install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install klavaro

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install klavaro

MacPorts ports tree · games/klavaro/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install klavaro

Debian stable package indexes · klavaro · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install klavaro

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · klavaro · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#klavaro

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/kl/klavaro/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S klavaro

Arch Linux sync databases · klavaro · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install klavaro

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · klavaro · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id FelipeEFdeCastro.Klavaro -e

Windows Package Manager source index · FelipeEFdeCastro.Klavaro · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Free touch typing tutor program

Project links

Commands and aliases

klavaro

history

Project history and usage

Klavaro is a GTK touch-typing tutor built around keyboard-layout independence rather than training only a small set of national keyboard layouts. Its own site records the project as starting on 2005-04-03 and describes the design goal as libre software that saves users from layout-specific typing tutors.

Project history

The project reached its first production release as Klavaro 1.0.0 in October 2006, after early Windows-port work in 2005. The SourceForge news archive shows the project moving from standalone tarball distribution into public Subversion development in 2008 and adding features such as semi-online and online typing contests during the 1.1 series.

Later release notes show the project adapting its GTK base, translations, Windows builds, and ranking-server setup rather than changing its core purpose. The 2022 project site still emphasizes broad keyboard-layout support, many interface translations, a keyboard-layout editor, progress charts, and simple exercises for basic memorization, adaptability, speed, and fluidness.

Adoption history

Klavaro entered distribution channels early for a desktop education application: the project news says Debian accepted it into the main archive on 2007-01-14, FreeBSD ports followed in 2007, and MacPorts carried it from version 1.1.1 in 2008. That packaging spread is why it appears under the same name across Unix-like package managers and in Homebrew.

How it is used

Users run Klavaro as a graphical tutor, usually through the `klavaro` executable, to practice touch typing with customizable keyboard layouts, imported text, progress charts, and ranking exercises. It is not a credentials-oriented program and the official materials do not document a stable user-editable configuration path.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, Klavaro is a compact example of the classic SourceForge-era GTK desktop application that survived by being easy to package across distributions. Its significance is less about novel infrastructure and more about filling the practical education niche with GPL software and unusually wide keyboard-layout coverage.

Timeline

2005-04-03: Project site records Klavaro's start date.
2006-10-13: Klavaro 1.0.0 announced as the first production release.
2007-01-14: Debian accepted Klavaro into its archive, according to project news posted on 2007-01-20.
2008-06-02: Project news announced public Subversion repository access.
2008-07-24: Project news announced MacPorts packaging from version 1.1.1.
2021-04-17: Klavaro 3.12 release news described translation updates, a GTK3 GtkDatabox link, and a win64 installer.

Related projects

Klavaro sits alongside other free typing tutors such as GNU Typist, Tux Typing, and KTouch, but its own documentation highlights keyboard-layout independence and a layout editor as the differentiator.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Installs with 10 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`klavaro`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version3.14

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://klavaro.sourceforge.io/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://klavaro.sourceforge.io/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:klavaro
Version	3.14
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/klavaro
Homepage	https://klavaro.sourceforge.io/
Repository	https://sourceforge.net/p/klavaro/code/HEAD/tree
Upstream docs	https://klavaro.sourceforge.io/en/help.html
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/klavaro/klavaro-3.14.tar.bz2
Dependencies	adwaita-icon-theme, at-spi2-core, cairo, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gtk+3, gtkdatabox, harfbuzz, pango
Build dependencies	gettext, intltool, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	curl
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	klavaro
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

klavaro 3.14-1

Flexible touch typing tutor

http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install klavaro

Section: x11
Architecture: amd64
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Klavaro

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: klavaro from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

klavaro

nix profile install nixpkgs#klavaro

normalized package name match
Matched by: Klavaro

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/kl/klavaro/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

klavaro 3.11-1build3

Flexible touch typing tutor

http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install klavaro

Section: universe/x11
Architecture: amd64
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Klavaro

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: klavaro from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

klavaro 3.14-10.fc44

Typing tutor

http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/en/

sudo dnf install klavaro

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: klavaro
14 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Klavaro

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: klavaro from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

klavaro 3.14-2

Free touch typing tutor program

https://klavaro.sourceforge.io

sudo pacman -S klavaro

License: GPL2
Architecture: x86_64
5 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Klavaro

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: klavaro from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

klavaro 3.14-1.9

Typing tutor

https://klavaro.sourceforge.io/

sudo zypper install klavaro

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Amusements/Teaching/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: klavaro
10 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Klavaro

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: klavaro from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

klavaro

sudo port install klavaro

normalized package name match
Matched by: Klavaro

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/klavaro/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

FelipeEFdeCastro.Klavaro

winget install --id FelipeEFdeCastro.Klavaro -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Klavaro

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: FelipeEFdeCastro.Klavaro from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/klavaro.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install klavaro with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper