Rapid Typing

RapidTyping is a downloadable keyboard trainer designed to teach touch typing and improve existing typing skills. It organizes lessons by learner level, from Introduction and Beginner courses that cover key positions and finger placement through Experienced and Advanced courses that focus on speed, common syllables, and full texts, plus a Testing course for evaluating touch typing skills. The software is intended for both self-study and classroom use, where a teacher can guide students and monitor their learning.

The trainer includes a virtual keyboard with finger-zone highlights, moving hand animations that indicate which finger to use, and support for many keyboard layouts including QWERTY, Dvorak, Colemak, QWERTZ, AZERTY, and others, across one-, two-, and three-block keyboards. A built-in Lesson editor lets users import TXT or RTF text, split long passages into lessons, and filter unsupported symbols. Progress is tracked through tables and charts covering speed, accuracy, and lesson assessments, grouped by session, day, section, or course, with statistics exportable in PDF, HTML, XML, and CSV formats. Classroom features include local network installation, teacher monitoring, and command-line tools for importing groups and exporting statistics. The interface is available in multiple languages. RapidTyping is distributed as freeware, with no paid editions or usage-based pricing described.