Practice · Steno
Online steno practice
Timed brief-form and chord benchmarks only — Steno WPM scoring with the clock starting on your first keystroke. For lessons, dictionary import, and stroke lookup, use Steno lessons in Labs.
Practice tool only — not CAT/CART certification, not a replacement for professional steno software or hardware.
Need the lesson ladder, dictionary import, or stroke lookup? Open Steno lessons in Labs. Guides live under Insights.
Timed challenge
Steno WPM counts each correct outline as one word (not the QWERTY 5-character rule).
Brief forms (type strokes)
Readback (strokes → English)
See the brief form, type the English word — same Steno WPM rule (each correct word counts as one).
Chord capture (press keys)
Hold the machine keys together, release, then tap Next — same chord capture as Units 1–3 on the lesson ladder (Machine strokes, More single strokes, and Stroke fluency).