How to Use the Hacker Typer

The first minute

Start typing, then clear the stage

1. Open the hacker typer and click (or tap) the black terminal.
2. Press any normal keys. Each press reveals the next characters of a prewritten code sample — the key you press is never shown and never recorded.
3. Press the × at the bottom-right to hide the menu bar for a clean screen. Escape brings it back.
4. For a full movie-screen look, use your browser's fullscreen mode (usually F11); the menu hides automatically.

The subject of your screen

Pick a programming language

Open Menu to switch what kind of code streams across the screen: Python for data-science energy, raw x86 Assembly for maximum intimidation, COBOL for mainframe comedy, Solidity if your fictional heist involves a blockchain. Every language also has its own landing page that opens preloaded — browse them all at /languages, or jump straight to favorites like the Python typer or the Assembly typer.

Look and feel

What each setting changes

• Theme: Matrix green, cyberpunk pink, hacker cyan, retro amber — or press + and pick any color.
• Typing speed: how many characters each keypress reveals. High numbers look superhuman; 2–5 reads naturally on camera.
• Font size: go bigger for phone recordings or monitors filmed from a distance; small dense code smears after video compression.
• Matrix rain: replaces typing with falling characters — a self-running background that needs no keyboard at all. There is also a dedicated fullscreen Matrix rain screensaver.
• CRT effect: scan lines and flicker for period pieces and retro setups.
• Sound effects: five keypress sound styles, from mechanical clack to typewriter thunk. Browsers only allow audio after your first click or keypress, so test before recording.
• End of file animation: the ACCESS GRANTED finale when a sample runs out. Turn it off to loop forever instead.
• Auto-Type: the terminal types by itself — no key mashing — which is exactly what you want for b-roll, stream backgrounds, or leaving a convincing screen unattended. You can also start it from a link with ?autotype=1.

Come back to the same screen

Share links that restore your setup

Once the screen looks right, press Share setup. HackerTyping copies a link that encodes your language, theme, speed, font, effects, sound, and auto-type choices — nothing else. Open it on another machine, send it to a friend, or keep it for continuity between takes: the same link always rebuilds the same screen. The link never contains your pressed keys or any personal information, because those are never collected in the first place.

The fine print that keeps it fun

Keep the joke clearly a joke

A prank lands when everyone laughs afterward. Use the screen for comedy, videos, and theater — never to claim real access to a system, to frighten someone about their own computer, or to ask anyone for money, passwords, or account details. The code on screen is a local text file being revealed character by character; it cannot hack anything, and neither can you by mashing the keyboard, however convincing it looks.

Keep reading

Related guides