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Free screen-readers? (self.Blind)
submitted 7y ago by blind_devotion08
Any recommendations on free screen-readers? My eyes get really tired reading PDFs on my computer, and I'm hoping to find a solution. Problem is, I'm broke so I can't afford to drop hundreds of bucks on one of the bigger names in screen reading software. Fellow blindfolk of reddit, help!
bondolo 4 points
$1 is your best free option on Windows.
geoffisblind 2 points
NVDA is great, although I don't know how much luck you will have with PDFs though, I typically don't use PDFs. I believe there is some OCR functionality, if not there is almost certainly an add on for it.
Unuhi 1 points
What kind of computer do you have? NVDA was aleeady mentioned, it's free.
Windows 8.1 and newer come with Narrator. That could also be an option.
If you use a Mac or an iPhone or iPad, VoiceOver. It comes with Apple products so it's free, it works in several languages too and it's got great rotary options. In iOS it's really easy to learn, and can read PDFs.
Samsung devices have Talkback. That seems also quite easy to use, but I haven't had time to play with it for more than a few minutes on my friend's phone.
Windows 8.1 and newer come with Narrator. That could also be an option.
If you use a Mac or an iPhone or iPad, VoiceOver. It comes with Apple products so it's free, it works in several languages too and it's got great rotary options. In iOS it's really easy to learn, and can read PDFs.
Samsung devices have Talkback. That seems also quite easy to use, but I haven't had time to play with it for more than a few minutes on my friend's phone.
sheasadorable 1 points
If you have apple devices - voice over will read the page. You will have to leran assorted various commands to manipulate the program. If you have a licensed version of Microsoft Office, you can get window eyes free - again, a learning curve to learn the commands. Of course, on the PC, the narrator within accessibility (start menu) is inherent to windows. There are a few more found when googling free screen readers.
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