A deep dive into building a custom wireless stenography keyboard, learning steno with Plover, and the design mistakes along the way.
The Plover Blog
Creator's blog for Plover, the open source stenographic program.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
How to Type Over 200 WPM by Lander03xD
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Javelin Web Tools Working Offline Again
Tharelia writes:
TL;DR: Javelin web tools should work offline again.
When Javelin was first created, the web tools could be used offline. That worked for a couple of years, but due to changes in the dependencies, it stopped working a while ago.
Today's web build should restore offline usage of the web tools again. You'll need to make sure you're on a recent version of the website first (easiest seen on the create firmware page - it should show 2026-08-08 or later), after that, I expect that you should be able to use it without an internet connection.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Plover2Cat Updated
Plover2CAT has been updated with new features:
User manual is now bundled into Plover2CAT itself (F1 shortcut), no need for internet access!
add dictionaries in StarDict format for word/term definition lookup
Set window opaqueness
User manual is now bundled into Plover2CAT itself (F1 shortcut), no need for internet access!
add dictionaries in StarDict format for word/term definition lookup
Set window opaqueness
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Steno Keyboard Pocket
Similar to Dotterel for Android, Steno Keyboard Pocket is a steno keyboard interface for your phone!
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Steno Video Art?
Please enjoy this somewhat cryptic video by Lima from the Discord. I'm pretty sure it's art. Whatever it is, it's certainly arresting.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Plover v5.4.0 Released!
Plover v5.4.0 has been released!
Features
Core
- Add reconnect_machine, reload_dictionaries, and reload_config commands. (#1847)
Linux
- Add a keyboard selection option on Wayland. (#1815)
Bugfixes
Core
- If plover_plugins does not have arguments, print available arguments and exit. (#1842)
Windows
- Update Windows installer NSI to remove all files. (#1842)
API
No significant changes.
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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