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Stenography

Steno Explainers

Steno Explainers

A series of cheat sheet graphics to serve as a quick reference for basic steno principles, as well as phrasing, symbol and keyboard shortcut systems.

Theory Timeline

Theory Timeline

An approximate history of English steno theories, dating all the way back to the 1913 Stenotypy.

NCRA Testing Guide

Instructions for NCRA skills testing using Plover, including allowed hardware and plugins.

Chordial

(Work in progress) A platform for people to share their personal dictionaries.

Theory Library

Theory Library

A physical collection of steno theory books I maintain at home.

Theory Comparison

Theory Comparison

Comparing theory rules and briefs between the major steno theories.

Spectra Lexer

Spectra Lookup

A custom frontend for Spectra Lexer that's more mobile-friendly and focuses on just diagrams.

StenoFingers

StenoFingers

An OpenType font for rendering steno keyboard fingering diagrams.

AlleyCAT

An open-source computer-aided transcription (CAT) program for court reporting. It originated as a free alternative to proprietary software such as Case CATalyst and Eclipse.

Plover API Docs

Documentation of Plover internals and a development guide for plugin authors.

rtfcre

A Python and Rust library for reading and writing RTF/CRE (Rich Text Format with Court Reporting Extensions) documents, specifically steno dictionaries. It tries to improve on Plover's built-in RTF/CRE support by adding features such as inline comments and engine commands.

Steno Theories

亞偉 Yawei

Mandarin Chinese shorthand theory.

孖翼 MaaJik

Cantonese shorthand theory (work in progress).

Sokutaipu

Japanese shorthand theory.

StenoWord

Japanese shorthand theory.

CAVER

Japanese shorthand theory.

Sorizava

Korean shorthand theory.

Spanish Grandjean

Spanish theory on the Grandjean layout.

Spanish Marino

Spanish shorthand theory.

German Stenograph

German shorthand theory.

Brazilian Stenograph

Brazilian Portuguese shorthand theory.

Spanish/Italian Melani

Spanish and Italian shorthand theory.

Plover Plugins

plover-stenotype-extended

Adds two extra keys to the standard Stenotype layout.

plover-better-rtf

Integrates rtfcre dictionary support into Plover.

plover-stenograph

Support for Stenograph machines communicating with Plover over USB and Wi-Fi.

plover-speaker-id

For managing speaker identification and question-and-answer designations. Define your speaker IDs inline and use them right away.

plover-one-handed

A one-handed Stenotype layout, writing one standard steno stroke in two strokes.