nvim speed test

A speed test for Neovim users: a target lights up in a code buffer, you get your cursor onto it in as few keystrokes as possible, and the clock keeps score. Everything Neovim inherits from vim's normal mode works here — hjkl, w/b/e word jumps, f/t finds, counts, 0 ^ $, paragraph and line jumps.

made for a Neovim workflow

• paste your own lua mappings — the vimrc panel accepts vim.keymap.set("n", ...) alongside classic vimscript noremap
• relative line numbers in the gutter, like set relativenumber — so counted jumps (7j, 3k) read straight off the screen
• the live “shortest” hint shows the optimal key sequence to each target — the same skill leap.nvim or flash.nvim try to shortcut, trained into your fingers with the builtins

is an nvim wpm test different?

For raw words-per-minute in insert mode, nvim and vim are identical — any typing test covers that. What this nvim writing test measures is modal editing speed: how quickly you translate “I want to be there” into the right motion. That reflex, not typing speed, is what makes Neovim feel fast.

Score lower than you hoped? The nvim trainer lays out a practice path to raise it. Classic vim user? The vim speed test is the same drill, or read what vimtyper is. Ran into a command you didn't know? It is in the vimtutor, which you can work through right here.