Fact · Typing and writing speed
200words per minute
Plover, a desktop application for stenography, says it lets users write at speeds up to 200 words per minute and beyond.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“is a desktop application that allows anyone to use stenography to write on their computer, up to speeds of 200WPM and beyond”
Plover: open source stenotype engine (GitHub repository), Open Steno Project, n.d., Project description.
Open the original- What it measures
- Plover is open source steno software for ordinary computers. It works with a stenotype machine or a keyboard that can register several keys at once.
- What it does not show
- This is the project's own claim about what its software can do, not an independent benchmark. Speed depends on the writer's practice and the keyboard.