User Theories

User theories are full or partial stenographic theories that have been created by members of the steno community. Authors typically share dictionaries that correspond with the theory that the community can use by adding them to Plover.

Some user theories are modifications of existing theories which have evolved far enough to be labeled as a new theory, and some cover only one aspect of stenography (e.g. number input, phrasing, or fingerspelling). Many of them are works in progress.

This page includes an abbreviated list of published user theories commonly discussed by the community. To add one to the list, we recommend it being a thoroughly developed, unique idea, and published for the benefit of the community. If adding to the list, please also create a corresponding theory page.

Full English Theories

• Lapwing by Aerick
• Rosella by Masked Lapwing
• Tadpole by Harri
• StenoBee by Tink

Full Non-English Theories

Designed for the default WSI layout:

• TocKiTiengViet by huynhtrankhanh (Vietnamese)
• stan-italiano by stanographer (Italian)
• stanespanol by stanographer (Spanish)
• hind_plover_dictionary by winston (Hindi Devanagari)

Designed for other layouts:

• plover-france-dict by Aziz Yemloul (French, Grandjean)

For dedicated foreign language steno layouts, see the steno layouts & supported languages page

Number Theories

• jeff-numbers by Tharelia
• Harri-numbers by Harri

Fingerspelling Theories

• Shrimple by Harri

Phrasing Theories

• jeff-phrasing by Tharelia
• lynn-phrasing by lynn
• Jade's Phrasing Dictionary by Jade-GG

Symbol Theories

• Emily's Symbol Dictionary by EPLHREU

Modifier Theories

Typically encompassing typing things such as shortcuts, arrow keys, Ctrl, Alt, Shift, etc.

• Abby's Left Hand Modifiers Dictionary by Abkwreu
• jeff-modifiers by Tharelia
• Emily's Modifier Dictionary by EPLHREU