Type the Word is a free, ad-free web app for typing Scripture verse by verse, so you slow down and stay with every word.^1 What began as personal typing practice is now also a typing program built for Christian schools, and thousands of people still use it on their own outside the classroom, some of them typing through the entire Bible.^1
You choose a passage in the translation you trust, type it in full or in a first-letter or missing-word recall mode, and follow book and chapter progress along with speed and accuracy over time.^1 Fourteen translations are now listed, including ESV, NIV, NLT, KJV, CSB, NKJV, NASB, NIRV, Spanish NTV, the German Elberfelder Bible, and the Good News Translation with deuterocanonical books, and schools control which translations their students can access.^1 A Passage of the Day challenge offers weekday Scripture typing with an optional reminder email.^4
For Christian schools, Type the Word starts with an assessment of each student's speed and accuracy, teaches developing typists the keyboard with animated hand guides, and connects classes and assignments to Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, or Canvas, with teacher views of progress.^1 The school plan adds Scripture memory typing modes and memory assessments.^6 Individual use stays free and donation-supported; the classroom program is subscription-based.^6
Josh Wootonn, a design engineer, built Type the Word after RSI pushed him onto a split keyboard and months of typing the Psalms. Monkeytype helped him rebuild speed, but he wanted that daily focus on God's Word instead of random quotes, so he made a quieter place to type through the Bible.^2 He went full-time on Type the Word on July 7, 2026, to serve Christian schools.^2 The about page commits to Bible and biblical texts only, remaining ad-free, and treating your data as yours.^2
"Type the Word has been a wonderful addition to our middle school classrooms. It gives our students an engaging, distraction-free way to build keyboarding skills while spending time in God's Word." - Alicia, Principal^1
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