gnu-typist ☆

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Description:
GNU typing tutor

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: typing tutor terminal education cli

Install: brew install gnu-typist

About:
GNU Typist is a terminal-based typing tutor that provides structured lessons to improve touch typing skills. It features interactive drills, practice sessions, and tests to help users increase typing speed and accuracy. The tool is highly configurable and suitable for both beginners and advanced users.

Key Features:

Comprehensive lessons for different skill levels
Interactive practice and testing modes
Terminal-based interface for low-resource environments
Customizable lesson content and configuration

Use Cases:

Learning touch typing from scratch
Improving typing speed and accuracy for developers
Practicing typing in a distraction-free terminal environment

Alternatives:

typing-com – Web-based platform with GUI, requires internet connection
klavaro – Graphical typing tutor with multi-language support
typespeed – Terminal game focused on speed rather than structured lessons

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2024 11:47am		2	VERSION_BUMP	092545f1