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DESCRIPTION
aTypeTrainer4Mac is a multilingual typing tutor for Mac OS X. It is an advanced version of TypeTrainer4Mac. All the system keyboard layouts (but not input methods!) as well as a wide variety of non-system keyboard layouts (i.e. Dvorak, Colemak or custom layouts being built using Ukelele) are completely or partially supported.

You have to type a mixed-string of random characters. You can customize a character set at each of the 30 levels, and thus, you can control the learning process. You can also import texts from TextEdit, from Mail or from your web browser. Each session provides a run log in RTFD format. By default, you will find it on your desktop. In the Preferences, you can adjust a host of settings to make your typing exercises to your liking.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.1.1:
  • Thai support is improved and optimized for Ayuthaya font. To take advantage of the optimization, you should have this font installed and active on your Mac
  • the run log in HTML format will no more generated by default
REQUIREMENTS
  • Mac OS X 10.4. or later.
  • aTypeTrainer4Mac is patially not compatible with Jack server and WindowShade X. If you want aTypeTrainer4Mac to work properly, you should deactivate these apps when running aTypeTrainer4Mac.

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    Developer:Valentin Vassilevski
    Downloads:83,230
      - Version d/l:25,401
    Education:Teaching Tools
    License:Free
    Date:14 Mar 2009
    Platform:PPC/Intel
    RATING
    *****

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    aTypeTrainer4Mac User Reviews (32 posts)Write A Review
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    Jan 27 2010
    *****

    BLITZ  Great program that works on many keyboard setups and languages,

    Installed and tested on OSX 10.6.2 Snowleopard without any problems.  
    (Version 2.1.1)

    praisebury
    +1
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    Sep 21 2009

    SUNFALL  I found that out, thanks! When I posted that comment I hadn't gotten Snow Leopard yet. When I tried it the program worked fine.  
    (Version 2.1.1)

    praisebury
    +1
    [ Reply ]
    Sep 9 2009

    SUNFALL  This is actually a question. Is the latest atypetrainer4mac compatible with Snow leopard? I'm going to update to that, and I know already that some of my applications won't yet work. Thank you.  
    (Version 2.1.1)

    praisebury
    +1
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    Sep 21 2009

    YAKKK  I just upgaded to snow leopard 10.6.1

    Atypetrainer4mac v2.1.1 is actually running OK.  
    (Version 2.1.1)

    praisebury
    +1

    Dec 15 2008

    MACSAILOR  Great app. Hopefully I'll finally (during next year?) be able to type faster with all my fingers on my MacBook Pro.   
    (Version 2.1)

    praisebury
    +1
    [ Reply ]
    Dec 9 2008

    GOSPEL9  Thanks for the great app! Many many thanks !  
    (Version 2.0.3)

    praisebury
    +1
    [ Reply ]
    Dec 7 2008
    *****

    DR.S.  I am an oldster, and yet I would like to learn touch typing. Since my last comment here about a year ago aTypeTrainer4Mac went from version 1.3 to 2.0.3, steadily integrating new and useful features. In this time, I went from hunt-and-peck typing to touch typing with 100 % accuracy at an actual speed of 20 words per minute. I won't be able to participate successfully at a typing contest, but I think that the daily typing exercises help to keep my fingers and my brains in a fairly good shape...  
    (Version 2.0.3)

    praisebury
    +3
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    Nov 26 2008

    THE LYON  The system is very good, especially the option to choose the words I want to practice. I´m having a great experience with this app. I would like to see other option like words per minute. I think that an explanation of the position of the fingers will be very usefull for the first time user.

    Thanks for this good app.

    Kendell  
    (Version 2.0)

    praisebury
    +4
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    Nov 25 2008

    SUNFALL  In my last comment, I somehow ended up with a frown and a minus one when I meant to put smiles.  
    (Version 2.0)

    praisebury
    +2
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    Nov 25 2008

    SUNFALL  I've been using this typing program for quite a while. I like the fact that I can import RTF files, and type from Web pages. This program has helped me improve my typing speed from 10 wpm a few months ago, to 24 wpm now. Thank you.  
    (Version 2.0)

    praisebury
    +1
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    Oct 22 2008

    RORO01  I'm not sure. I don't think an application is necessary. It is possible to learn touch typing online. Go to: http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/  
    (Version 1.5)

    praisebury
    -3
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    Oct 23 2008

    VALENTIN VASSILEVSKI  I am sure, the application is not necessary. Go to http://typingsoft.com/all_typing_tutors.htm  
    (Version 1.5)

    praisebury
    +1
    Oct 31 2008

    ALABEMOS  I suppose if you have continuous internet service, you can learn online, but especially in the schools, we don't necessarily want a child to be online unsupervised, and in my part of the world, the school does not have internet access. This program is ideal for our school for those reasons.  
    (Version 1.5)

    praisebury
    +2
    Nov 23 2008

    RORO01  A very valid point. I totally agree with you.  
    (Version 2.0)

    praisebury
    +1
    Nov 24 2008

    VALENTIN VASSILEVSKI  the other valid point could be the following: the typing tutor, that you mean, supports "only" 12 languages as I see; it is not few, but aTypeTrainer supports much much more languages and layouts i.e. Afgan, Armenian, Brazilian. Bulgarian, Belorussian, Canadian, Colemak, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Kazakh, Latvian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian AND! endless variety of self made layouts made using layouts editor Ukelele  
    (Version 2.0)

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