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Steno · Hub

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.

Steno · Scoring

What Is Steno WPM? How Timed Brief-Form Scores Work

Steno WPM on Type Faster counts each correct brief-form outline as one word—not the QWERTY five-character rule. Learn how timed drills score speed and accuracy.

Steno · Getting started

Browser Steno Without a Steno Machine: What You Can Learn First

You do not need a physical steno machine to learn chord timing and brief-form rhythm. See how QWERTY key maps, NKRO, and browser labs prepare you before hardware.

Steno · Chords

Steno Chord Practice on a QWERTY Keyboard: Hold, Release, Score

Learn simultaneous key chords on a normal keyboard: how Type Faster captures strokes, shows targets in Discover mode, and scores chord timed runs.

Steno · Curriculum

Steno Lesson Ladder: Discover, Revise, and Drill Units

Walk through Type Faster’s six-unit steno ladder—chord discovery, brief-form typing, readback, and pass thresholds that unlock the next unit.

Steno · TFBF

Type Faster Brief Forms (TFBF): Original Outlines for Browser Practice

TFBF are Type Faster–authored stroke outlines for browser steno practice—not GPL dictionaries. Learn how they differ from chords, lookup, and user imports.