Open Steno Project
a year ago
- #stenography
- #accessibility
- #open-source
- Open Steno is a volunteer-run initiative to make stenography accessible for free, breaking away from expensive, proprietary industry standards.
- Traditional stenography requires expensive equipment, but Open Steno offers affordable beginner options like replacement key caps or laser-cut pads.
- Stenography allows writing at over 200 words per minute using chords, which can represent words, phrases, symbols, and more.
- Plover is a free, open-source steno program that enables using a regular keyboard as a steno machine.
- The Open Steno community provides free learning resources, including an online textbook and a typing game on Steam.
- Professional steno machines are costly, but hobbyist machines are available from community members at lower prices.