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TypingDesk

Changelog

Full release history and version notes for TypingDesk — the typing tutor, drills and games app for Windows.

Version 1.0.0

Latest June 2026

First feature-complete build — fully offline.

Core typing

  • Unicode/grapheme-aware typing engine (accent-ready, no IME) with live WPM and accuracy.
  • Character-by-character highlighting, a smooth sliding + blinking caret, and backspace correction.
  • Practice modes: Timed, Quota, Zen, and Repeat-until-perfect (loops until the accuracy target is met).

Lessons

  • Tiered, layout-aware lessons: Beginner (home row → all letters), a Capitals & punctuation bridge, Intermediate, Advanced, Code, and Custom (paste-your-own).
  • Code lessons are filterable by programming language.
  • Per-profile star ratings (1–3), best-WPM tracking, tier unlocks, and lesson search.
  • Finger-placement guide — a colour-coded, layout-aware keyboard showing which finger presses each key, the home row, and the F/J bumps.

Profiles (local, password-less)

  • Multiple local profiles, each with isolated stats, progress, achievements, and settings.
  • Illustrated start screen to pick, create, manage, or delete a profile.

Stats

  • WPM trend line graph, layout-aware key-error heatmap, day streak, and a personal-bests board.

Games

  • Letter Rain, Word Blaster, Survival, Speed Sprint (race a ghost of your best run), and Typing Duel (race a CPU at Easy/Medium/Hard).
  • Illustrated start screens, high-score tracking, and an Escape pause menu with Quit & save.

Gamification

  • Nine achievement badges (speed, accuracy, streak, sessions, and game milestones), shown on Stats and announced at the end of a session/game.

Internationalisation & themes

  • UI localised in English, French, German, and Spanish.
  • Keyboard layouts: QWERTY (US/UK), AZERTY, QWERTZ, Dvorak.
  • Professional Light (default) and Dark themes via a shared design-token system.

Settings

  • Theme, interface language, practised keyboard layout, keystroke/error sounds (with volume), and passage font size — all persisted per profile.

Sound

  • Low-latency, asset-free synthesised keystroke and error sounds. Degrades silently with no audio device.

App shell & branding

  • Sidebar navigation, app icon, Microsoft Store assets (incl. a 300×300 Store icon), a startup splash screen, and an About window with a clickable backendside.com link.

Notes

  • Typing Duel is player-vs-CPU; true same-keyboard two-player isn't supported.

Versions

Documentation

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