typtea

minimal terminal typing speed test with programming-language word lists

TLDR

Start a 30-second English typing test (default)

$ typtea start

Run a 60-second test

$ typtea start --duration [60]

Practice Rust keywords

$ typtea start --lang [rust]

Combine duration and language

$ typtea start --duration [45] --lang [javascript]

List all supported languages

$ typtea start --list-langs

Show help

$ typtea --help

SYNOPSIS

typtea command [options]typtea start [--duration SECONDS] [--lang LANG] [--list-langs]

typtea is a minimal terminal typing tester aimed at programmers. It generates an infinite stream of words from an English or language-specific keyword list, shows a scrolling three-line viewport, and reports WPM (words per minute) and accuracy in real time. The UI is built with Bubble Tea / Lipgloss so it handles resizing, colors, and mouse/keyboard input cleanly.

PARAMETERS

start

Begin a typing test.

--duration SECONDS

Length of the test in seconds (default `30`).

--lang LANG

Word list to use. `english` (default) plus 30+ programming languages (e.g. `go`, `rust`, `python`, `javascript`, `typescript`, `c`, `cpp`, `java`, `kotlin`, `swift`, `ruby`, `php`, `lua`, `haskell`, `scala`, `zig`, `elixir`, `shell`).

--list-langs

Print every available word list.

-h, --help

Show help.

-v, --version

Show version.

CAVEATS

The binary name is lowercase (`typtea`). All modes live under the `start` subcommand — running `typtea` with no args prints help on recent versions.

HISTORY

typtea was created by Ashish Kumar (GitHub `ashish0kumar`) and is written in Go using Bubble Tea. It is distributed via GitHub Releases and packaged in several distros (e.g. FreeBSD ports, AUR).