aTypeTrainer4Mac is a nice, freeware typing tutor that aims to help you improve your typing skills.

All the system keyboard layouts (but not input methods!) as well as a wide variety of non-system keyboard layouts (i.e. Dvorak, Colemak or custom layouts being built using Ukelele) are completely or partially supported.

You have to type a mixed-string of random characters. You can customize a character set at each of the 30 levels, and thus, you can control the learning process. You can also import texts from TextEdit, from Mail or from your web browser.

External plain text files can be connected to the application as additional exercises.

Each session provides a run log in RTFD format. By default, you will find it on your desktop in file named aTypeTrainer4Mac_Run_Log.rtfd. The run log is generated at the end of each session and suitable for printing as well as close inspection. In the Preferences, you can adjust a host of settings to make your typing exercises to your liking.

WARNING: aTypeTrainer4Mac is NOT compatible with Jack server and WindowShade X (If you want aTypeTrainer4Mac to work properly, you should deactivate these applications when running aTypeTrainer4Mac).

Requirements:

· Apple keyboard (Keyboards of other types may not be fully functional)

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· toolbar is extended with options Add layout and Select layout
· minor improvements