macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install typespeedlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install typespeed with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix
Zap words flying across the screen by typing them correctly. Version 0.6.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install typespeedDebian stable package indexes · typespeed · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install typespeedFedora Rawhide package metadata · typespeed · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#typespeednixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ty/typespeed/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Zap words flying across the screen by typing them correctly
Project links
Commands and aliases
- typespeed
history
Project history and usage
Typespeed is a curses-based terminal typing game for POSIX-style systems. Its official homepage describes a game where words move left to right, the player types them before they pass, and the game ends after too many missed words.
Project history
The project predates its 2007-2008 release page and traces its design to ztspeed, a DOS typing game by Zorlim, according to the official Typespeed homepage. The game is written in C, uses curses for menus and gameplay, and includes both single-player high-score play and TCP/IPv4 multiplayer.
The official changelog records a long 0.x maintenance history: early releases added word lists, network support, configuration files, locale support, high-score changes, and numerous crash and security fixes. Tobias Stoeckmann is listed as a later maintainer in the changelog, and the 2007-2008 homepage news entries focus heavily on reliability, networking, portability, and score handling.
Adoption history
Typespeed spread through classic Unix packaging rather than a modern hosted-code workflow. The official download table listed source tarballs and ports or packages for Fedora Core 6, Mandriva 2008, PS2 Linux, Slackware, and Windows; the homepage also says tested or maintained ports existed for Cygwin, FreeBSD, GNU/Linux distributions, Mac OS X, OpenBSD, and Windows.
The batch input shows the package still present in modern package-manager indexes including Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/DNF, Nix, and Ubuntu, which is consistent with an older terminal game kept alive as a small packaged utility.
How it is used
Users run `typespeed` in a terminal, pick word lists and rules, and type the moving words as quickly as possible. The homepage documents single-player scoring, configurable game rules, and multiplayer sessions where typed words can be sent into an opponent's game.
Why package nerds care
Typespeed is a small but representative package-nerd artifact: a curses game that survives because it is portable, buildable from tarballs, and easy for Unix package systems to carry. Its appeal is less about current feature velocity and more about the long tail of terminal games maintained across distributions.
Timeline
- 2007: 0.6.0 through 0.6.4 releases documented on the official homepage.
- 2008: 0.6.5 reliability release published.
- 2008: SourceForge files page lists the 0.6.5 tarball as latest.
Related projects
- The official homepage says Typespeed's idea was taken from ztspeed. Within package collections it sits beside other curses and terminal games rather than modern GUI typing tutors.
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 13 platform targets.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
typespeed | 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 generated2026-07-10
manager version0.6.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://typespeed.sourceforge.net/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://typespeed.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:typespeed |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/typespeed |
| Homepage | https://typespeed.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/typespeed/code |
| Upstream docs | https://typespeed.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/typespeed/typespeed/0.6.5/typespeed-0.6.5.tar.gz |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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 | typespeed |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
typespeed 0.6.5-7
Zap words flying across the screen by typing them correctly
https://typespeed.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install typespeed- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Typespeed
Nix95%
typespeed
nix profile install nixpkgs#typespeed- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Typespeed
Ubuntu apt95%
typespeed 0.6.5-4
Zap words flying across the screen by typing them correctly
http://tobias.eyedacor.org/typespeed/
sudo apt install typespeed- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Typespeed
dnf95%
typespeed 0.6.5-34.fc44
Test your typing speed and get your fingers' CPS
http://typespeed.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install typespeed- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: typespeed
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Typespeed
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.
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