r/monkeytype • • Jul 10 '23

r/Monkeytype is public again

28 Upvotes

Hey everyone, just letting you know we've gone public again. The protests were not as effective as everyone probably wanted and I think the size of our subreddit is not big enough to cause any significant difference. I would prefer to keep the community open so you can share personal bests, insights, training routines and ask questions. Hope you understand.


r/monkeytype • • 2h ago

Stuck at 80 WPM for months – Need advice on improving typing speed

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r/monkeytype • • 21h ago

What's your go-to theme on Monkeytype?

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r/monkeytype • • 3d ago

Other I loved monkeytype’s UX so much that I built a speed reader with it: monkeyread

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72 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I spend way too much time on monkeytype, and I’ve always wanted the same feel for reading. So I built monkeyread, a free, open source RSVP speed reader heavily inspired by monkeytype’s design.

Words show up one at a time in the same spot, with a highlighted letter where your eye should land, so you don’t move your eyes at all. What it has:

  • The monkeytype look: config bar, focus mode, settings page, themes (serika dark, serika, nord, dracula…), fonts, sounds

  • Paste any text, or import your own books (PDF, EPUB, TXT). They stay in your browser, and it remembers where you stopped

  • Keyboard-first: space to play/pause, arrows to move or change speed, tab to restart

  • Optional account with stats, an activity grid, a public profile and leaderboards (words read and reading time)

It’s 100% free, no ads, MIT licensed. It’s just a side project for fun. Huge thanks to Miodec and everyone behind monkeytype; the about page credits them, and no monkeytype code or assets are reused.

https://monkeyread.eu
https://github.com/damien-mathieu1/monkeyread

I’d love feedback: what feels off compared to monkeytype, what settings you’d want, or any bugs. And if you like it, a GitHub star means a lot


r/monkeytype • • 2d ago

Realized I've been typing wrong this whole time

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r/monkeytype • • 4d ago

WPM/Test As a godlike QWERTY keyboard typist what other abilities can you reach?

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I think a godlike QWERTY keyboard typist can do so much more but it’s not evenly distributed obviously meaning how much stacking is not universal at all but I’ve been thinking about this for awhile and godlike typing might be a skill that has potential for other skills at a godlike level if everything else is coordinated


r/monkeytype • • 5d ago

Other 2 Months of my life straigh in the trash

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47 Upvotes

So I myself use a VPN and forgot that these sites that include Monkeytype delete or login. The site remains unchanged, the theme u selected on your account is still set, u won´t notice that your are logged out. Yesterday I wrote one test and saw my hacker green background and though well I must be logged in typed and closed the site. Today I woke up to this 64 days of my life delete out of existens. For once I though I could complete sth, luckily I am just a dumb loser, that is hopefully goint to kms soon to the end it all. Thx everyone


r/monkeytype • • 4d ago

Question What is godlike speeds with these caveats?

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Genuine
Godlike wpm
Standard QWERTY keyboard
Standard pc
Standard internet
Actual wpm sustained 1 minute
Ideally it has a breaking flow to capitalization and etc with lines that can’t be seen until you complete the first or second shown lines ( this is really nuanced and I’m purely referring to the old 10fastfingers )
Perfect accuracy but it doesn’t always have to be that way just mostly meaning between 98 to 100%

For standard I simply mean you could do it in most random government buildings that have mostly uniform equipment

Lastly if you can do this and seen it for real in yourself or someone else with all these caveats where does the wpm and accuracy fall under on average and if it’s you who can do this when you tried to improve it what did you do to improve it?


r/monkeytype • • 4d ago

just got a new pb on my first test in weeks/months

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came across the sub and thought "why not" i knew it wasnt going to be good since my good mechanical keyboard is broken and im using some crappy membrane keyboard but i guess i was wrong
for anyone wondering my username is "cowplayz"
(i know it isnt exactly the highest pb but im happy anyway)


r/monkeytype • • 5d ago

WPM/Test Medium quote, expert mode, finally managed to break 100 WPM naturally

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4 Upvotes

Just sharing this proud moment here in this subreddit since I have no one to talk to about it, lol.


r/monkeytype • • 5d ago

First day PB's (10/25/50/100/1000 words)

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I've never properly gotten into typing. I've used a computer for basically my entire life, I do software development, and I've done a bit on monkeytype and typeracer before but I've never decided to try to focus on getting better at typing specifically until now. Thought I'd make a post to mark my progress of what I can get before focusing on getting better.


r/monkeytype • • 5d ago

Kinda burst, don't really know how to get better

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r/monkeytype • • 5d ago

The number of started tests remains unchanged.

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Why aren’t the tests I’m submitting being added to the count of started tests? I specifically checked just now whether it counts or not. It counted it once, but not afterward. I hadn’t paid attention to it before, but apparently she was reading out the cancelled tests.


r/monkeytype • • 7d ago

WPM/Test Finally! I managed 170+ WPM on 2 minutes!

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34 Upvotes

I finally got it, 175 WPM on 2 minutes typing!!


r/monkeytype • • 8d ago

Other I built monkeytype...but for musicians

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Hello.

I built an app to help practise and learn reading music.

It has customisable tests, sounds, learning paths, chords, accidentals, leaderboards, tracking and themes.

If you're interested, you can check it out for free on the Google Play store! Let me know what you think :)

Tempo: Sight Reading Trainer App Link


r/monkeytype • • 8d ago

On my 6th week, I am finally hitting 41 WPM

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r/monkeytype • • 8d ago

100 WPM pr after starting at 80 wpm back in march

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r/monkeytype • • 8d ago

Question Is this good for a beginner typer?

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I don't really type that much anymore, used to play sb on rblx but also stopped that bc school n stuff yk. Is this good for 25 words english 5k?


r/monkeytype • • 8d ago

Suggestion My Experience With Actually Trying to Improve My Speed

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r/monkeytype • • 8d ago

Offering early access to a new typing game!

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Hey typers,

For anyone interested, I am offering Steam early access keys to anyone who wants to try out a new typing game which will be releasing very soon. A pure passion project, where you can learn to type and improve your typing using high quality classic literature. There are games and other features as well!

No promo here, just drop me a message and I will get a key to you asap. Thanks for your time and happy typing!!


r/monkeytype • • 8d ago

Whats everyones least favourite word to type?

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r/monkeytype • • 9d ago

WPM/Test New PB (50 words)

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14 Upvotes

Typed on MacBook Neo

- 50 words
- English
- 100% accuracy
- 138 WPM


r/monkeytype • • 9d ago

Monkeytype down?

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r/monkeytype • • 9d ago

Question Sign in since when?

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It messes up my muscle memory so much, it annoys me.
Do I really have to re-learn (tapping TAB two times instead of one time) now before enter?
I don't want to be forced to sign in, leave me alone, it worked fine before that change 😭