FireFox Typing Test Add-On
For you typing-game-loving firefox-users, check out this typing test plugin. It’s free, simple to install, and boasts the following features:
The 26 lessons generate an endless number of one-line drills.
You can design 50 more lessons.
You can change the words source by pasting in any group of words, of any language.
Click the status bar icon to open the program.
A timer starts at the first letter typed and stops at the end of a line.
Your wpm(words per minute) and errors count are shown after each drill.
It saves your 15 recent scores and your best scores for each lesson.
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