A typing speed test born from a touch-typing rabbit hole, with extra attention on letter-level accuracy and feedback instead of just a final WPM score.
Octane Type started from curiosity, not from a problem statement on paper.
I fell into the usual chain reaction: keyboard videos, productivity videos, touch-typing videos, and then hours spent on typing websites trying to understand what actually makes someone improve. That eventually turned into wanting to build my own version.
Why I built it
Most typing tools tell you whether you were fast enough. I became more interested in how someone is making mistakes. Which letters are slowing them down? Which combinations feel unnatural? What would practice look like if it adapted to the weak points instead of repeating static text?
What I focused on
- A clean typing flow with live feedback.
- Letter-level analytics around error rate and success patterns.
- A foundation for eventually generating practice prompts that adapt to a user's weaker typing patterns.
What is incomplete on purpose
The analytics layer is further along than the personalization layer. That is the part I still want to push: turning passive reporting into a smarter practice loop.
That gap is exactly why I still like the project. It shows how I tend to build: I usually care about the feedback system behind the interface, not just the interface itself.
