In a review of four word processors, ''[[The Transactor]]'' in May 1986 praised SpeedScript as "extremely sophisticated", citing its large text buffer, logical cursor navigation, and [[undo]] command. While criticizing its lack of [[typographic alignment|right justification]], the magazine concluded that SpeedScript was not only "an easy winner" among budget-priced word processors, but also "a serious contender even when compared with the higher priced programs".<ref name="bose" />
SpeedScript was sufficiently popular to receive coverage in some reference works, such as the "Wordprocessing Reference Guide" of [[Karl Hildon]]'s popular ''Inner Space Anthology''.<ref name="inner" /> and [[Mitchell Waite]]'s ''The Official Book for the Commodore 64''.<ref name="128book">{{cite book | chapterurl=https://archive.org/stream/The_Official_Book_for_the_Commodore_128#page/n87/mode/2up | title=The Official Book for the Commodore 128 Personal Computer | publisher=Howard W. Sams & Co. | author=Waite, Mitchell; Lafore, Robert; Volpe, Jerry | year=1985 | pages=76 | isbn=0-672-22456-9 | chapter=The C64 Mode}}</ref> [[Columbia University]]'s [[Kermit (protocol)|Kermit]] software for Commodore computers supported transferring SpeedScript files.<ref name="c64ker">{{cite web | url=http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ftp/c64cross/c64ker.txt | title=File Transfers: Transferring Files | publisher=Kermit Project, Columbia University | work=Commodore 64/128 Kermit User's Guide | date=1 January 1992 | accessdate=23 February 2016 | author=Sullivan, Kent | pages=18}}</ref>
