The TypeFlow guide

1Install the extension

1. On the home page, click Download extension.
2. Extract the zip file. On Windows, right-click it and choose Extract All; on a Mac, double-click it.
3. In Chrome, go to chrome://extensions and turn on Developer mode in the top-right corner.
4. Click Load unpacked and choose the extracted typeflow-extension folder.
5. Click the puzzle-piece icon in Chrome's toolbar and pin TypeFlow AI so it's always one click away.

TypeFlow also works in Microsoft Edge and Brave. Their extension pages are edge://extensions and brave://extensions.

2Type your first text

1. Open the document you want to type into, for example a Google Doc.
2. Click exactly where you want the text to start, so the blinking cursor is there.
3. Click the TypeFlow icon and paste your text into the box.
4. Check the line under the box. It shows how many characters your text needs and how many you have.
5. Press Start typing. The popup closes, a 2-second countdown runs, then TypeFlow starts typing at your cursor.

You can also paste text into the demo on the home page and click Send this text to the extension. It's saved in the extension, ready for the start shortcut.

3Speed and pauses

The Speed slider sets how fast TypeFlow types, in words per minute (WPM). Here's roughly how long 1,000 words takes:

Human-like pauses varies the rhythm, with slightly longer breaks after commas, sentences and paragraphs. Turn it off for a perfectly steady speed.

4Keyboard shortcuts

On a Mac, use Option instead of Alt. To change the shortcuts, go to chrome://extensions/shortcuts.

5Characters and balance

Every letter, space and line break TypeFlow types uses one character from your balance.

• You get 2,000 free characters every month. They refill on the 1st.
• Each ad you watch on the Earn page adds 1,000 characters that never expire.
• Free characters are used first, then earned ones.
• Your balance is shown at the top of the popup and on the Earn page.

Before you start, TypeFlow compares your text with your balance. If you're short, it shows a yellow warning with exactly how many ads would cover the rest, so typing never has to stop halfway unless you choose Start anyway.

6If typing stops early

If you start anyway and run out partway, TypeFlow remembers exactly where it stopped.

1. Earn more characters on the Earn page.
2. Go back to your document and click right after the last letter TypeFlow typed. Usually the cursor is still there.
3. Open the popup and press Continue typing. It types only the part that's left.

Press Discard if you'd rather start over with new text.

7Where TypeFlow works

TypeFlow types into almost anything you can click into in Chrome: Google Docs, Google Slides text boxes, Word Online, Notion, Gmail, Outlook on the web, forms and comment boxes.

It can't type into Chrome's own pages (like chrome:// settings pages or the Chrome Web Store), or into apps outside Chrome, such as the Microsoft Word desktop app.

8Troubleshooting