TypeFlow
TypeFlow captures keystrokes, pauses (configurable thresholds), mouse and focus. It exports a clean Excel workbook plus the final text (TXT/DOCX). No installs, works on modern desktop browsers.
It is a method to observe writing as it unfolds. The app records when keys are pressed, how long writers pause, and where they revise. This helps researchers study planning, formulation and revision, and helps teachers discuss writing behaviours with students.
TypeFlow makes this easy in the browser. You get time-stamped events and ready-to-analyze summaries without installing desktop software.
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Launch the experience that fits your workflow: keep captures on the device, receive them by email as the researcher, or replay a full session for teaching. Most L2 writing studies include a short typing test in L2 digital writing to establish a baseline.
Optimized builds for iPad (Safari) and macOS browsers. Use these if the standard links don’t capture keys reliably on your Apple device.
Research projects, classroom diagnostics, and secure exam pilots.
Event streams and summaries suitable for statistical modeling and cohort comparisons.
Discuss pausing, bursts and revision patterns with students using anonymized logs.
Time-aligned focus and activity logs to contextualize performance.
Practical for labs, precise for research.
Backspace and return included. Document length and character deltas. Final text reconstruction.
Standard thresholds with interval and location metrics.
Scope and proximity to the point of inscription.
Window or tab switches and relevant clicks, time-aligned with writing.
Event stream, summaries, interval metrics, word-by-word report, integrity logs.
Local download and/or secure email to the researcher.
P-bursts, R-bursts and K-bursts with clear summaries, interval views and cohort-ready tables.
Sequences of production between pauses above a threshold. You choose the thresholds. Reports include length in characters and words, rate per minute, and distribution by interval.
Grouped revision activity around the point of inscription. Scope is coded at subword, word and above-word levels, with proximity to the point of inscription for each edit episode.
Keyboard-bounded runs independent of pause thresholds. Useful to study local flow and short self-corrections that sit below the pause cutoffs.
From typing to analysis in three clear steps.
Start / Pause / Stop, live counters, distraction-free editor. Keyboard events are time-stamped.
Keystrokes, pauses, mouse and focus are synchronized. The system computes bursts and flags revisions.
Automatic .xlsx workbook plus TXT/DOCX with the final text. Optional delivery to your email.
Event timings, character deltas, revision flags and context.
Process distributions, intervals and pause locations.
Preceding-pause class and revision marks per token.
TypeFlow is open-access and free to use for research and teaching. We do not use third-party cookies or fingerprinting.
Logs include technical events and the task text. Handle data under your approved protocol. You can disable remote delivery and keep files local.
Want a walkthrough aligned with your protocol?
Garcés-Manzanera, A. (). TypeFlow (web keystroke logging app). University of Murcia. https://webs.um.es/aitor.garces/