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The following is a list of Macintoshsoftware—notable computer applications for current macOS systems. For software designed for the classic Mac OS, see List of old Macintosh software.

• 6Email
• 9Graphics, layout, and desktop publishing
• 23Utilities

Audio[edit]

• Ableton Live – music production
• Adobe Soundbooth – music and soundtrack editing
• Ardour – hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation program
• Audacity – digital audio editor
• Audion – media player (development ceased)
• Audio Hijack – audio recorder
• baudline – signal analyzer
• BIAS Peak – mastering
• Cog – open source audio player, supports multiple formats
• Cubase – music production program
• djay – digital music mixing software
• Digital Performer – MIDI sequencer with audio tracking
• Final Cut Express/Pro – movie editor
• Finale – scorewriter program
• fre:ac - open source audio converter and CD ripper
• GarageBand – music/podcast production
• HyperNext – freeware software development
• Impro-Visor – educational notation and playback for music improvisation
• iTunes – audio/video Jukebox
• iVolume – volume normalization
• ixi software – free improvisation and sketching tools
• Jaikoz – mass tagger
• LilyPond – scorewriter program
• Logic Express – prosumer music production
• Logic Studio – music writing studio package by Apple Inc.
  • Apple Loops Utility – production and organisation of Apple Loops
  • Apple Qmaster and Qadministrator
  • Logic Pro – digital audio workstation
  • Mainstage – program to play software synthesizers live
  • QuickTime Pro – pro version of QuickTime
  • Soundtrack Pro – post production audio editor
  • WaveBurner – CD mastering and production software
• Mixxx – DJ mix software available for the mac in the App Store
• Max – Cycling 74's visual programming language for MIDI, audio, video; with MSP, Jitter
• Nuendo – audio and post production editor
• Overture – scorewriter program
• ReBirth – virtual synth program simulates Roland TR-808, TB-303
• REAPER – digital audio workstation
• Reason – digital audio workstation
• Recycle – sample editor
• Renoise – contemporary digital audio workstation, based upon the heritage and development of tracker software.
• RiffWorks – guitar recording and online song collaboration software
• Senuti – transfers music from iPod to computer
• Sibelius – scorewriter program
• Sound Studio – digital audio analyzer and editor
• N-Track Studio – multitrack audio recording, editing and mixing software

CD and DVD authoring[edit]

• DVD Studio Pro – DVD authoring application
• iDVD – a basic DVD-authoring application
• Roxio Toast – DVD authoring application

Chat (text, voice, video)[edit]

• Adium – multi-protocol IM client
• AOL Instant Messenger - discontinued as of December 15, 2017^[1]
• Colloquy – freeware advanced IRC and SILC client
• Fire – open source, multiprotocol IM client
• FaceTime - videoconferencing between Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
• iChat – instant messaging and videoconferencing (discontinued since OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion)
• iMessage - instant messaging between Mac, and iDevices
• Irssi – IrssiX and MacIrssi
• Ventrilo – audio chatroom application

Children's software[edit]

• Kid Pix Deluxe 3X – bitmap drawing program
• Stagecast Creator – programming and internet authoring for kids

Developer tools and IDEs[edit]

• AppCode - an Objective-C IDE by JetBrains for OS X and iOS development
• Aptana – an open sourceintegrated development environment (IDE) for building Ajax web applications
• Clozure CL - an open sourceintegrated development environment (IDE) for building Common Lisp applications
• Code::Blocks – open source IDE for C++
• CodeWarrior – development environment, framework
• Eclipse – open source Java-based IDE for developing rich-client applications, includes SWT library, replaces Swing by using underlying OS native windowing abilities
• Fink – Debian package manager for portedUnix software
• Free Pascal – Object Pascal compiler, XCode plugin available
• Helix – relational database IDE
• HotSpot – Sun's Java Virtual Machine
• IntelliJ IDEA - a JAVA IDE by JetBrains (free limited community edition)
• Komodo – commercial multi-language IDE from ActiveState
• Lazarus – cross-platform IDE to develop software with Free Pascal, specialized in graphical software
• LiveCode – high-level cross-platform IDE
• MacApp – application development framework Pascal and C++
• Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW)
• Macports – a package management system that simplifies the installation of free/open source software on the Mac OS X.
• Macromedia Authorware – application (CBT, eLearning) development, no Mac development environment since version 4, though can still package applications with the 'Mac Packager' for OS 8 through 10 playback
• Mono – open source implementation of Microsoft .NET Framework with a C# compiler
• NetBeans – modular, open source, multi-language platform and IDE for Java written in pure Java
• Omnis Studio – cross-platform development environment for creating enterprise and web applications for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, Solaris
• Peppermint - multi-purpose editor supporting a wide range of languages and comes with a CoffeeScript/JavaScript API
• Qt Creator – an IDE for C++ GUI applications, by Trolltech
• Real Studio – cross-platform compiled REALbasicBASIC programming language IDE
• ResEdit – resource editor
• Script Debugger – an AppleScript and Open Scripting Architecture IDE
• SuperCard – high-level IDE
• Tcl/tk – scripting shell & GUI utility that allows cross platform development. Included With Mac OS X.
• TextMate – multipurpose text editor that supports Ruby, PHP, and Python
• Torque (game engine) – game creation software
• WebKit – open source application framework for Safari (web browser)
• wxPython – API merging Python and wxWidgets
• Xcode – IDE made by Apple, which comes as a part of OS X and is available as a download, was called Project Builder

Email[edit]

Email clients[edit]

• Apple Mail – the bundled email client
• Claris Emailer – classic Mac OS only, no longer available
• Entourage – email client by Microsoft; analogous to Microsoft Outlook
• Mailplane – a WebKit-based client for Gmail
• Mulberry – open-source software for e-mail, calendars and contacts
• Sparrow – as well as Sparrow Lite

Other email software[edit]

• SPAMfighter - anti-spam software

FTP clients[edit]

Games[edit]

• Steam – digital distribution software for video games and related media

Graphics, layout, and desktop publishing[edit]

CAD, 3D graphics[edit]

• Ashlar-Vellum – 2D/3D drafting, 3D modeling
• SketchUp – 3D modeling software

Distributed document authoring[edit]

Icon editors, viewers[edit]

• Icon Composer – part of Apple Developer Tools

File conversion and management[edit]

• Adobe Bridge — digital asset management app
• BibDesk — free bibliographic database app that organizes linked files
• Font Book – font management tool
• GraphicConverter – graphics editor, open/converts a wide range of file formats
• iPhoto – photo management application

Layout and desktop publishing[edit]

• Adobe InDesign – page layout
• iBooks Author – create content for iBooks
• iCalamus – page layout
• iStudio Publisher – page layout
• Pages – part of iWork
• QuarkXPress – page layout
• Ready,_Set,_Go!_(software) – page layout
• Scribus – page layout
• TeX – publishing
  • MacTeX – TeX redistribution of TeX Live for Mac
• The Print Shop – page layout

Raster and vector graphics[edit]

• Adobe Fireworks – supports GIF animation.
• Adobe Illustrator – vector graphics editor
• Adobe Photoshop – also offers some vector graphics features
• Affinity Designer - vector graphics editor for Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows
• Anime Studio – 2D based vector animation
• Aperture – Apple's pro photo management, editing, publishing application
• GIMP – free bitmap graphics editor
• GIMPShop – free open source cross-platform bitmap graphics editor
• GraphicConverter – displays and edits raster graphics files
• Inkscape – free vector graphics editor
• MacPaint – painting software by Apple (discontinued)
• Macromedia FreeHand – vector graphics editor
• Paintbrush – free simple bitmap graphics program
• Photos – official photo management and editing application developed by Apple
• Photo Booth – photo camera, video recorder
• Pixelmator – hardware-accelerated integrated photo editor
• Polarr - photo editing app
• Seashore – open source, based around the GIMP's technology, but with native OS X (Cocoa) UI
• TouchRetouch - photo editor that allows to remove unwanted content or objects from any photo

Integrated software technologies[edit]

Language and reference tools[edit]

• Rosetta Stone (software) – proprietary language learning software
• Ultralingua – proprietary electronic dictionaries and language tools
• World Book Encyclopedia – multimedia

Mathematics software[edit]

• Octave (software) – open source
• SciLab – open source

Media center[edit]

• Boxee – Mac and Apple TV

Multimedia authoring[edit]

• Adobe Director – animation/application development
• Adobe Flash – vector animation
• Adobe LiveMotion – a discontinued competitor to Macromedia Flash, until Adobe bought Macromedia
• Dragonframe - stop motion animation and time-lapse
• iBooks Author – creates content for iBooks
• iLife – media suite by Apple
• Unity – 3D authoring

Networking and telecommunications[edit]

• iStumbler – find wireless networks and devices
• Karelia Watson (defunct)
• NetSpot - software tool for wireless network assessment, scanning, and surveys, analyzing Wi-Fi coverage and performance
• Timbuktu – remote control
• WiFi Explorer - a wireless network scanner tool

News aggregators[edit]

• Feedly – news aggregator, and news aggregator reading application
• NetNewsWire – news aggregator reading application
• NewsFire – news aggregator reading application
• RSSOwl – news aggregator reading application
• Safari (web browser) - news aggregation via built-in RSS support
• Apple Mail – news aggregation via (discontinued) built-in RSS support

Office and productivity[edit]

• Address Book – bundled with OS X
• AppleWorks – word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation applications (discontinued)
• Bean (word processor) – free TXT/RTF/DOC word processor
• CricketGraph - graphmaker
• iBank – personal finance application
• iCal – calendar management, bundled with OS X
• iWork – suite:
  • Pages – word processor application
  • Numbers – spreadsheet application
  • Keynote – presentation application
• Journler – diary and personal information manager with personal wiki features
• MacLinkPlus Deluxe - file format translation tool for PowerPC-era Mac OS X, converting and opening files created in other operating systems
• MarinerPak – suite:
• Microsoft Office – office suite:
  • Microsoft Word – word processor application
  • Microsoft Excel – spreadsheet application
  • Microsoft PowerPoint – presentation application
  • Microsoft Entourage – email application (replaced by Microsoft Outlook)
  • Microsoft Outlook – email application
• MoneyWiz – personal finance application
• Montage – screenwriting software
• Taste – word processor (discontinued)

Operating systems[edit]

• Darwin – the BSD-licensed core of macOS
• macOS – originally named 'Mac OS X' until 2012 and then 'OS X' until 2016
• macOS Server – the server computing variant of macOS

Outliners and mind-mapping[edit]

• 2-plan Desktop – free project management software with integrated mind maps

Peer-to-peer file sharing[edit]

• Vuze – Bittorrent client, was Azureus

Science[edit]

• Celestia – 3D astronomy program
• Stellarium – 3D astronomy program

Text editors[edit]

Utilities[edit]

• Activity Monitor – default system monitor for hardware and software
• AppZapper – uninstaller (shareware)
• Automator – built-in, utility to automate repetitive tasks
• Backup – built-in
• BitDefender Antivirus 2009 for Mac OS – antivirus software
• Butler – free, launcher and utility to automate repetitive tasks
• CleanGenius – free system optimization tool for Mac OS X, disk cleaner, uninstaller, device ejector, disk monitor. (freeware)
• CandyBar – system customization software (commercial)
• CDFinder – disk cataloging software (commercial)
• Compact Pro – data compression
• DaisyDisk – disk visualization tool
• Dashboard – built-in Mac OS X widgets
• Disk Drill Basic – data recovery software for Mac OS X
• Grab (software) – built-in Mac OS X screenshot utility
• Growl – global notifications system, free
• iArchiver – handles archives, commercial
• Intego VirusBarrier – antivirus software
• iSync – syncing software, bundled with OS X
• LaunchBar – provides instant access to local data, search engines and more by entering abbreviations of search item names, commercial
• Little Snitch – network monitor and outgoing connection firewall
• MacScan – malware removal program
• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing – proprietary, typing tutor
• Norton Antivirus for Mac – an antivirus program specially made for Mac
• OnyX – a freeware system maintenance and optimization tool for Mac OS X
• Quicksilver – a framework for accessing and manipulating many forms of data
• SheepShaver – PowerPC emulator, allows, among other things, running Mac OS 9 on Intel Macs
• Sherlock – file searching (version 2), web services (version 3)
• Sophos - antivirus software
• Stellar Phoenix Mac Data Recovery - Data Recovery Software for Mac Computers
• Stuffit – data compression
• Stickies – put Post-It Note-like notes on the desktop
• System Preferences – default Mac system option application
• The Tilery - application switcher
• Time Machine (Apple software) – built-in backup software
• UUTool – uuencoded/uudecode and other transcoding
• Stellar Phoenix Video Repair – Repair corrupt of damaged videos
• VirusScan – antivirus software
• BetterZip - file archiver and compressor utility
• WinZip – file archiver and compressor utility
• Xsan – storage network utility
• Yahoo! Widget Engine – JavaScript-based widget system

Support for non-Macintosh software[edit]

• Boot Camp – a multi-boot utility built into OS X from 10.5
• CrossOver – commercial implementation of Wine
• DOSBox – DOS emulator
• pcAnywhere – VNC-style remote control
• Parallels Workstation – commercial full virtualization software for desktop and server
• Q – emulates an IBM-compatible PC on a Mac, allows running PC operating systems
• VMware – virtualization software
• Wine – Windows API reimplementation
• Virtual PC – full virtualization software allows running other operating systems, such as Windows and GNU/Linux, on PowerPC Macs (discontinued in 2007)
• vMac – emulates a Macintosh Plus and can run Apple Macintosh System versions 1.1 to 7.5.5.

Video[edit]

• DVD Player (Apple) – DVD player software built into Mac OS X
• FFmpeg – audio/video converter
• Final Cut Studio – audio-video editing suite:
• HandBrake – DVD to MPEG-4 and other formats converter
• iMovie – basic video editing application
• mimoLive – live video mixing and streaming software
• QuickTime – including its Player and QuickTime Pro
• 4K Video Downloader - free video downloader

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Web browsers[edit]

• Amaya – free
• Camino – open source
• Flock – free, Mozilla Firefox based
• Google Chrome – free, proprietary
• iCab – free
• Konqueror – open source
• Lynx – free
• Mozilla – open source, combines browser, email client, WYSIWYG editor
• Mozilla Firefox – open source
• Netscape Navigator – free, proprietary
• OmniWeb – free, proprietary
• Opera – free
• Safari (web browser) – built-in from Mac OS X 10.3, available as a separate download for Mac OS X 10.2
• SeaMonkey – open source Internet application suite
• Shiira – open source
• Sleipnir – free, by Fenrir Inc
• Tor (anonymity network) - free, open source
• Torch (web browser) - free, by Torch Media Inc.
• Internet Explorer for Mac – free, by Microsoft
• WebKit – Safari application framework, also in the form of an application

Web design and content management[edit]

• RapidWeaver - a template-based website editor

Weblog clients[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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Best Typing Programs for Kids 2019 - Software and Lesson Reviews

We spent about 10 hours evaluating typing software for kids to find the best program. During our testing, we considered how each program teaches children correct finger-to-key movement across the entire keyboard as well as how entertaining and motivating the software is. Based on what we found, Typing Instructor for Kids 5.0 is our top choice for kids typing software. It takes young typists on an adventure to capture a castle, which they do by gradually improving their typing speed and accuracy. This software has more than 100 lessons and a staggering 30 typing games to prevent boredom.

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In Typing Instructor for Kids 5.0, children try to capture a castle by improving their typing speed and accuracy. The program’s entertaining games and quality instruction make it our top choice.

Mavis Beacon Keyboarding Kidz

Mavis Beacon proves yet again she’s one of the best typing teachers out there with this inexpensive, child-friendly program.

All The Right Type 4

All The Right Type 4 has more than 300 lessons you access solely online. According to its website, the program is used by in more than 50,000 educational institutions.

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Best Overall

Reasons to Buy

Reasons to Avoid

Typing Instructor for Kids 5.0 takes your kid on an adventure while teaching them to type quickly and accurately. With 160 lessons and 30 games, it's a comprehensive program your child will genuinely enjoy.

Tobo Typer and Lafitte the talking parrot act as tutors, teaching your child the premise of every game and lesson and encouraging them toward the ultimate goal of capturing the castle. Supplementary features, including adjustable fonts, personalized word-per-minute goals and room for up to five players, round out the software. You can even change the sound that plays when your kid hits an incorrect key – a fun addition most typing software lacks. Along with the fun games and features, it includes basics like speed and accuracy tests.
Typing Instructor for Kids shows you in-depth data about your child’s progress by finger, hand, key and row. If they are doing well, you can print out certificates of achievement so they have tangible rewards. Typing Instructor for Kids is effective, but more importantly, it's fun.
This software works on both Mac and Windows operating systems. If you run into problems, you can contact tech support by phone or through the manufacturer’s website.

Best Value

Reasons to Buy

Reasons to Avoid

The colorful, animated Mavis Beacon Keyboarding Kidz is a fun way for your child to learn to type, and it‘s also reasonably priced. Mavis Beacon has clear, concise instruction and encourages you child throughout each lesson.

Keyboarding Kidz is compatible with both Windows and Mac computers, and you can purchase it on a CD-ROM or as a digital download. Mavis Beacon covers all the basics and includes beginner lessons that explain how to type using each hand. However, there are also timed typing tests for kids who are more advanced. This software stands out because it has more than 300 lessons and can host more than 20 user profiles.
The program’s 10 games have a variety of themes, including outer space, road racing and even a shark attack. They all work the same: type fast and accurately to win. Your child can choose either Mavis, a girl, or Dex, a boy, as their typing tutor.

Best for School

Reasons to Buy

Reasons to Avoid

All The Right Type 4 has more than 300 lessons, and you purchase it as a monthly subscription. Also, you access this typing program solely online, so you don’t need to download anything. All these things contribute to it being the best kids typing program for classrooms.

The software’s typing lessons take place on a campus of sorts. While its graphics aren’t amazing, they also aren’t cartoonish and childlike, so older children will still find the program engaging. Kids navigate the online campus to find timed typing tests and more than 20 multi-level games, all of which help improve their speed and accuracy. Teachers can also create individualized lessons for their students.
If something goes wrong, you can access tech support via email or phone or watch video tutorials to find answers. This is unconventional typing software, but it is worth checking out.

Best for Young Kids

Mickey’s Typing Adventure is made by the same company that produces our top pick, and it has all the key features of the best kids typing software.

In this program, Mickey and his friends have been enchanted, and it’s up to your kid to master typing to save them. At each level, the software introduces a new key or row, and your child saves a new character when they master it. A virtual typing instructor helps students learn hand placement and healthy typing posture.
The inclusion of Mickey and his friends makes the software feel more youthful than others we reviewed, and we worry that the Disney magic might wear on older kids. All the program’s writing samples are pulled from Disney films and stories as well, so there’s no escape from the theme. While we think the software’s enchantments will appeal to younger users, the developers don’t recommend it for kids under age 6. Up to five people can increase their speed and accuracy using Mickey’s Typing Adventure.

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Reasons to Buy

Typing Quick & Easy teaches students to type to music to build rhythm. It includes over 50 tracks, but it’s missing some of the more common features we found in the software we tested.

For example, there’s no virtual typing tutor, and words of encouragement don’t pop up during the lessons. Also, Typing Quick & Easy doesn’t have as many games as programs like Mavis Beacon Keyboarding Kidz. Still, it includes all the critical features we looked for like word-per-minute goal customization and plenty of stories and passages to practice on.
Based on our testing, we think this product is best suited to older students. Although it’s easy enough for a young child to navigate, the software’s no frills, music-based training might suit a more mature audience a little better.
One upside is the program only requires a one-time payment of $14.99, making it the cheapest software we reviewed that you buy outright. However, only one person can use the software – unlike other programs, you can’t create multiple user profiles in Typing Quick & Easy.

Why Trust Us

We recognize that technological literacy and skills are more important than ever. To give your children the head start they need, it's important they learn how to type quickly and accurately while they are young. The better your kids can type, the better they can communicate. Typing skills give your children an advantage in school and set them on the right path in today's competitive job market.

Keyboarding classes are offered to students entering high school, but why wait? Public and homeschool children alike need correct and consistent instruction to learn proper typing technique. Letting your child loose on a keyboard can encourage improper posture and poor typing habits, which may be tough to break later in their life. Typing software specifically for kids establishes a structured and engaging space that motivates your child to learn.

How We Tested

We spent about 10 hours evaluating kids typing software and even used some of the programs ourselves. As we compared the programs, we considered the number of lessons and games they have as well as if they have basics such as timed typing tests. In addition, we noted if they teach how to type on other keyboards like a 10-key numeric pad.

While we consider testing serious business, we also had a little fun. In our evaluation, we noted how high-quality each program’s graphics look, how fun its games are and whether it gave us encouragement along the way. Taking user reviews and YouTube video tutorials into account, we favored more intuitive programs that don’t require you read a user manual to get started.

As your children learn to type quickly and accurately, they also learn to communicate more effectively. Programs with engaging games and awards help kids of any age learn to type properly without making it seem like drudgery. Typing software gives children a chance to learn typing techniques, proper posture, language skills and the joy that comes from independent learning.

What to Look for When Shopping for Typing Software for Kids

Lessons & Drills

No matter the target age, typing software for kids should start with the basics of proper finger placement and movement. The best software begins with lessons focusing on individual fingers and each hand. After your children learn proper finger placement, the remaining lessons boost their accuracy and speed. Keyboarding drills, timed typing tests, and engaging, multi-level typing games all reinforce the skills taught in each lesson.

The best lessons move gradually by focusing on a few keys at a time before building to letter chains, words and sentences. This can take a while, so it's important for software to have fun games to keep kids typing and practicing their new skills. The best software teaches children about good posture and proper hand and wrist positions while typing. This can help avoid future problems with carpal tunnel syndrome and various neck and back ailments.

Features

Because each child learns differently, it's important to find typing software that gives you the reigns as a teacher or parent. Each program lets you customize features like challenge levels, word-per-minute goals, timed lessons, typing tests and more. Some kids keyboarding programs let you create custom practice material that allows children to write their own stories or practice with text from their favorite books. Features like this make learning easier and encourage your child to interact with the software. Other engaging features include audio dictation, keystroke sounds and virtual guide hands over the keyboard.

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Beyond interactive features, the best software rewards your child for hard work with pop-up encouragement and printable certificates of achievement. These can help kids stay motivated and give them a sense of progress while learning how to type.

Progress Reporting

Real progress will be obvious when you watch your kids type, but progress-reporting features are essential to really measure how well they are doing. Words per minute (WPM) and accuracy scores are common metrics on progress reports, but some reports break these down further and produce data for each finger, hand and key.

Help & Support

At minimum, typing software includes a user guide or manual explaining how to use the program. Many keyboarding programs target home and school use, so you can find information online via FAQs and technical support. Email and telephone support are best for further questions. Some keyboarding programs have in-app support containing indexes, definitions and guides to using the software.

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When Should Kids Start Learning How to Type?

Typing is an essential skill that everyone needs to learn. Whether you’re typing up a paper for school, sending an email, posting an update on social media, or even drafting a report or memo for work – all of these require you to know how to type, so it makes sense that parents want their kids to learn this valuable skill as soon as they can.

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And while young kids are sponges when it comes to learning new things, there may be a benefit to waiting until your child is between 7 and 10 years old (it can vary, depending on the kid) before introducing them to typing. While the task itself isn’t tough, there are myriad reasons – physical and intellectual alike – why kids should put off learning to type until they are this age.

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Physically, kids younger than 7 lack the fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination or finger span to be able to touch type efficiently and effectively. Developmentally speaking, control over the body first starts with core muscles and large motor skills, then moves outward and becomes more fine-tuned over time. This is the same reasoning behind not putting your child in violin lessons before they turn 7 or 8. Kids can tinker with typing when they are younger, familiarizing themselves with the concept or keyboard layout, and it may help them improve their motor skills, but it’s best to wait until they are at least 7 to start teaching kids how to type in earnest.

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This age also lines up with when children are learning to better express themselves using written rather than spoken language. Another reason to wait is screen time. If you’re concerned about keeping your young kids away from too much screen time for as long as possible, it’s best to wait until they’re older for typing lessons.