Is Hacker Typer free?

Yes. Hacker Typer is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Hacker Typer take?

Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — mash the keyboard, produce convincing green code.

Does Hacker Typer work on a phone?

Hacker Typer really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.

What kind of site is Hacker Typer?

We list it under Beautifully Useless — no purpose whatsoever, and that is the point. Typing speed is deliberately decoupled from your input, so even two fingers produce the frantic cadence of a film hacker.

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Hacker Typer

Mash the keyboard, produce convincing green code

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Instant · Best on desktop

Free, no sign-up · online since 2011

What Hacker Typer actually is

Type any nonsense at all and the screen fills with plausible-looking source code at a steady rate, regardless of which keys you actually pressed. Hit Alt or Caps Lock three times and an ACCESS GRANTED or ACCESS DENIED panel slams over the top of it.

Why it is worth your time

Typing speed is deliberately decoupled from your input, so even two fingers produce the frantic cadence of a film hacker.

We built one too

Code Theater

Run cinematic fictional terminal interfaces for demos, streams, and harmless play.

Open Code Theater

Common questions

Is Hacker Typer free?: Yes. Hacker Typer is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Hacker Typer take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — mash the keyboard, produce convincing green code.
Does Hacker Typer work on a phone?: Hacker Typer really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is Hacker Typer?: We list it under Beautifully Useless — no purpose whatsoever, and that is the point. Typing speed is deliberately decoupled from your input, so even two fingers produce the frantic cadence of a film hacker.

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Free, no sign-up · online since 2011

What Hacker Typer actually is

Why it is worth your time

Typing speed is deliberately decoupled from your input, so even two fingers produce the frantic cadence of a film hacker.

We built one too

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Run cinematic fictional terminal interfaces for demos, streams, and harmless play.

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Common questions

Is Hacker Typer free?: Yes. Hacker Typer is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Hacker Typer take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — mash the keyboard, produce convincing green code.
Does Hacker Typer work on a phone?: Hacker Typer really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is Hacker Typer?: We list it under Beautifully Useless — no purpose whatsoever, and that is the point. Typing speed is deliberately decoupled from your input, so even two fingers produce the frantic cadence of a film hacker.