Write whole words in one stroke.
Steno Keyboard brings stenographic chorded typing to iPhone and iPad. Press several keys at once, lift, and a whole word or phrase appears. No steno machine required.
Coming soon to the App Store, for iPhone and iPad.
What it is
Stenography is how court reporters and captioners write at speaking speed. Instead of one key per letter, you press a chord of keys together and a dictionary translates it into a word, a phrase, or a piece of punctuation. Steno Keyboard is a custom keyboard that does this anywhere you can type on iOS.
How it works
- Bring your own dictionary. Import Plover format JSON or RTF/CRE files from most CAT software, or download a free starter dictionary from inside the app.
- Real steno layout. The full key bank with the number bar, an authentic wide layout on iPad, and options for traditional key shapes and vowel placement.
- Multi stroke translation. A rolling buffer means phrases spanning several strokes translate correctly, with undo.
- Define as you go. Add an entry for a word you just wrote without leaving what you were doing.
- Lookup. See how a word is written, and read a plain English explanation of what an entry's formatting codes actually do.
Private by design
Nothing you type leaves your device. There is no account, no analytics, and no server belonging to us. Translation happens locally against dictionaries stored on your device. Read the privacy policy.
Requirements
iPhone or iPad running iOS 15 or later. A steno dictionary, which the app can download for you or which you can import yourself.
New to stenography? The support page walks through turning the keyboard on, adding a dictionary, and writing your first chord.