Fact · Typing and writing speed
The QMK firmware documentation says Plover with arpeggiation needs no changes to the keyboard and is supported on any other QWERTY keyboard.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Plover with Arpeggiation requires no changes to any keyboard and is supported by QMK as well as any other QWERTY keyboard.”
Stenography in QMK, QMK Firmware documentation, n.d., Section on the ways QMK keyboards can support steno.
Open the original- What it measures
- Plover is open-source steno software. QMK is firmware for programmable keyboards. The page lists four ways a QMK keyboard can support steno, and this is the first and simplest.
- What it does not show
- The page says the mode needs no keyboard changes. It does not say how fast a writer can work in it, and it does not describe the mode in detail.