Topic: Open Steno Project's Mission is Bringing stenography to everyone.

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Open Steno Project's Mission is Bringing stenography to everyone.

Hardware and Learning Resources for you to learn and practice Stenography.

Plover (rhymes with "hover") is a free, open source stenography engine.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtQzTUEuPWo

https://www.openstenoproject.org/

  Bringing stenography to everyone.       

What is Open Steno?

   

Open
We are freeing stenography in an industry that is locked down, proprietary, and expensive.

Free
Open Steno is run by volunteers. Traditionally, getting started with steno cost thousands of dollars. We enable anyone to learn stenography for free.

Learn More
Learn more about us and our mission on our About Page.

   
     

What is Stenography?

   

Fast
Court reporters have used stenography for over a century to write at over 200 words per minute, faster than most people speak.

Ergonomic
Stenographers stroke chords instead of typing keys, resulting in less movement and better ergonomics than typing.

Flexible
Steno chords can map to words, phrases, symbols, emoji, macros, and more.


       

Software

   

Meet Plover
Plover is a 100% free, open source steno program that lets you use your keyboard as a steno machine.

Get Started
See our wiki page on how to get started with Plover.

Demo
Try an in-browser demo to see what stenography is like.

Steno Hero Game Archive.


   
     

Hardware

   

Affordable
Professional steno machines cost thousands of dollars. The Open Steno community has introduced affordable beginner options.

Key Toppers
The cheapest options are replacement key caps or laser-cut pads for N-key rollover keyboards.

Open Source
Hobbyist steno machines are designed and sold by members of the community.


   
     

Learn

   

Learn Plover
Learn Plover, a free online textbook that teaches the reader Plover’s machine shorthand theory.

Steno Arcade
A free typing game on Steam where you type lyrics in time with the singer.

Self-teach
The community has collected and created many free learning resources so that you don’t have to go to school to become a stenographer.

https://www.openstenoproject.org/

https://twitter.com/plover

https://facebook.com/openstenoproject