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Zahvox
Free toolAvailable today

Free typing speed calculator.

Test your typing speed, words per minute, and accuracy. Then compare how typing speed affects your daily writing work.

Type this sentence as fast as you can

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Voice-to-writing is faster than typing for most people, especially when you already know what you want to say.

Speed
0 WPM
Accuracy
100%
Time
0.0s
Status
Waiting
Speaking at 130 WPM is roughly 3× faster than typing at 40 WPM.

Key advantages

Small, focused improvements to how you write every day.

Measure typing speed

Get an honest WPM number from a real typing sample.

Check accuracy

See how many characters you got right, not just how fast you typed.

Understand bottlenecks

Slow, inaccurate typing is often the hidden cost of long writing days.

Compare with voice input

Speaking is roughly 3x faster than typing for most people.

Improve writing habits

Use benchmarks to decide when to type and when to speak.

Baseline your workflow

Retest monthly to see the impact of voice-first drafting.

What you can use it for

Students

Assignments, essays, and lecture notes.

Writers

Long-form drafts under a deadline.

Assistants

Emails, replies, and admin work.

Sales teams

CRM notes and outreach at scale.

Founders

Investor updates and product notes.

Freelancers

Client replies and project docs.

Customer support

Ticket replies and macros.

Job applicants

Roles that list a typing speed target.

How it works

  1. 1

    Read the passage

    A short sentence appears above the input box.

  2. 2

    Start typing

    The timer starts on your first keystroke.

  3. 3

    Watch live stats

    WPM, accuracy, elapsed time, and status update in real time.

  4. 4

    Reset and retry

    Hit Reset for another attempt whenever you want.

Typing speed benchmarks

WPMLevelFeels like
Under 25BeginnerHunt and peck
25 to 40Average adultTwo-finger typing
40 to 60SolidTouch typing
60 to 80FastComfortable long-form
80 to 100ProfessionalJournalist, transcriber
100+EliteCompetitive typist

Typing vs voice-to-writing

Typing speed matters, but voice input helps you capture rough thoughts faster. Zahvox is built for people who think faster than they type. A well-trained typist hits 60 to 80 WPM in bursts. A comfortable spoken pace sustains 120 to 150 WPM. On raw volume, speaking is roughly three times faster than typing.

Why use the Zahvox version

Zahvox doesn't ask you to abandon your keyboard. It gives you a faster way to produce the first draft, then hands the writing back to you to edit with keys. The free typing test here helps you see the gap between where you are and where voice-first writing could take you.

From voice-to-text to voice-to-writing

Want to turn voice into writing faster?

Zahvox starts with free tools, but the larger platform is being built for voice-to-writing workflows across notes, emails, replies, drafts, and future extension experiences.

Current web experience available today. Browser extension, AI cleanup, personas, writing modes, saved history, and desktop app are in development or planned.

This free tool supports the Zahvox voice-to-writing workflow. Use the main voice tool to capture rough thoughts, then use this utility to clean, measure, format, or prepare the text before copying it into your workflow.

Free web experience
Available today
Editable transcript
Available today
Copy & download text
Available today
Browser extension
In development
AI cleanup
In development
Personas & writing modes
Planned
Saved history & accounts
Planned
Desktop, mobile & plugins
Planned
Product notes

Built from real writing problems

Product note

Voice-first

Zahvox starts with the reality that many people can explain ideas faster than they can type them.

Product note

Editable by design

The output should be easy to review, edit, copy, download, and reuse in the tools you already use.

Product note

Platform roadmap

Extension, cleanup, writing modes, personas, desktop, and saved history are planned as the platform grows.

Frequently asked questions