I'm Brian — a software engineer with about a decade in the trade, an electrical engineer, and a Navy veteran. TypeSpeedTest.com is a free typing speed test that measures WPM, accuracy, and CPM. No signup — just start typing.
How I got here
Electrical engineering trained me to care about measurement and repeatability. I worked in semiconductor manufacturing as an equipment engineer, using statistical process control to predict tool failure on the machines that make chips. That mindset shows up here too: the number on the screen should mean what it says it means.
Why this site exists
I built an early version of this typing test years ago, mostly out of frustration. The tests I was trying buried the actual test under popups, autoplay videos, "create an account to save your results," and ads that shifted the page right as the timer started. The test itself felt like the secondary product — bait for the rest.
So I built the one I wanted to use: it starts immediately, stays still while you're typing, and doesn't ask you for anything before you see your score. It runs well on Chromebooks and other low-powered machines, which is a constraint I test against rather than assume.
I do run ads here — they pay for the hosting and the domain. The rules are the ones I wanted from the tests that annoyed me: none at all on the typing test, never more than one on any other page, and every ad slot has its space reserved before the ad arrives, so nothing shifts under you.
That early version sat dormant for years. I came back to it in 2026 and rebuilt it from scratch.
What's next
A keyboard tester is up next. A small typing game is a longer-term stretch goal.
If you spot a bug, have a question, or want to suggest something, the Contact page is the place.