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Typing.com
What it is
Typing.com is an online typing tutor and digital literacy platform for schools, teachers, and students from kindergarten through high school. Its free edition includes grade-based typing lessons, tests, and games. PLUS adds digital citizenship, AI literacy, computer applications, coding, and test preparation, along with educator tools for assignments, grading thresholds, student progress, 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 also be synced manually from the Classes page. Typing.com runs in recent Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge browsers on laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets. It requires an internet connection, but no download or installation. The free version is ad-supported, retains data for 70 days, and offers email-only support. PLUS is ad-free with unlimited data retention and priority phone and email support. The privacy policy says parents may review or request deletion of a child’s information.
For and against
For
- Free grade-based lessons, tests, and games
- PLUS adds coding and digital citizenship
- Works on laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets
- No installation or download required
Against
- Requires an internet connection
- No offline mode
- Free edition is ad-supported
- Free edition retains data for 70 days
The verdict
Typing.com offers a free starting point for typing instruction and a PLUS tier with expanded curriculum and classroom tools. Users should account for its browser and internet requirements when choosing it.
Who it suits
Typing.com suits teachers, schools, districts, and homeschool users teaching typing and digital literacy from kindergarten through high school. Its free edition covers typing instruction, while PLUS adds broader curriculum and educator tools.
Plans and prices
FREE Edition
Ads · 70-day data retention · email-only support · grade-based typing lessons, tests, and games
Read 30 Sep 2026 · typing.com
PLUS Edition
Ad-free · unlimited data retention · priority phone and email support · expanded curriculum
Read 30 Sep 2026 · typing.com
PLUS for one person
Ad-free · unlimited data retention · PLUS lessons and units · priority support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · support.typing.com
On the record
- 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 · read 30 Sep 2026
- Educator tools
- PLUS includes assignments, customizable grading thresholds, student progress monitoring, customized benchmarks, and daily practice goals.typing.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Google Classroom
- Teachers can manually sync selected Google Classroom classes and students into Typing.com from the Classes page.support.typing.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The support guide describes sign-in or rostering options for Google, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Clever, ClassLink, and Schoology.support.typing.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- No installation
- The technical requirements page says no installation or download is required to use Typing.com.support.typing.com · read 30 Sep 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 · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Typing.com is an online typing tutor and digital literacy platform for schools, teachers, and students.support.typing.com · read 30 Sep 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 · read 30 Sep 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 · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The free edition lists email-only support; PLUS lists priority phone and email support.typing.com · read 30 Sep 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 · read 30 Sep 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 · read 30 Sep 2026
