Turn your own source code into typing challenges.
_{Show your AI who's boss — just you, your keyboard, and your coding sins.}

Features ✨

• 🦀🐍⚡🐹💎🍎🎯☕🐘#️⃣🔧➕🎭🎯⚡💧📡 Multi-language: Rust, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, Ruby, Swift, Kotlin, Java, PHP, C#, C, C++, Haskell, Dart, Scala, Clojure, Elixir, Erlang, Zig (more languages incoming!)
• 📊 Real-time metrics: Live WPM, accuracy, and consistency tracking as you type
• 🏆 Ranking system: Unlock developer titles from "Hello World Newbie" to "Quantum Computer" with ASCII art
• 🎮 Multiple game modes: Normal, Time Attack, and custom difficulty levels (Easy to Zen)
• ⏸️ Pause/resume: Take breaks without ruining your stats
• 🎯 Your own code: Type functions from your actual projects, not boring examples
• 🔥 Trending repositories: Practice with hot GitHub repositories updated daily
• 🎨 15+ Themes: Built-in themes with Dark/Light modes + custom theme support

Installation 📦

Quick Install (Recommended)

One-liner installation (Linux/macOS/Windows)

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/unhappychoice/gittype/main/install.sh | bash

Or with specific version

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/unhappychoice/gittype/main/install.sh | bash -s -- --version v0.5.0

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install gittype

Cargo (Universal)

cargo install gittype

Nix (NixOS/Nix)

If you have Nix installed, you can run GitType directly:

# Stable version (recommended)
nix run github:unhappychoice/gittype

# Development version (latest from main branch)
nix run github:unhappychoice/gittype#unstable

Binary Downloads

Get pre-compiled binaries for your platform from our releases page.

Available platforms:

• x86_64-apple-darwin (Intel Mac)
• aarch64-apple-darwin (Apple Silicon Mac)
• x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (Linux x64)
• aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu (Linux ARM64)
• x86_64-pc-windows-msvc (Windows)

Quick Start 🚀

# cd into your messy codebase
cd ~/that-project-you-never-finished

# Start typing your own spaghetti code (uses current directory by default)
gittype

# Or specify a specific repository path
gittype /path/to/another/repo

# Clone and play with any GitHub repository
gittype --repo clap-rs/clap
gittype --repo https://github.com/ratatui-org/ratatui
gittype --repo git@github.com:dtolnay/anyhow.git

# Discover and practice with trending GitHub repositories
gittype trending                    # Browse trending repos interactively
gittype trending rust               # Filter by language (Rust)

# Play with cached repositories interactively
gittype repo play

Why GitType? 🤔

• Look busy at work → "I'm studying the codebase" (technically true!)
• Beat the AI overlords → Type faster than ChatGPT can generate
• Stop typing boring stuff → Your own bugs are way more interesting than lorem ipsum
• Discover forgotten treasures → That elegant function you wrote at 3am last year
• Procrastinate like a pro → It's code review, but gamified!
• Embrace your legacy code → Finally face those variable names you're not proud of
• Debug your typing skills → Because pubic static void main isn't a typo anymore
• Therapeutic code reliving → Type through your programming journey, tears included
• Climb the dev ladder → From "Code Monkey" to "Quantum Computer" - each rank comes with fancy ASCII art

"Basically, you need an excuse to avoid real work, and this one's pretty good."

Documentation 📚

Perfect for when the game gets too addictive:

• Installation - cargo install and chill
• Usage - All the CLI flags your heart desires
• Playing Guide - Game modes, scoring, and ranks
• Themes - 15+ built-in themes and custom theme creation
• Languages - What we extract and how
• Contributing - Join the keyboard warriors
• Architecture - For the curious minds

Screenshots 📸

Related Projects 🎨

Prefer watching code over typing it? Check out Gitlogue - A terminal screensaver that animates your Git commit history with realistic typing effects.

License 📄

MIT - Because sharing is caring (and legal requirements)

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Built with ❤️ and way too much caffeine by developers who got tired of typing "hello world"

Author

@unhappychoice

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