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Must the user move the text to be read aloud?
Angled view of software box featuring images of bats flying across the cover.

A text recognition with voice output/reading system.

Desktop background with Blindows header.

BLINDOWS is a multilingual screenreading software with magnification that enables blind and visually impaired users to access a PC via a voice output or a Braille display. 

Power Reader interface on a screen where a user must open a file.

A free dyslexic text reader/learning tool, a graphical, interactive text reader integrated with computer text-to-speech whose level of focus, complexity, and detail is adjustable according to the user's needs.

Virgo 4 logo with read text and a grid of letters behind it.

Virgo 4 is a braille and voice output screen reader program and screen magnification program designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision.

NVDA Screen Reader

NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is a free “screen reader” which allows blind and visually impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third-party applications.

Menu options, including magnification, view, enhancements, modes, and more.

A screen magnifier and screen reader available in three versions. 

Jupiter

Jupiter Speech System is a screen reader for Linux in console mode. It is a speech adapter, running in user space, based on the acsint / acsbridge system. It is modeled after the Jupiter speech adapter that use to live in the kernel.

Logo of Linux Speakup featuring a penguin with yellow feet next to a small yellow dog on a leash.

A free screen review package that enables users to interact with applications and the GNU/Linux operating system with audible feedback from the console using a synthetic speech device.

Emacspeak logo with a framed photo of a yellow labrador dog that is wearing a guide harness and has a speech bubble saying: Complete Audio Desktop.

Emacspeak is a speech interface that allows visually impaired users to interact independently and efficiently with the computer.

TalkingWeb app icon, featuring a blue background with compass, speech bubble, and document pages.

Text to speech program for the web.