Touch typing practice that adapts to you

Typeblind builds every lesson from your own typing. It measures how fast and how accurately you type each letter, finds the one that is holding you back, and puts it into every word of the next lesson. It is free, it runs in your browser, and you do not need an account to start.

How do the adaptive lessons work?

  1. You start with a handful of the most common letters of your language: in English, E, N, I, T, R and L.
  2. Every letter gets its own speed and accuracy record. The slowest letter becomes the target and appears in every word of the next lesson, so you always practise the key that gives you the most trouble.
  3. A new letter is added only when every letter you already have reaches your target speed, 35 words per minute by default. You can set the target anywhere from 15 to 150 words per minute.
  4. The words are built from the letter patterns of your language, so they read like real words and train the letter combinations you actually type, such as the th in the.

The help page walks through the method step by step.

What else can I practise?

  • Intro course: a step-by-step start for complete beginners.
  • Common words: the most frequent words of a language.
  • Books: passages from real books.
  • Custom text: anything you paste in.
  • Source code: snippets in popular programming languages.
  • Numbers: digits and simple maths.

Built for typing without looking

The on-screen keyboard colours each key by the finger that should press it, so the right movements become habit from the first lesson instead of being unlearned later. Practice works in 47 languages and over 90 keyboard layouts, including QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak; compare the layouts before you choose. A daily goal and a practice streak help turn a few minutes a day into a routine.

How fast will I improve?

It depends on where you start and how regularly you practise. The help page lists real, anonymised progress from Typeblind users, for example from 30 to 70 words per minute after 4 hours and 20 minutes of practice spread over 15 days. For an honest look at what the research says about the first week, read how much your typing speed really improves in a week. To see where you stand right now, take the typing test.