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title: "Free Tools for Freelance Court Reporters | DepoStack"
description: "Free tools for freelance court reporters: rate sheet, turnaround dates, job log, errata sheet, invoice estimator and more. No account, in your browser."
url: "https://depostack.com/tools/"
---

# Free tools.

Small tools for freelance and solo court reporters, for the work around the record. No account, and each runs in your browser.

- ## [Rate sheet builder](https://depostack.com/tools/rate-sheet/)

  Set out your own rates on one printable page, under your own name. No prices of ours.
- ## [Transcript invoice estimator](https://depostack.com/tools/transcript-estimate/)

  Enter your own rates and see the invoice line by line: original, copies, expedite, realtime, and the appearance fee.
- ## [Turnaround date calculator](https://depostack.com/tools/turnaround/)

  Count calendar or business days from the proceeding to the transcript’s due date, past the closed dates you add.
- ## [Job and page log](https://depostack.com/tools/job-log/)

  A log of your jobs, pages and billing, totalled by month and year and kept only in this browser.
- ## [Exhibit number planner](https://depostack.com/tools/exhibit-numbers/)

  Plan exhibit numbers across deponents and days, then print or download the exhibit log.
- ## [Errata sheet template](https://depostack.com/tools/errata-sheet/)

  Print an errata sheet for the deponent’s changes by page and line, with signature and date lines.
- ## [Setup picker](https://depostack.com/tools/setup-picker/)

  Choose stenographic, voice writing or digital and the job, and print a setup checklist where every line is sourced.

## Free training.

Practice with invented transcript pages and computer-generated audio. Every answer explains the rule and links to its source. This is practice, not a professional qualification.

- ### [The Art of the Transcript training](https://depostack.com/training/art-of-the-transcript/)

  Six short lessons in scoping and proofreading US deposition and court transcripts, for reporters, scopists, and proofreaders.

## Understand the choices behind the tools.

AI review, recording resilience, and software portability. Use the guides and tools to make a more informed next decision.

1. ### AI assists. The review stays yours.

   Keep source audio, rough drafts, and certified transcripts distinct. Decide where assistance belongs before adopting a new workflow.

   Decide what you will check yourself.

   [Read the transcript review guide](https://depostack.com/blog/state-of-transcript-review-2026/) [Practice scoping and proofreading](https://depostack.com/training/art-of-the-transcript/)
2. ### Remote work needs a recovery plan.

   Map the audio route, name the backup, and test the handoff. Choose a setup for the job and the recording method your rules permit.

   Test the backup before the proceeding.

   [Read the equipment field guide](https://depostack.com/blog/court-reporting-setups-by-job/) [Build a job-specific setup checklist](https://depostack.com/tools/setup-picker/)
3. ### Choose a workflow you can carry forward.

   Check whether you can move your dictionaries and documents, what help is available, and what switching will cost. Try the software with work like yours before choosing.

   Check what you can take with you.

   [Read the checklist for switching software](https://depostack.com/blog/switching-cat-software/) [Compare CAT software tradeoffs](https://depostack.com/blog/eclipse-vs-case-catalyst/)

## Built by the people who produce the record.

These tools are free and need no account. DepoStack is also building software for court reporters: [Exhibits by DepoStack](https://depostack.com/exhibits/), [Transcript by DepoStack](https://depostack.com/transcript/) and [Video by DepoStack](https://depostack.com/video/). [What they mean for a freelance reporter](https://depostack.com/for/freelance-reporters/).

*The waitlist form is not reproduced here. A person joins at https://depostack.com/tools/#waitlist: it is for the person themselves, with their own consent, and may ask for a human check (Cloudflare Turnstile) and confirmation by email, so an agent should send the person there rather than submit it for them. See https://depostack.com/auth.md.*