GNU Typist
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What both publish
| Fact | GNU Typist | KeyBlaze |
|---|---|---|
| Lessons | It includes tutorials for English QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak keyboards, plus lessons in Czech, Russian and Spanish and simpler exercises in German, French and Norwegian. | Lessons cover home and neighboring keys, capitalization, punctuation and numbers, with practice using drills, prose, poetry and problem keys. |
| Platforms | The project page says GNU Typist can be compiled and used on GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd, Unix variants, and Windows with PDCurses and MinGW. | The product page lists Windows and macOS downloads; it specifies Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11 and macOS 10.5 or above. |
| Purpose | GNU Typist is a typing tutor for learning correct typing and improving typing skills through practice. | KeyBlaze teaches touch typing, speed typing and 10-key numeric keypad typing. |
| Support | The project invites bug reports, suggestions, patches and new lessons at [email protected] and offers a mailing list at that address. | The support page offers video tutorials, a help manual, FAQs, a user forum and a contact route for technical support. |
GNU Typist plans
- GNU TypistFree
KeyBlaze plans
- KeyBlaze Typing Tutor (free version)Free
- KeyBlaze Typing Tutor Plus – Commercial License Quarterly Plan$498 a month
- KeyBlaze Typing Tutor Plus – Commercial License—
- KeyBlaze Typing Tutor Plus – Home use only—
Pick GNU Typist if…
GNU Typist suits individuals or schools looking for structured typing practice across several keyboard layouts and languages. It may also suit users who want to modify existing lessons or write their own.
Pick KeyBlaze if…
KeyBlaze suits learners who want structured typing practice, from beginners to users working on speed or numeric keypad skills. Teachers can use network-folder results to review student performance, with setup required on each computer.