Every typing site makes you type prose. I built one that makes you type code.
I have been typing for twenty years and I still slow down on =>. Not on words. Words are fine. It is {}, [], &&, ::, ?., !== — the keys my fingers only ever meet inside code, and never inside the paragraphs every typing trainer feeds you. So I built the one I wanted: Typre. It only serves real code. Free, no account needed, open source. What it actually is 2,170 hand-picked snippets across 14…
For over two decades, I have been typing but often found myself stalling on symbols like =, {}, [], &&, ::, ?, ., !== — the keys that only ever meet inside code, never in the paragraphs presented by conventional typing trainers. This prompted me to create Typre, a typing site exclusively for real code. It is free, requires no account, and is open source.
The site comprises 2,170 hand-picked snippets across 14 programming languages, presented in 15, 30, and 60-second runs. Each snippet is an actual piece of code you would write, from Go error checks to Rust matches, with no filler or generated content.
I ensured several key features in Typre. First, no snippet is repeated; the code comes from a shuffle bag, so you experience the entire collection before any snippet appears twice, even after a page reload. Second, each run length—15 seconds, 30 seconds, and 60 seconds—has its separate pool of snippets. For instance, a 15-second run presents you with a single short code idiom, preventing you from getting stuck on the initial lines of a longer snippet.
Third, each programming language has its own set of short, medium, and long snippet pools. Lastly, I developed a "drill" mode that focuses solely on punctuation, offering a unique training experience.
Additional features of Typre include 61 VS Code and Vim shortcuts, where pressing a chord triggers the app to verify the modifiers, handling Vim sequences like dd, gg, and :wq as sequences rather than single chords. The site also tracks WPM, raw WPM, accuracy, consistency, mistyped characters, XP and levels, daily streaks, per-language leaderboards, real-time races against another user, and challenge links to beat someone else's score.
Typre is designed to function offline, with all 2,170 snippets bundled into the JavaScript file, totaling around 269 KB gzipped. It utilizes TextMate grammars and Shiki, the engine used by VS Code, to provide real-time syntax highlighting, significantly reducing the first load time to approximately 69 KB. The app only loads the necessary languages when you open them, ensuring smooth performance.
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