Tux Typing - Free typing practice tool for kids

Currently, Tux Typing is used in schools at the elementary level to train students to become familiar with the keyboard, as well as to type 10 fingers properly and fluently for future use.

Typing practice mode on Tux Typing

Tux Typing will divide the curriculum into games to increase student interest. 43 typing lessons are divided into 2 game modes: Fish Cascade and Comet Zap.

In Fish Cascade mode, we will be tasked with feeding the penguin Tux standing below to eat as many fish as possible. Learners will have to correctly type the words that appear. If typed correctly, the fish will become the penguin's food. This mode has three levels from easy to difficult.

Comet Zap has 4 play styles: Space Cadet, Pilot, Ace and Commander, with different difficulty levels. In this game mode, you also have to type the correct words that appear.

Customize word lists in Tux Typing

In addition to the available words displayed in each level of Tux Typing, users can add their own words to the game. You can add any word to the word list in the game, making the game more challenging.

Supports multiple languages ​​in Tux Typing

Tux Typing supports many different languages ​​for you to install and choose to use, including Armenian, Bokmal, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, English, Euskera, French, Spanish, Greek, Jamaican, Lithuanian, Nepali, Russian, Swedish, Swahili.

How to play Tux Typing?

Tux Typing is a free and open source typing teaching tool created primarily for children, although adults may also find it useful. It has several play styles, at various difficulty levels. This tool aims to improve a typist's words per minute speed.

The software is available as a free download on multiple platforms including Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (Vista to Windows 10), and Linux (Ubuntu). It is developed by Tux4Kids, a company that develops high-quality software for children.

Tux Typing supports many languages. Language can be selected in the program's main menu, although users will find that not every element of the game is translated - which may annoy those who don't read English.

In the first game, fish fall from the sky. Each fish has a letter or a word written on it. When the player presses the match key or enters the correct word, Tux will position himself at the bottom of the screen ready to eat the fish. If the fish still has letters when Tux swallows them, its stomach will hurt and the player will lose a "life". The second game is similar, but the goal is to prevent a comet from falling on the city.

Advantage

1. Lots of different levels and challenges
2. Cute cartoon style effects and backgrounds
3. Will definitely improve children's typing skills
4. Supports a large number of languages
5. Fun and useful even for adults
6. Instructions for touch typing lessons

Defect

1. Only works in full screen mode
2. Menu is not well presented
3. Not all sections are translated when different languages ​​are used
4. The music is repetitive