typer-cli-tool 0.4.0

Typing practice in your terminal. Like monkeytype, but in the CLI.

typer

Typing practice in your terminal. Like monkeytype, but in the CLI.

Install

Homebrew (macOS/Linux):

brew tap William-Ger/typer
brew install typer

pip:

pip install typer-cli-tool

Then just run:

typer

Usage

typer              # 30s medium (default)
typer -t 15        # 15 second test
typer -t 60        # 60 second test
typer -d hard      # hard difficulty
typer -t 15 -d easy # quick easy warmup

Controls

Key	Action
tab	restart / home
ctrl+q	quit
← →	change time
↑ ↓	change difficulty
click	click time/difficulty
s	stats

Features

• Timed tests: 15s, 30s, 60s, 120s
• Three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard)
• Live WPM and accuracy while typing
• Personal stats: best WPM, streaks, per-difficulty averages, sparkline
• User profiles stored locally at ~/.config/typer/
• Passive update check — shows update command if a new version is available

Update

Homebrew:

brew update && brew upgrade typer

pip:

pip install --upgrade typer-cli-tool

Zero dependencies

Pure Python. Only uses curses (built-in). Works on macOS and Linux out of the box.