v0.7.0

Strict accuracy mode (monkeytype-style)

Adds an opt-in strict accuracy mode via -s / --strict. In strict mode, every mistyped key counts against your accuracy even if you correct it, and raw WPM reflects every keystroke — matching how monkeytype scores. Default (lenient) behavior is fully unchanged.

typer -s

Thanks to @AndersKaae for the contribution (#2).

v0.6.0

What's new

• 5x larger word banks — split into separate modules by category (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, phrases)
• More sentence variety — added present tense, passive voice, gerund-led, conditional, and comparison templates across all difficulty levels
• Replaced name slots with pronouns — sentences now use he/she/they instead of proper names for more natural typing practice

v0.5.2

Early Space → Next Word

Pressing space mid-word now skips to the start of the next word (like monkeytype). Skipped characters are marked as errors. This allows better typing flow — move on from a word instead of getting stuck.

v0.5.1

Improvements

• Update notice in red — the "new version available" notice now uses red text so it's harder to miss
• Simplified quit — quit is now esc (was ctrl+q), and only works from the home screen
• No quitting mid-test — during a typing test, only tab (restart) is available; results screen goes home via tab

v0.5.0

Color Themes

Added 8 built-in color themes that users can cycle through on the home screen:

• default (orange accent)
• ocean (cyan/sea green)
• dracula (purple/pink)
• monokai (yellow/hot pink)
• nord (frost blue/sage)
• rose (pink/lavender)
• matrix (bright green)
• solarized (yellow/cream)

Press t on the home screen to switch themes. Your selection is saved to your profile automatically.

v0.4.0

What's new

• Expanded word library — roughly doubled all word pools (~2,500 total words across all categories) for significantly more varied sentences
• More sentence templates — added ~50 new templates across all difficulty levels, including questions and exclamations
• Line cursor — replaced the block highlight cursor with a standard line/bar cursor during typing tests

Fixes

• Removed duplicate "road" entry in easy noun pool

v0.3.4

Add Windows support via windows-curses conditional dependency. Windows users can now install with pip install typer-cli-tool.

v0.3.3

Changes

• Simplified controls: Quit is now ctrl+q everywhere — no more accidental exits from esc or q
• Results screen: Only tab to return home (removed esc and q bindings)
• During race: tab restarts with new words

v0.3.2

Changes

• Fix name prompt UI: Input line is now properly centered based on actual content width. Cursor now appears after the name instead of at the end of the hint text.

v0.3.1

Changes

• Passive update check: Version number now shown on the home screen. If a newer version exists, displays the update command based on how you installed it (brew upgrade typer or pip install --upgrade typer-cli-tool)
• Removed auto-updater: No more blocking prompt on startup — the update notice is just part of the UI
• Removed --skip-update-check flag (no longer needed)