Case CATalyst Pro

Spec sheet

What it does

CATalyst Pro creates realtime, electronic and printed transcripts for court, CART and legislative reporters.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Purpose

Case CATalyst Pro creates realtime, electronic, and printed transcripts for court, CART, and legislative reporters.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Security

Stenograph's website privacy policy says the site uses SSL for online transactions and notes that it cannot warrant the security of information transmitted over the internet.Read 9 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Support

The purchase includes one year of technical support, and Stenograph lists phone support Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Headquarters

Downers Grove, Illinois, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Founded

1938Read 28 Sep 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Audio synchronization

Included Case AudioSync synchronizes audio with text so users can play audio while editing, proofreading, or recording proceedings.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

AudioSync

Included AudioSync links proceeding audio with transcript text for editing, proofreading and readback.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Brief It

Brief It proposes shorter steno forms, including suggestions for numbers and dollar amounts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Case Prep

Case Prep analyzes PDF, e-Transcript, TextMap, ASCII, Eclipse and CATalyst files and suggests dictionary briefs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

CaseViewNet

A CaseViewNet Browser Edition link lets realtime recipients join through a clickable web link.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Cloud Backup

Cloud Backup automatically stores and encrypts CATalyst work according to the features page.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Company founding

LinkedIn lists Stenograph as founded in 1938.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company history

Stenograph says it has served the court reporting profession for more than 85 years and that its products are developed, serviced, and supported by U.S.-based staff.Read 9 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Company size

LinkedIn lists Stenograph in the 51–200 employee range.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Connectivity requirement

Cloud Backup, RealTeam and CaseViewNet require stable internet; Stenograph recommends at least 10 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up.Read 15 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

Developer extensibility

Stenograph publishes a writer USB protocol download and sample code for CAT vendors, but no general public CATalyst API or SDK is described.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Documentation

The Solution Center provides articles covering audio, realtime, editing, jobs, exports, printing, dictionaries, imports, Cloud Backup, RealTeam, layouts, Academy and VP.Read 15 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

Finish em

Finish 'em produces signed or password-protected PDFs, linked exhibits and ASCII/PTX output, with email, print and backup options.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Hardware limits

ARM or Snapdragon Windows devices, macOS and Windows 10 are unsupported; USB-C computers may need an adapter.Read 15 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

Included resources

The license includes integrated video training, self-help study guides, and starter dictionaries for popular theories.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Independent adoption claim

Internet Scoping School says Stenograph claims 60–65% of working reporters use its software and argues that this can expand work opportunities for scopists.Read 15 Oct 2026 · scopeschool.com

Independent reseller pricing

Acculaw lists Professional and Student versions but requires calling for pricing and warns that transfers may involve manufacturer fees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · acculaw.com

Installation

Installation uses a setup wizard, license acceptance, optional custom network-drive installation and Product Key Code entry.Read 15 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

Internet-dependent features

Stenograph says a stable high-speed internet connection is essential for advanced features including Cloud Backup, RealTeam, and CaseViewNet.Read 9 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

License status

Stenograph legal terms describe downloadable software as copyrighted work requiring an end-user license and prohibit copying or redistribution without permission.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Limit: historical stability

In a 2009 CSRNation thread, users reported freezing, USB malfunctions, Exception 3 errors, black screens and realtime blue-screen crashes in Case version 10.Read 15 Oct 2026 · csrnation.ning.com

Limit: historical support complaints

The same 2009 discussion includes users saying support could not explain crashes and allegedly denied bugs despite multiple reporters reporting similar failures.Read 15 Oct 2026 · csrnation.ning.com

Limit: Mac compatibility

CodeWeavers records Case CATalyst as having limited macOS functionality in its last-tested 21.1.0 compatibility entry and warns that the rating is outdated.Read 15 Oct 2026 · codeweavers.com

Limit: upfront cost

A Reddit user said the roughly $4,500 price plus tax was financially blindsiding and asked about installment payments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com

Live Suggestions

Live Suggestions detects likely mistranslated steno and offers replacement translations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Mac compatibility

Stenograph says CATalyst is not compatible with Mac computers and does not recommend virtual Windows environments such as Parallels or VMware Fusion as a solution.Read 9 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

Maker identity

LinkedIn identifies the maker as Stenograph, LLC, a privately held software-development company headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Notable news

A July 2026 Stenograph-Speechmatics integration added on-device realtime speech recognition to CATalyst VP, allowing offline processing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · globenewswire.com

Operational incident

Stenograph posted a September 27, 2026 scheduled maintenance notice during which CATalyst Check It and other services were temporarily unavailable.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Owner

A 2018 company press release says Stenograph, LLC is wholly owned by Heico Holding, Inc. and is part of the Pettibone Group.Read 15 Oct 2026 · newswire.com

Phrase Maker

Phrase Maker lets users write an undefined phrase in one steno stroke by treating dragged steno as a phrase.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Processor limitation

Stenograph says ARM processors, commonly called Snapdragon on Windows computers, are incompatible with CATalyst because of driver incompatibility.Read 9 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

RealTeam

RealTeam supports simultaneous transcript editing by multiple people during and after realtime proceedings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Realtime integration

Stenograph describes CaseViewNet compatibility and RealTeam as CATalyst features in its product documentation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Security compliance

Stenograph's homepage lists a September 19, 2024 announcement that it achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance for enterprise solutions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Support included

The Pro kit includes one year of technical support and updates issued during that first year.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

System requirements

The current requirements page supports Windows 11 on Intel Core or Ultra 5/7/9 or AMD Ryzen 5/7/9 processors, with at least 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

Translation and editing

Stenograph says CATalyst uses predictive analytics and intelligence for cleaner translation, streamlined editing, and transcript delivery.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Translation intelligence

Stenograph says predictive analytics and built-in intelligence improve translation, editing and transcript delivery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Updates

Integer version updates are available to licensed users with an active warranty or Support Agreement, while decimal updates for a user's integer version are available at no charge.Read 9 Oct 2026 · stenograph.com

Windows requirements

Stenograph lists Windows 11, a supported Intel Core 5 or 7, Intel Ultra 5, 7, or 9, or AMD Ryzen 5, 7, or 9 processor, at least 8 GB RAM, and a 256 GB or larger drive as system requirements.Read 9 Oct 2026 · solutioncenter.stenograph.com

Writer compatibility

The product page describes using CATalyst Pro with Luminex, Diamante, and other writing machines.Read 9 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Writer integrations

The software works with Stenograph Luminex, Diamante and other writing machines.Read 15 Oct 2026 · shop.stenograph.com

Plans and prices

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