cli-type

A blazing fast, minimal, and fun terminal typing speed test, built in Rust.
Measures WPM, and gives you real-time feedback — all in your terminal.

Install via Cargo

cargo install cli-type

Usage

Once installed, just run:

cli-type

You’ll see something like:

Type the following:

> let boxed: Box<dyn Fn()> = Box::new(|| println!("hello from box"));

Start typing:
> 

And once you finish typing the sentence correctly, it will show:

Time taken: 7.32 seconds
WPM: 42.83
Accuracy: 97.06%

Features

• Terminal-based typing test
• Random Rust syntax on each run
• Calculates WPM
• Supports backspace + ESC to quit
• Built using crossterm and rand

Developer Notes

Clone and build locally:

git clone https://github.com/yourname/cli-type.git
cd cli-type
cargo run

Crate Info

• Crates.io: cli-type
• Built with: Rust 2021
• License: MIT

Contribute

Pull requests welcome! To run locally:

cargo run