RateOn Keyboard Tester & Typetester

Rateon features three smart tools that help you test keys, check typing speed, and measure keyboard performance in one easy place: Keyboard Keys Tester, Typing Speed Tester, and Keyboard Polling Rate Test.

The Keyboard Keys Tester lets you verify that every key is functioning correctly.

The Typing Speed Tester measures your typing speed and precision, making it perfect for practising or improving your typing skills.

Meanwhile, the Keyboard Polling Rate Test evaluates how responsive your keyboard is, making it especially useful for gamers and professionals who require high performance.

Test Your Keyboard

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Keyboard ready - press any key to test

Key Press History

Press any key to start logging...

Keyboard Shortcuts: Ctrl+1-7 (Switch layouts) | Ctrl+R (Reset) | Ctrl+M (Toggle sound) | Ctrl+E (Export CSV) | Ctrl+J (Export JSON)

Tip: Keyboard is automatically focused for testing. Keys stay highlighted until you press the Reset button.

What You Can Do with Rateon

Rateon Keyboard Keys Tester

Check every key on your keyboard in seconds. The Keyboard Tester instantly shows which keys work.
It supports all major layouts like QWERTY, Colemak, Dvorak, Workman, AZERTY, and QWERTZ, making it easy to test any setup quickly and accurately.

Rateon Typing Speed Typetester

Measure your typing speed and accuracy with real-time feedback. The Typing Speed Tester helps you track your words per minute (WPM) and overall progress, making it ideal for daily practice and skill improvement.

Rateon Polling Rate Test

Check your keyboard’s responsiveness with the Polling Rate Test. It measures how often your keyboard reports keystrokes per second (Hz), providing performance results for gamers, typists, and professionals who rely on speed and precision.

How Rateon Works

Rateon uses advanced web technology to instantly detect your keystrokes, response time, and typing accuracy, all in real time, right in your browser. No installation required.

Your tests remain private and secure. Rateon never saves, uploads, or shares your data, as every test runs directly on your device without making any network requests.

This ensures that your data remains fully under your control, building confidence among privacy conscious users.

When to use the keyboard tester

You can use Rateon’s Keyboard Tester anytime you want to make sure your keyboard is working properly.

Here are a few common situations where it helps the most:

Some keys don’t respond: Check which keys aren’t working or are sticking.
After cleaning or spilling: Make sure every key still works.
Before gaming or typing work: Test your keyboard performance before important gaming sessions or long typing tasks.
When buying a new keyboard: verify that all keys function correctly immediately after unboxing.
For troubleshooting: Identify faulty keys before replacing or repairing your keyboard.

Test any keyboard right now in your browser with Rateon. Get started and experience simple, quick, and confident results.

Features of Keyboard Typetester

Rateon is Completely Free

Rateon’s Keyboard Tester is a free and easy-to-use tool that helps you check if all your keys are working properly. You can test PC, laptop, or wireless keyboards for free.

Quick and Easy

Test your keyboard instantly in your browser. No downloads required. See key results in real time.

Rateon supports all major browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, as well as operating systems such as Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Privacy Secured

Rateon is 100% safe and private. Your typing data is never saved, shared, or uploaded anywhere.

Everything happens securely within your browser, so you can test your keyboard with complete peace of mind.

How to Test Your Keyboard

Testing your keyboard is easy with Rateon’s Keyboard Tester.

Just follow these three simple steps:

RateOn Keyboard Tester Tool

Open the Keyboard Tester on Rateon. Press each key on your keyboard and check whether it appears on the virtual keyboard.

If every key responds, your keyboard is working well.

Press Any Key To Test

Try pressing several keys at once to check if your keyboard can handle multiple key presses. This is helpful for gaming or using shortcuts.

You can also click the circular arrow in the top right corner of the virtual keyboard to clear the results and test again.

Validate Your Press

If the virtual keyboard responds right away when you press a key, your keyboard is working properly. If it is slow or misses keys, try cleaning it with compressed air to remove dust.

Make sure all connections are secure, especially for wireless keyboards. If issues continue, you may need to ask a technician for help.

November 3, 2025

FAQs RateOn Keyboard & Typing Tools

RateOn is an online tool used for keyboard key test, typing speed test, and polling rate check right from the browser — for free, securely, and in a simple way.

The polling rate is the rate at which your keyboard sends data to your computer every second. It is measured in Hertz (Hz). With a high polling rate, the response is faster, and input delay decreases.

Typetester is a great tool for testing your typing speed and accuracy. It measures your words per minute and gives you real-time feedback for improving your typing skills.

No, RateOn works completely online. You just open the website and begin testing, No need to download and install anything.

Yes, all the tools on RateOn, including the Keyboard Tester, Typetester, and even the Polling Rate Test are 100% free.

Absolutely, RateOn doesn’t store or share your typing data. Everything happens privately in your browser.

In general typing or office work, 125–250 Hz will do just fine. For gamers or fast typists, 500–1000 Hz would be ideal for smoother, quicker response times.

A keyboard switch tester is a small device with different key switches used to feel and compare how mechanical switches sound and respond before buying a keyboard.

You can use a keyboard polling rate test tool like RateOn to check for input lag. It measures how fast your keyboard sends signals to your computer once a key is pressed.

Try online tools or accessibility checkers to test whether your keyboard supports shortcut keys, compatibility with screen readers, and ensures easy navigation for users with disabilities.

First, test a keyboard PCB by connecting it via your computer and use any tool that keyboards might have. Press each switch to see if the PCB registers every key accordingly.

You can check if all the keys work with the help of RateOn’s Keyboard Keys Tester. This tool instantly detects key presses and helps in finding unresponsive or faulty switches.

The Keyboard Tester displays instantly which keys on your keyboard are functioning or otherwise, so you can easily find out the stuck or malfunctioned ones.