About

Hello! I’m Captain Ratatype, and I’m here to introduce you to my typing tutor. Ratatype is a user-friendly and accessible online touch typing course, perfect for anyone looking to improve their typing skills.

I understand that typing is a big part of your day—whether at home, school, or office—and it can take up time you'd instead use for other tasks. With Ratatype, you can save up to 15 minutes a day by learning to type faster. The touch typing technique will become more than just a theory from a textbook!

What makes Ratatype the best typing tutor?

• All my courses are free for every user, regardless of their language.
• A user-friendly and easy-to-navigate interface ensures you stay focused on mastering the keyboard layout.
• Earning your typing certificate online is easy—register and check your average typing speed by taking the typing words per minute test.
• Typing doesn’t have to be boring! Activate the game mode on the tutor page, and lessons turn into an exciting challenge.
• Have issues with your keyboard? Use the Ratatype keyboard tester to identify any faulty keys.
• Want to make learning more fun? Compete in groups with friends—it’s always better when we learn together!
• If you’re learning a new language, I’ve got you covered! There are numerous typing courses available in various languagesso you can improve your language skills and typing speed simultaneously.

What courses are available on Ratatype?

Ratatype’s touch typing course helps you learn fast typing in various layouts and languages. You can master the following courses:

• English layout;
  • QWERTY;
  • AZERTY;
  • Dvorak;
• Spanish layout;
• Portuguese layout (Brazil);
• German layout;
• French layout;
• Ukrainian layout;
• Polish layout;
• russian layout;
• Italian layout;
• Turkish layout;
• Dutch layout.

You can choose the desired typing course after registering on your personal page, under the "Touch typing courses" section, or directly on the typing tutor page.

Each typing course consists of up to 20 lessons, each containing 25 exercises. You can earn rewards for each exercise:

• A star for completing the exercise.
• A target for completing the exercise without errors.
• A lightning bolt for achieving good speed (which can vary in different exercises).

Are you ready to push your limits? It's a great chance to improve your touch typing performance.

Learn touch typing through play

Both adults and children enjoy games. That’s why Captain Ratatype has created a fun and effective way to make typing lessons even more engaging — earn coins, unlock new heroes, and improve your touch typing skills! In game mode, users are twice as likely to return to lessons as regular training and complete more exercises. Learn more about game mode.

Typing lessons for all ages!

Ratatype is an outstanding typing course for both kids and adults. It's genuinely effective! Engaging lessons, vibrant certificates, rewards, and even competitions await you. You can organise typing speed contests among students in your class or colleagues at the office to make learning even more exciting.

Are you a programmer? Or maybe a writer, copywriter, or secretary? Or are you a translator, teacher, blogger? Or maybe you are studying in school or university? So it doesn’t matter! Everyone who works with a computer can improve typing skills with Ratatype. Additionally, you can easily count words and characters online with our word and character counter — perfect for writers, students, and professionals.

Typing lessons for teachers and students

Teachers can benefit, too! Ratatype’s typing speed lessons are perfect for organising computer science or tech lessons efficiently. Students can stay focused with minimal distractions, while fun game features and rewards ensure they remain engaged. Additionally, syncing your classes with Google Classroom is easy, allowing teachers to easily track student progress and performance in groups.

Groups on Ratatype

Learning is always more enjoyable when done together! With Ratatype’s user-friendly groups, you can challenge friends, classmates, colleagues, or anyone you like. Keep track of who has completed the most lessons and who holds the title for the fastest typing speed. These friendly keyboard races create a fun, engaging atmosphere while helping everyone improve their typing skills.

Keyboard test

Ratatype's Key Test is a helpful online tool that allows you to test your keyboard and check the performance of each key. It highlights the keys working correctly and identifies any unresponsive or malfunctioning keys. This tool ensures that your keyboard functions correctly, essential for smooth typing and efficient work.

Word and character counter

Need to check your text fast? Use our online word counter to quickly count words and characters in essays, articles, or texts. With our online word counter, you can calculate characters online and optimize your text. Try the Word counter and get precise results in seconds!

Ratatype for different countries

Ratatype is an international typing tutor, offering different versions tailored to various countries: Spain, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Turkey, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the international version. Each version is designed to suit the specific language and layout preferences of users from these countries, ensuring a personalised and practical learning experience for everyone.

Every day, thousands of people improve their typing skills with Ratatype. We can’t wait for you to join them! 😊