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BRLTTY | The BRLTTY Team | Unix-like, Windows console, DOS, Android | Free and open source (GPL2) | Available to download; part of most Linux distributions |
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ChromeVox | Google | ChromeOS or, with a speech processor, Linux, Mac, Windows | Free | ChromeVox is a screen reader for Chrome and ChromeOS. The ChromeVox Classic Chrome extension is in maintenance-only mode. The ChromeVox website has more information on the transition to the version bundled with ChromeOS. |
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Emacspeak | T. V. Raman | Emacs (on Unix-like systems) | Free and open source | Turns Emacs into a "complete audio desktop". |
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iZoom | Issist | Windows | Commercial | Screen magnifier with low-vision speech capabilities. Includes support for Mozilla Firefox. |
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JAWS | Freedom Scientific | Windows and DOS | Commercial for Windows; freeware for DOS | Includes support for MSAA, the Java Access Bridge, and PDF. |
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Microsoft Narrator | Microsoft | Windows | Free, Commercial | Bundled with recent versions of Windows, this basic screen reader makes use of MSAA. |
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Microsurf | Microsurf | All that run Chrome browser | Free | Microsurf is a screen reader for Chrome |
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NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) | NonVisual Desktop Access project | Windows | Free and open source (GPL2) | Programmed and scriptable in Python. Supports Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and Outlook Express, and Mozilla Thunderbird. Supports web content using JavaScript. Supports Java Access Bridge. IAccessible2 is supported. |
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Orca | GNOME | Unix-like | Free and open source ( LGPL 2.1) | The development of Orca was started by Sun Microsystems as part of the GNOME project with contributions from many community members, but since Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010, Orca turned into a completely community-driven project. It supports AT-SPI, so it works with the GNOME desktop, Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird, OpenOffice/LibreOffice and GTK+, KDE/Qt and Java Swing/SWT applications. Though it is developed by the GNOME project, it is the most popular screen reader for Unix like systems with graphical environments other than GNOME, like KDE or Unity. |
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PC-Talker | Kochi System Development | Windows | Commercial | Japanese screen reader. Supports MSAA and Flash. [1] |
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PCVoz | EzHermatic | Windows | Commercial | Available to buy or download trial. Supports MSAA. |
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ScreenReader (formerly Supernova) | Dolphin Computer Access | Windows | Commercial | Includes a screen magnifier and output to Braille devices. 30 day free trial available for download. Supports MSAA, the Java Access Bridge, and PDF. |
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Simply Talker | EcoNet International | Windows | Commercial | Trial download available. |
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TalkBack [2] | Google | Android 1.6+ | Open Source | Use with SoundBack and kickback |
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TalkButton [3] | Upward Spiral Software | Mac | Commercial | TalkButton works together with Microsoft Word to create an extensive text-to-speech environment. Features include highlighting of spoken text and keyboard echo. Trial version available. |
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Text to Speech [4] | SpeakComputers.com | Windows | Freeware | - A free program that converts written text into spoken words or even written text into MP3 files.
- Seven programs: Text to speech: Reader, Web browser, Mini Clipboard reader, Image Presentation, Appointment Reminder, Speaking Clock, Parental Controls
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Thunder ScreenReader | Sensory Software | Windows | Freeware | Last update 2015. [5] Supports MSAA. |
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VoiceOver | Apple Inc. | Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, iPods, and Apple TV | Free, Commercial | Free and included with any Apple product. No installation or setup required. Available in over 30 language voices, which are also included for free. See Apple Accessibility [6] for more information. |
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VoiceView | Amazon | Fire OS | Free, Commercial | Included with Amazon Fire tablets [7] |
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WebAnywhere | University of Washington | Web | Free and Open Source (new BSD) | Does not require any software installation to run so can be used at any public terminal that has sound available. Works on any platform. |
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WinZoom | Clarity | Windows | Commercial | Screen reader with magnifier. USB version does not require any installation and can be used on any public computer. |
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Screen Access for All | National Association for the Blind, New Delhi | Windows | Open source | Last update: 2004 |
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ZoomText | Freedom Scientific, formerly Ai Squared | Windows | Commercial | Includes a screen magnifier. Trial download available. |
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