Fumble
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Fumble is an open-source macOS menu-bar typing coach that observes physical key timings and identifies the keys costing users the most time. It creates adaptive drills from each user's baseline while excluding passwords, pasted text, and idle time, with processing performed on-device.
Overview
10 featuresFumble is a Flashcards & study tools project. It focuses on improving typing speed and accuracy without spending time on generic drills. Fumble is an open-source project aimed at mac users who want to improve their typing skills. The project is open source (MIT). It runs on the command line and macOS.
Behind Fumble is Alex McConnell, based in Ireland, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 57 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include weak-key ranking, adaptive typing drills, and keystroke timing.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Weak-key ranking
- Adaptive typing drills
- Keystroke timing
- Personal baseline
- Password-field exclusion
- Paste exclusion
- Idle-time exclusion
- On-device processing
- Menu-bar app
- Privacy controls
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- commit 0729da16f310 · since Aug 2026
- Vercel
- x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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- Indexed1 Oct · 21:16 UTCShow HN: Fumble – keybr, but it learns from everything you type (macOS) verified via Hacker News firehose (Algolia)Source: Hacker News firehose (Algolia) · Open
Frequently asked questions about Fumble
- What is Fumble?
- Fumble focuses on improving typing speed and accuracy without spending time on generic drills. It is catalogued under Flashcards & study tools on PulseGate.
- Who should use Fumble?
- Fumble is an open-source project built for mac users who want to improve their typing skills.
- Is Fumble free?
- Yes — Fumble is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Fumble run on?
- Fumble runs on the command line and macOS.
- Is Fumble still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 57 commits in the last 90 days.
- Who develops Fumble?
- Fumble is developed by Alex McConnell, based in Ireland.
- When did Fumble launch?
- Fumble first shipped in 2026.
- Is Fumble open source?
- Yes — Fumble is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.
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