Why this exists
Most “typing tests” give you a number and send you home. That is fine for curiosity, terrible for improvement. Real progress needs a curriculum (home row before full board), an accuracy standard, and practice that reacts to your mistakes — not a random word list every time.
Typing Coach was built as a focused web app for that loop: learn fingers → measure → fix weak keys → remeasure. It runs in the browser, works without an account, and keeps your progress locally unless you choose cloud sync for the weekly leaderboard.
What you can do here
- Finger curriculum — eight gated steps from home row to full board, with a live hand guide.
- Timed typing test / WPM sprint — gross and net WPM plus accuracy.
- Adaptive / Fix mode — drills the keys and patterns you miss.
- Layouts — US QWERTY and Portuguese PT-PT (ç on home row, correct punctuation map).
- Progress & goals — streaks, daily goals, and per-key trends in the app.
- Optional competition — public weekly leaderboard with a free account.
Guides for learners
Beyond the app, we publish practical coaching articles so the site is useful even when you are not mid-drill:
Independence & monetisation
Typing Coach is an independent project. Core practice is free and is not locked behind a paywall. The site may display advertising (for example Google AdSense) to help cover hosting and development. Ads must never be the product — the trainer and the guides are.
Privacy in one sentence
Practice data stays in your browser by default. Accounts are optional. Details, cookies, and advertising disclosures live on the privacy policy.
Contact
Questions, data requests, or feedback: hello@typing-coach.com. You can also use the contact page.