Official documentation
Stenography in QMK
QMK Firmware documentation, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- The stenography page of the QMK keyboard firmware documentation. It lists the four ways a QMK keyboard can support steno, including Plover with arpeggiation on any QWERTY keyboard and Plover with NKRO on keyboards that support it in hardware.
- How much weight it carries
- Official project documentation for firmware that runs on many keyboards. It describes how the firmware supports steno, not how fast any writer can type on it, and the page is undated.
Facts taken from this source
- The QMK firmware documentation says Plover with arpeggiation needs no changes to the keyboard and is supported on any other QWERTY keyboard.
“Plover with Arpeggiation requires no changes to any keyboard and is supported by QMK as well as any other QWERTY keyboard.” (Section on the ways QMK keyboards can support steno)
- The QMK firmware documentation says that if a keyboard supports NKRO in hardware and NKRO is enabled as a USB endpoint, you can chord with the keyboard when using Plover.
“If your keyboard supports NKRO in hardware and you have NKRO enabled as a USB endpoint, you can chord with the keyboard.” (Section on Plover with NKRO, the second of the four options)