Guides

Practical device-test how-tos, no fluff.

Clear, step-by-step guides to checking your gear: a webcam, microphone, speakers, keyboard, mouse, screen and connection. Each one is backed by a free test that runs entirely in your browser.

Battery Test 4 min

How to Check Your Battery Health in a Browser

Read your charge level, charging status and time to full from a browser, and what it can and cannot tell you.

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Double-Click 5 min

How to Test and Fix Mouse Double-Clicking

Find out whether your mouse fires twice on one press, measure the gap, and learn what really fixes it.

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Gamepad Tester 5 min

How to Test a Gamepad in Your Browser

Check every button and both sticks, test for stick drift, and fire the rumble, all in the browser.

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Touch Test 5 min

How to Test a Touch Screen for Dead Zones

Draw across the screen to find dead zones and test multi-touch on any phone, tablet or touch laptop.

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Refresh Rate 5 min

How to Test Your Monitor Refresh Rate

Measure your refresh rate in hertz and confirm a high-refresh screen is running at its full Hz.

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FPS Meter 5 min

What Is FPS and How to Test It Online

Learn what FPS means, run a live frame rate meter in the browser, and read what a good result looks like.

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My Resolution 4 min

What Is My Screen Resolution? How to Check It

Find your exact resolution plus window size, pixel ratio, colour depth and aspect ratio in seconds.

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Monitor Test 5 min

How to Test a Monitor for Dead and Stuck Pixels

Find dead and stuck pixels with full-screen colours, tell the two apart, and try to revive a stuck one.

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Click Speed Test 5 min

How to Test and Improve Your Click Speed (CPS)

Measure your clicks per second, see what counts as a good score, and learn how to click faster safely.

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Speed Test 5 min

How to Test Your Internet Speed Properly

Measure download speed and latency, and learn why real-world speed falls short of the plan and how to test fairly.

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Keyboard Test 5 min

How to Test Your Keyboard for Dead or Stuck Keys

Press keys and watch them light up on screen, read the key code, and test for stuck keys and ghosting.

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Mic Test 5 min

How to Test Your Microphone in the Browser

Watch a live level meter, record a clip to play back, and fix the usual reasons a microphone picks up nothing.

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Mouse Test 5 min

How to Test Your Mouse for Double-Click and Button Faults

Check every button and the scroll wheel, and confirm whether a mouse that clicks twice has a failing switch.

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Speaker Test 5 min

How to Test Your Speakers and Headphones

Play left, right and both-side test tones, run a frequency sweep, and pin down a dead, quiet or swapped channel.

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Webcam Test 5 min

How to Test Your Webcam Before a Call

See your live picture, confirm the resolution, and fix the common reasons a webcam shows a black screen, in your browser.

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