RapidTyping for Windows

Name: RapidTyping
Rating: 3.9 (148 reviews)
Author: Typing Tutor Labs

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffAugust 23, 2025

Rapid Typing Tutor may be a good program to help novice typists improve, but experienced typists looking to increase their speed may be frustrated by the program's interface.

The program contains a series of lessons that scroll across the screen as the user types. Users can choose from lessons consisting of letters, syllables, capital letters, digits and symbols, or text. As each lesson scrolls across, a keyboard diagram shows an outline of hands moving to the appropriate key. Users type through each lesson and are then shown their scores on speed, accuracy, and arrhythmic input. The main problem with the interface is that experienced typists tend to scan ahead in the text they're typing from, focusing on words or phrases rather than individual letters. Rapid Typing Tutor allows users to see no more than a few characters ahead. And since the speed of the scroll depends on the speed of the typist, those who are already fairly quick may find that the blur of text flying across the screen is hard to process visually. Users who are just getting familiar with the keyboard layout likely won't be bothered by this, but they may grow increasingly frustrated as their speed increases.

In general the interface could be more intuitive, but most users should be able to figure it out. Users can create lessons, but it doesn't seem possible to cut and paste text from elsewhere into a new lesson, which is disappointing. Installation and uninstallation are trouble-free. For free software without limitations, this program is a boon to aspiring typists. More advanced keyboardists may wish to look elsewhere.

What’s new in version 5.5

Wizard window:Fixed updating of the virtual keyboard when changing the language.Also:Added Vietnamese program language.Fixed uninstallation using the «Apps and features» command in Windows 10.Current lesson:Added color coding on the Tips bar.Fixed wrong assignment of next course.Fixed resetting custom background and text color after starting a new course.Fixed the incorrect message «Change system keyboard language» when changing the language course.Statistics:Fixed export of statistics of one group or student in HTML and XML formats.Result window.Fixed missing key labels in keystroke diagram.Fixed transparent space under lesson grades.Courses:Added courses for Arabic keyboards.Intermediate and advanced English courses are available for Indian keyboard.