# WebTyping

> Turn any webpage into a private typing trainer with local WPM, accuracy, and progress tracking.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/webtyping-typing-trainer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webtyping-typing-trainer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `webtyping-typing-trainer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wondus
- **Category:** other
- **Version:** 1.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01
- **First published:** 2026-07-29
- **Size:** 783 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webtyping-typing-trainer/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Wondus/WebTyping](https://github.com/Wondus/WebTyping)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webtyping-typing-trainer/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/webtyping-typing-trainer/privacy/)

## Description

WebTyping turns text from the current webpage into a focused typing exercise directly in Firefox.

Activate the extension on an article or text-heavy page, use automatically detected content or select a specific section, and start typing without leaving the page.

Features:
<ul><li>Smooth animated caret movement</li><li>Live WPM, average speed, accuracy, and progress</li><li>Automatic scrolling for longer text</li><li>Caps Lock warning</li><li>Optional emoji and punctuation skipping</li><li>Configurable case sensitivity, font size, text width, idle timeout, and WPM segments</li><li>Keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+T</li><li>Dark, distraction-free interface</li></ul>
Privacy is built in. WebTyping processes webpage text and typing input entirely on your device. It makes no external network requests, uses no analytics or advertising, and stores only extension preferences locally.

## Rankings

- #143,461 — Overall
- #73 — typing

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/webtyping-typing-trainer)