Software products.
We have a selection of products of different manufacturers for you. If you want more information to determine which product is best for you, please have a look at both the "support" section and the links with the products. The globe symbol means that you can click through to the manufacturer's website to read more on the product and the leaflet symbol means you can download a PDF leaflet by clicking on the symbol.
Magnification and Speech software.A selection of software that you can run on your desktop or laptop PC.
Magic magnifies the information on your PC's screen. It also comes in a version with speech. Magic demonstration version available.
Zoomtext by Ai Squared
With ZoomText, seeing and hearing everything on your computer screen is now clearer than ever. Zoomtext comes either with or without speech.
Zoomtext demo version.
Lunar by Dolphin
For partially sighted computer users who find themselves straining to read the screen, whether it is text, graphics, toolbars, icons or emails, Lunar can offer the ideal magnification solution. Try Lunar.
Jaws by Freedom Scientific
Jaws will turn your computer into a speaking computer. All texts on the screen will be spoken out. Download a free Jaws demo. Read more on Jaws 10.
LunarPlus by Dolphin
Offering all the benefits of a screen magnifier, LunarPlus also offers added speech output to provide extra support for partially sighted computer users.
Try LunarPlus.
SuperNova by Dolphin
Supernova offers magnification, speech and Braille support, giving people with visual impairment the freedom to access Windows in the way that suits them best.
Try SuperNova.
OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition. This software "translates" printed characters into synthetic speech.
OpenBook by Freedom Scientific
OpenBook converts printed documents from a scanner or graphic based text into an electronic text format. It can magnify the text and it has built-in speech.
OpenBook also available with Pearl camera.
OpenBook demo version.
Kurzweil 1000 by Kurzweil
Kurzweil 1000 software converts printed documents from a scanner into an electronic text format and read it to you in a variety of natural-sounding voices. Kurzweil 1000 demo version.
