GNU Typist
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- GNU Typist is a typing tutor for learning correct typing and improving typing skills through practice.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Audience
- The stated project goal is to help individuals and schools learn or teach typing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Platforms
- The project page says GNU Typist can be compiled and used on GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd, Unix variants, and Windows with PDCurses and MinGW.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Integrations
- The manual describes typefortune, a utility that lets users practice with text from the fortune program.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Support
- The project invites bug reports, suggestions, patches and new lessons at [email protected] and offers a mailing list at that address.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- License
- The project page describes GNU Typist as free software released under the GNU General Public License.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Custom lessons
- Users can modify tutorials or create new ones using the program’s scripting language.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Download note
- The project page says available precompiled Windows binaries may have a multi-byte input problem that was expected to be addressed in a later release.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Editor support
- The manual documents an Emacs major mode with syntax highlighting and commands for editing lessons, and Vim syntax highlighting for lesson files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Interface
- The program uses a text mode interface with an arrow key based menu, and also supports vi movement keys.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Lessons
- It includes tutorials for English QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak keyboards, plus lessons in Czech, Russian and Spanish and simpler exercises in German, French and Norwegian.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
- Scoring
- Typing exercises include drills and speed tests, and the manual says results can be displayed in words per minute or characters per minute.Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
Plans and prices
GNU Typist Free GNU General Public License · No paid plans listed Read 11 Oct 2026 · gnu.org
Where Specifiction places it
- Typing Software#7 of 197.8
- Typing Tutor Software#14 of 367.8
