Feature Highlights
Current Version: 8.1.4 for Reporter, Scopist, and Student Subscriptions

Operability & Compatibility

• Supports Microsoft Windows 11.
  (Windows 10 systems will not be supported by Microsoft after October 2026.)
• Latest Windows Updates from Microsoft are required.
• Works with modern USB writers (e.g. NexGen, Xpression, Luminex I and II, Mira, Fusion, Diamante, Passport Touch) as well as student writers and most older writers.
  ARM-based processors (such as Snapdragon) are not compatible with all writers/drivers. Please check whether your equipment meets the minimum system requirements.
• Import and Export RTF/CRE format for transcripts or dictionaries.
• Keyless license security (internet connection required).
• Flexible license security (no connection required during use) option available.

Wireless Connectivity

• Compatible with the latest wireless devices.
• Connect browsers wirelessly using our TrialBook® Realtime Streaming product to easily share your transcription with judges or audiences around the world in real time.

RealTime

• 140+ realtime commands to improve your writing. (RealTime Commands Dictionary)
• Auto-Partition a job on regular intervals you select in User Preferences
• CART Screen - Separate window for your realtime feed, displayed in a customizable format.
• Instant Refresh - Compatible with all industry recognized realtime browsers. Automatically refresh your viewer screens with your edit changes during realtime output with TrialBook and Bridge protocol.
• Smart Briefs - intelligently analyzes your dictionary and transcripts to automatically suggest steno for briefs; allows briefs on demand; displays briefs in steno or phonetics; .
• Seating Chart - On-the-fly speaker identification; display and store the seating chart with each job. Create speaker name cards to visually represent speaker's locations. Easily keep track of all the names in a case for quick identification of speakers.
• Multiple Simultaneous Outputs - Broadcast Realtime session to any number of Devices and COM Ports
• Display Realtime Speed in words per minute ("WPM"))
• Realtime Output local or remote to your judge, attorney, or selected audience anywhere

• Remote Scoping - Produce dailies with ease. Scopists and Proofreaders join your realtime transcript and audio feed for live editing through our secure servers
  

• Automatic Translation:

  • Smart ending and Smart suffix
  • Automatic Conflict Resolution
  • Number Conversion - automatically organizes dates, times, phone numbers, SSN, zipcode, and even words into the proper format
  • Edit from both your keyboard and your writer
  • Time Stamping (both elapsed time and time of day)
  • Fuzzy Logic Translation for mistrokes
  • Append to previous job option

InSync® (Audio Synchronization)

• Record audio in mp3 format while writing.
• Audio is linked directly with your transcript, for precision playback
• Automatic scrolling moves the cursor down each line as you play back the realtime audio.
• Control audio recording directly from your steno machine.
• Variable audio playback speeds - playback fast or slow
• Shortcut keys to play, stop, rewind, fast forward, and pause
• Auto un-Pause record options
• Merge transcripts with audio
• Split transcripts with audio
• Convert existing audio to MP3

Time-Saving Editing Features

• Join a live session remotely for instant editing and proofreading.
• Spell checking while editing
• Redaction - Securely black out selected text. Automatically redact certain words. You can automatically redact the surrounding sentence or paragraph too. Available for both PDF and ASCII formats
• Secondary Save Location/Backup - Keep your hard work safe! StenoCAT automatically saves another copy of the transcript with audio to your computer, a flash drive, or a cloud service of your choice.
• SmartKeys - Single keystroke home-row editing.
• Intuitive and easy-to-remember keystrokes for all of your editing needs.
• CATScan - an efficient approach to Editing & Proofing
• Auto Indexing - customize layout to meet ever-changing demands
• Address Book - save and retrieve contact information
• Searchable Macros

Fully-Customizable Editor Designed for Steno

• Color coded conflicts, untranslates, fields, improved spell-check, and more
• Ability to quickly add the birdcage
• Ability to add or suspend line numbers and timestamps
• Tiling windows - vertical and horizontal views
• Zoom in and out of transcript
• Predefined and customizable Smart Keys
• Ability to record, create, and assign macros for custom keystrokes.
• Reduce eyestrain - customizable large fonts in numerous dialogs
• Display options: document zoom, view steno, localscope, dictionary
• Print Preview

Transcript Delivery

Secure PDF – full text searchable PDF transcripts with bookmarks and digital signatures.
Meets requirements of latest Rules of Court in many jurisdictions

Transcript Formatting

• Make and save your own templates from current transcripts -- "virtual cookie-cutters" to format your jobs the same way.
• Easily reformat transcript layout to meet your requirements.
• Paragraph styles, margins and borders, headers and footers (standard and dynamic)
• Adjust UTC Offset in timecodes

Read Notes

• Auto-fill case name and template
• Preview notes before you copy them into your system
• Merge and read jobs as one
• Batch naming and reading
• Import audio from audio-compatible steno machines.

Printing

• Print your Dictionary updates & Smart Briefs
• Customizable Condensed Printing
• Customizable Condense Styles (page count per page)
• Header/Footer
• Border
• Print Steno Notes
• Highlight options for Questions or Alternate Q/A blocks
• Print Preview

Explorer Interface for Total Control

• Your StenoCAT Command Center
• Integrated Copy Out Dialogue
• Easy to organize files, jobs by name, date modified, date created, size, pages, etc.
• Easy Copy In and Out dialog box. StenoCAT remembers where you like your files
• Add comments to transcript jobs to keep track of payments, progress, and more. Keep your self and your collaborators organized
• Mark jobs as complete
• Easy organizational structure by Jobs, Dictionaries, Templates, Cases

File-Type Conversion

• Export to ASCII (.txt format)
• RTF/CRE Compatible
• PDF output - with digital signatures

Getting Started

• Initial Setup wizards with NEW USER defaults closely matching requested user settings
• Pre-designed templates for formatting
• Sample transcripts and dictionaries
• Online tutorials
• Wizard walk through processes like formatting, setup, conversions, and more
• Support Callback Request built-in to help menu
• Easy activation/deactivation of license directly from the software
• New user training classes and computer setup assistance

InstaBuild Dictionary Build Program

• Allows students to build their dictionaries using a pre-defined word list.
• Experienced reporters can use InstaBuild to improve the robustness of their dictionaries by utilizing customized word lists.

Customer Care & Online Help

• Easily request support callback directly from your StenoCAT Help Menu
• Help Center on www.stenocat.com contains:
  • Knowledge Base with helpful troubleshooting tips, articles and common questions answered
  • Downloads section for easy installation of free software updates and tools
  • Message Board for the StenoCAT community of users moderated by our support staff
  • New Video Training Library - short videos with clear explanations on how to use the most common features of your software.