✦ Our Story

Built by typists.
For typists.

We got tired of typing websites that felt like IQ tests. Cold. Clinical. Mechanical. TypeForge started as a personal tool: a way to actually improve, not just measure.

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Our Story

We didn't want another speed test.

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Assud K.
Founder & Developer

It started with frustration. I was using every typing site I could find, and they all felt the same. You type a paragraph, see your WPM, feel vaguely disappointed, and close the tab. Nothing ever actually changed.

"Most typing platforms measure performance. TypeForge improves it."

So I started tracking my own patterns. I noticed I consistently fumbled the letter 'p' when it followed 'o'. I noticed that my accuracy dropped after about 45 seconds due to fatigue patterns. I noticed that switching from prose to code caused a 20% WPM drop I never recovered from mid-session.

None of that showed up in a WPM score. None of it was being addressed. The sites were measuring me, not training me.

TypeForge was built to solve exactly that. To watch every single keystroke, not as a number, but as a behavioral signal. To understand that typing is not just speed, it's rhythm, confidence, pattern recognition, and muscle memory working together.

We're a small, open-source-first project. If you're a developer who cares about this problem, we'd love your help building it. Check out our community page — your first PR could land this week.

What We Stand For

Principles over metrics

TRN.01
Training, not testing
You should never feel judged. Every session is a workout, not an exam. We design every interaction to feel like a coach, not a stopwatch.
EVN.02
Evidence-based learning
Everything we recommend is grounded in how motor learning actually works, utilizing spaced repetition, difficulty scaling, and deliberate practice with feedback.
OPN.03
Open by default
The core platform is open source. We believe typing training should be accessible to everyone, rather than locked behind a subscription wall.
PRV.04
Privacy first
Your keystroke data belongs to you. We never sell it, never share it without consent, and let you export or delete it at any time, no questions asked.
CRF.05
Craft over features
We'd rather one thing work beautifully than ten things work adequately. We obsess over every interaction, every animation, every moment of friction.
COM.06
Community-driven
Our roadmap is shaped by the people using the platform. Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests directly influence what we build next.
The People

Small team. Big obsession.

We're a small core team and a growing community of contributors.

AK
Assud K.
Founder & Lead Dev
Started TypeForge after getting fed up with every other typing website. Types at ~110 WPM and still makes typos.
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The Community
Open Source Contributors
Developers from around the world who file issues, submit PRs, and help make TypeForge better every week.
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That Could Be You
Open Role
We're always looking for contributors who care about this problem. Any skill level welcome.
How We Got Here

The journey

Early 2025
The frustration
Using every typing site available. Realizing none of them were actually training, but only measuring. Started building a personal tool.
Mid 2025
First prototype
A simple HTML page with character-level tracking and a basic heatmap. Shared with a few developer friends. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
Late 2025
AI training engine
Added K-Means clustering for archetype detection, weak-key adaptive text generation, and the XP/level system. Sessions doubled overnight.
2026
Going open source
Decided to open the core platform. TypeForge should be accessible to everyone. You're reading this at exactly that moment.
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Your chapter
We're building in public. Follow along, contribute, or just keep typing. Every keystroke helps.

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