Jarne Firmware Change

Tharelia writes:

Heads up to Jarne (Blade) owners that firmware April 2026 makes a change in the Bluetooth split protocol between the halves, and will require that you update both the main and pair firmwares.

This was done as work on the Jaffle made it clear that it was necessary to make a couple of changes to improve the performance and power consumption further, and that change has benefits for the Jarne and Jarne Blade too.

Ztype with Plover

From earlier this year, Gfixler plays Ztype with steno. I just really love watching demonstrations of video games + steno.

Awesome Plover Repository

This isn't actually new, but it's new to me: The Awesome Plover repository on Github. It's got a curated list of useful and popular dictionaries and plugins. If the master list of plugins is too overwhelming, it might be a good place to start.

Plover 5.2.3 Released!

Plover 5.2.3 has been released!

Features

No significant changes.

Bugfixes

macOS

• Fix DMG background image display issues on macOS 26.2 Tahoe. (#1821)
• Fix missing menu bar icon on macOS 26. (#1822)

API

No significant changes.

RPR With Plover Sans Steno School!

Check out this fantastic success story from Amy Hua, a self-taught stenographer who now holds an RPR (Registered Professional Reporter) certification from the National Court Reporters Association! This is something I really hoped would happen when I founded Open Steno, and I'm so thrilled to see that she managed to do it!

Plover 5.2.2 released!

Plover 5.2.2, a bugfix release, is now available!
Bugfixes

User Interface

Hide Wayland keymap help text when not on Linux and improve wording. (#1817)

macOS

Fixed startup hang when launching Plover on Intel Macs (#1820)

Cool New Prototype from Sasha

Look at this cool flex lever steno machine Sasha sent me! I love how the design almost looks like dazzle camouflage. I'll post a full review once I've put it through its paces!