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What is this?
Monkeytype is a minimalistic and highly customizable typing test website. It offers many test modes, real-time feedback on typos, speed, and accuracy, and tries to emulate a natural typing experience.
Monkeytype is a minimalistic and highly customizable typing test website. It offers many test modes, real-time feedback on typos, speed, and accuracy, and tries to emulate a natural typing experience.Is this an app I install, or just a website I open in a browser?It is a website: you open it in a browser and start a test, nothing to install. The code is open source under GPL-3.0, so it can also be self-hosted or modified.
It is a website: you open it in a browser and start a test, nothing to install. The code is open source under GPL-3.0, so it can also be self-hosted or modified.How do I get started — do I need an account?Just open the site and start typing; no account needed. An optional account saves your typing speed history so you can track your progress over time.
Just open the site and start typing; no account needed. An optional account saves your typing speed history so you can track your progress over time.What would I need to run my own instance or work on the code?Node 24 (engines require >=24.0.0 <25) and pnpm, which the preinstall script enforces. The repo is a turbo monorepo with separate frontend and backend packages.
Node 24 (engines require >=24.0.0 <25) and pnpm, which the preinstall script enforces. The repo is a turbo monorepo with separate frontend and backend packages.What test modes does it have?A variety of test lengths and languages, plus punctuation and numbers modes, quotes, and challenges with just-for-fun test modifiers.
A variety of test lengths and languages, plus punctuation and numbers modes, quotes, and challenges with just-for-fun test modifiers.Will I see my speed and mistakes while typing?Yes — the display shows live errors, wpm, and accuracy as you type, with typed characters appearing in place for straightforward real-time feedback.
Yes — the display shows live errors, wpm, and accuracy as you type, with typed characters appearing in place for straightforward real-time feedback.Can I customize how it looks and feels?Yes: themes, sounds, and a smooth caret are all configurable, and the minimalistic design includes an optional focus mode while typing plus optional advertisements.
Yes: themes, sounds, and a smooth caret are all configurable, and the minimalistic design includes an optional focus mode while typing plus optional advertisements.What is the Discord bot mentioned in the README?A bot on the Monkeytype Discord server that auto-assigns optional roles based on typing performance and challenge completion; its code is part of this repository.
A bot on the Monkeytype Discord server that auto-assigns optional roles based on typing performance and challenge completion; its code is part of this repository.Which topics is it in?themes, customization, backend, ui, learning, gplv3, web-app, productivity, education, free, frontend, typescript
themes, customization, backend, ui, learning, gplv3, web-app, productivity, education, free, frontend, typescript