- 5/22/2026
- Updated 5/22/2026
Machine Steno Practice Online: Browser Drills Without Hardware
Practice machine-style steno chords, brief forms, and readback in the browser with Type Faster Brief Forms—30s/60s timed benchmarks in Practice, lab tools and lessons in Labs, honest Steno WPM on a normal keyboard.
Practice surface vs lesson ladder
Type Faster separates **practice** (30s/60s timed TFBF, chord, and readback benchmarks with Steno WPM) from **labs** (the six-unit ladder, dictionary import, stroke lookup, free chord play, and freestyle drills). Use practice when you want a score; use lessons when you are learning or experimenting.
Both surfaces run in the browser on your existing QWERTY keyboard. Keys highlight when held so you can see simultaneous strokes without buying dedicated hardware first.
Use stroke lookup after lessons, not during them—recall builds faster when you resist peeking at outlines.
Import only dictionaries you are licensed to use; built-in brief forms are enough for the first month.
Interactive Practice
Try this 1 minute tool right here
Run the same test discussed in this article without leaving the page.
Original outlines only
Built-in chords and brief forms are authored for Type Faster—commercial-safe content, not converted from GPL steno dictionaries. You may import your own outlines if you already have a dictionary you are licensed to use.
Read the guides in this cluster for Steno WPM rules, chord habits, and how the lesson ladder progresses before you chase leaderboard numbers.
Compare Steno WPM to prior steno sessions, not to QWERTY one-minute tests on the same day.
When chords drop keys, fix rollover or hand tension before you chase higher brief-form speed.
Continue practicing
The in-page typing tool matches this article’s duration preset. Open the full test for other durations and settings, or jump into a drill to target weak keys.