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Buffer Type

Type with the flowing word stream and settle into a rhythm—in Chrome’s side panel. Install ByteBuffer for a short typing break without leaving your tab.

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Alt Shift B Open the panel

Play Buffer Type in the side panel after you install the extension. This page is an intro only—it does not run the game in the browser tab.

What it is

Buffer Type is a calm typing game: words move through a stream, you type to keep up, and the point is rhythm more than speed trials. Stop whenever the break is over.

It lives in Chrome’s side panel. After you open it once, ByteBuffer can cache Buffer Type locally for offline play.

How to play

  1. Add ByteBuffer to Chrome from the Web Store.
  2. Open the side panel with the toolbar icon or Alt+Shift+B (Option+Shift+B on Mac).
  3. Choose Buffer Type from the game list.
  4. Type the highlighted words as they flow. Keep a steady rhythm; pause or close the panel when you need to return to work.
  5. Press the same shortcut again when you want to close the panel and continue.

Why the side panel

  • Plays offline

    After Buffer Type is cached on your device, you can keep playing with no network.

  • One-key close

    Close the side panel in one keystroke and return to the page you were on.

  • Stay in the tab

    No new window. The layout is made for a narrow column beside your work.

In the Chrome side panel

Install the extension to open ByteBuffer beside the page you’re already looking at. Buffer Type and the other casual games appear in that panel—not on this marketing page.

ByteBuffer Chrome side panel preview with casual games including Buffer Type

More from ByteBuffer

Buffer Type is one of the short casual games in ByteBuffer. See the product overview or add the extension to try the full list in the side panel.