, distraction-free experience. Instead of flashy graphics or gamified animations, it shows you text to type and gives you immediate, real-time feedback on your speed, accuracy, and errors. You can create an account to save your progress over time, or just jump in for a quick test without signing up. The project offers a surprising amount of customization. You can choose different test lengths, languages, and modes that include punctuation or numbers. There are also quotes to type, visual themes to pick from, and just-for-fun challenge modifiers to mix things up. The design philosophy is to make the test feel like natural typing, you type what you see, and see what you type, with a smooth cursor that moves naturally as you go. Anyone who wants to measure or improve their typing speed would find this useful. That includes mechanical keyboard enthusiasts checking how fast their new switch setup feels, programmers tracking whether their daily practice is paying off, or casual users who just want a quick, no-nonsense way to test themselves. There is also an active Discord community, and the project includes a separate bot that automatically assigns roles on the server based on your typing performance and completed challenges. The codebase is built with TypeScript, SASS, and HTML, standard web technologies that run in any browser. The README does not go into deep technical detail about the architecture or how the account system is implemented behind the scenes. The project is open source and actively accepts contributions, whether that means fixing bugs, adding new visual themes, or building out features. It started as a prototype shared on Reddit and has grown into a community-driven tool with options to support further development through donations and merchandise.