EasyReader

EasyReader is a feature-rich and intuitive application designed to provide an easy and simple way of viewing, reading-out-loud, and listening to different books and documents, ideal for readers with blindness or low vision, dyslexia, and other specific problems. It features a bookmark list and customization elements for highlighting and formatting the file's look.

The program offers a clean and user-friendly interface, showing on the left side all the available sections, and on the right side the viewer with the zoom in and out function, along with the play and stop buttons. The supported file formats are NCC.HTML, OPF, HTM, XML, EPUB and TXT.

When a book is added to the panel, in the headings tab you can see all the chapter and subchapters marked with numbers, each representing the navigational level. Depending on the file, images are displayed accordingly. In case the entry comes with a built-in voice, for example, audio books, the program lets you choose if you want to use it or keep the default one.

Plus, it there is a copied text in the Windows clipboard you can load it directly into the window, but bear in mind that it replaces the current record. If you're reading a multi-chaptered book, the bookmark option lets you add a mark in order to remember where you left off.

The app gives you the option to keep the Windows highlight color palette or use the tool's predefined ones. It's possible to change the whole phrase background and text tint, apply bold, italic, letter spacing or upper case, as well as set the dual highlight tones. The general foreground and content colors, and style sheet (e.g. large, narrow, no images, spaced) can also be personalized.

EasyReader enables you to select the desired voice, which, unfortunately, can't be customized with a particular one from the computer or the Internet. However, you can modify the reading speed, pitch and volume level, and if you want to hear the menus and controls.

The bottom line is that EasyReader is a reliable and accessible program that comes in handy for those with low eyesight or dyslexia, helping them read and listen to their favorite books, fictions, and various documents.