monkeyterm

A monkeytype-inspired typing test for the terminal, written in Rust.

Install

cargo install monkeyterm

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/nathom/monkeyterm
cd monkeyterm
cargo install --path .

Usage

Menu

Navigate with arrow keys or hjkl. Press enter to start a test, q to quit.

Press / on the language or theme rows to search.

Test modes

• time - type for 15, 30, 60, or 120 seconds
• words - type 10, 25, 50, or 100 words
• quote - type a random quote
• zen - no timer, no word limit

Languages

345 languages from monkeytype. Common ones are bundled, others are fetched on first use.

8 code languages with real snippets from Rosetta Code: Rust, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, C, C++, Java. Indentation is auto-inserted.

Themes

187 themes from monkeytype (dracula, catppuccin, nord, serika_dark, etc). Settings persist across sessions.

Keybindings

Key	Action
tab	restart test
esc	back to menu
enter	next line (code mode)
ctrl+backspace / opt+backspace	delete word
ctrl+c	quit

Results

After each test: WPM, raw WPM, accuracy, consistency, WPM graph over time, and character breakdown (correct/incorrect/extra/missed).