Typing.com

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What Typing.com is

Typing.com is a web-based typing tutor and digital literacy platform for schools, teachers, and students from kindergarten through high school. Its FREE Edition provides grade-based typing lessons, tests, and games. Typing.com also offers guided lessons, adaptive practice, skill diagnostics, personalized drills, and 30 keyboard layouts. PLUS adds curriculum in digital citizenship, AI literacy, computer applications, coding, and test preparation. Its educator tools include assignments, adjustable grading thresholds, student progress monitoring, customized benchmarks, and daily practice goals. Teachers can use sign-in or rostering options for Google, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Clever, ClassLink, and Schoology. Selected Google Classroom classes and students can be synced manually from the Classes page. The service runs in recent Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge browsers on laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets, and requires an internet connection; no installation or download is required. The FREE Edition costs nothing and is ad-supported, retains data for 70 days, and includes email-only support. PLUS is ad-free with unlimited data retention and priority support. PLUS for one person is billed monthly and can be canceled anytime, with the price shown in the buyer’s currency at checkout. School and district pricing varies by subscription type and duration, with quotes available on request.

Who it suits

Typing.com suits kindergarten through high school students, teachers, schools, districts, and homeschool users seeking typing instruction and digital literacy curriculum. The FREE Edition covers typing practice, while PLUS adds broader subjects and classroom management tools.

What it does well

Free grade-based lessons, tests, and games
PLUS offers expanded digital literacy curriculum
30 keyboard layouts
Google Classroom classes can be synced manually
No installation or download is required

What to know first

Requires an internet connection and has no offline mode
FREE Edition is ad-supported and retains data for 70 days
FREE Edition support is email-only

Limits

The FREE Edition is ad-supported, retains data for 70 days, offers email-only support, and limits settings to the classroom level. PLUS offers unlimited data retention and priority support; PLUS for one person is billed monthly, while school and district pricing varies by subscription type and duration.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
FREE Edition	Ads · 70-day data retention · email-only support · grade-based typing lessons, tests, and games · classroom-level settings only	Free
PLUS for one person	Monthly; cancel anytime. Checkout shows the price in the buyer’s currency. · Ad-free · unlimited data retention · PLUS lessons and units · priority support	On request
PLUS Edition	Pricing varies by subscription type and duration; schools and districts can request a quote. · Ad-free · unlimited data retention · priority phone and email support · expanded curriculum · assignments, auto grading, benchmarking, daily goals, and real-time student monitoring	On request

As typing.com lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Open https://www.typing.com/ in a recent Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge browser.
Use a laptop, Chromebook, or tablet with an internet connection.
Choose a teacher, school, district, or homeschool account option.
Start with the FREE Edition or review PLUS options; school and district pricing can be requested.
Use the Classes page to manually sync selected Google Classroom classes and students, if applicable.

Verdict

Choose Typing.com for browser-based typing instruction across school and homeschool settings, especially if grade-based lessons and games meet your needs. PLUS is suited to educators who need broader curriculum and student progress tools; the FREE Edition has ads, 70-day data retention, and email-only support.

Questions

Is Typing.com free?

Yes. The FREE Edition is listed as free and includes grade-based typing lessons, tests, and games.

What does PLUS add?

PLUS includes expanded curriculum such as digital citizenship, AI literacy, computer applications, coding, and test preparation. Educator tools include assignments, grading thresholds, progress monitoring, benchmarks, and daily practice goals.

What platforms and browsers does it support?

Typing.com is web-based and works in recent Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge browsers on laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets. It requires an internet connection and does not require installation.

Can teachers connect classroom accounts?

Sign-in or rostering options include Google, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Clever, ClassLink, and Schoology. Teachers can also manually sync selected Google Classroom classes and students from the Classes page.

What does PLUS cost?

The one-person PLUS plan is billed monthly, can be canceled anytime, and shows its price in the buyer’s currency at checkout. School and district pricing varies by subscription type and duration, and quotes are available on request.

What support comes with each edition?

The FREE Edition lists email-only support. PLUS lists priority phone and email support.

Facts from Typing.com's own pages

Browser access: Typing.com is web-based, requires an internet connection, and works in recent Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge browsers on laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets. · support.typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Educator tools: PLUS includes assignments, customizable grading thresholds, student progress monitoring, customized benchmarks, and daily practice goals. · typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Google Classroom: Teachers can manually sync selected Google Classroom classes and students into Typing.com from the Classes page. · support.typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Integrations: The support guide describes sign-in or rostering options for Google, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Clever, ClassLink, and Schoology. · support.typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
No installation: The technical requirements page says no installation or download is required to use Typing.com. · support.typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Privacy: The privacy policy says the free version is ad-supported and may share aggregated, anonymized usage information with advertisers, while paid users’ personal information is not provided to advertisers. · typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Product: Typing.com is an online typing tutor and digital literacy platform for schools, teachers, and students. · support.typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Security: Typing.com says it uses AWS, a cybersecurity framework, least-privilege employee access, and private networks for databases; it does not guarantee absolute security. · typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Student data: The privacy policy says student personally identifiable information belongs to the customers Typing.com serves and gives parents rights to review and request deletion of a child’s information. · typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Support: The free edition lists email-only support; PLUS lists priority phone and email support. · typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Typing curriculum: The free edition includes grade-based typing lessons, tests, and games, while PLUS adds curriculum areas such as digital citizenship, AI literacy, computer applications, coding, and test prep. · typing.com, 30 Sept 2026
Who it serves: Typing.com describes its curriculum as intended for kindergarten through high school and provides teacher, school, district, and homeschool account options. · typing.com, 30 Sept 2026