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Portable NVDA

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Certified 100% FREE Donationware     /  GPLv2     /  Freemium   

An application that makes it much easier for blind or vision impaired people to access and navigate any computer running Windows. #Screen reader  #Synthetic speech  #Read screen  #Reader  #Speech  #Synthetic  

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Having your vision impaired can have numerous ramifications that stem from the fact that interaction with the surrounding environment doesn’t take place in a regular fashion anymore, which in turn mandates the requirement of specialized tools for bridging the gap. The digital realm is not an exception, and those who suffer from such problems require dedicated software, such as Portable NVDA. This compact version of NVDA will provide users with the means to use their PCs in a visually-impaired context, thanks to a multitude of purpose-fit tools.

Right off the bat, we were surprised that the application initializes its text recognition engine right from the installation (yes, it is an installer portable). This means that users will be able to benefit from its features immediately.

Basically, the included text-to-speech engine will automatically read the corresponding text, or, very importantly, the description of whichever elements are found under the mouse cursor. This is performed to a wide extent and offers impressive accuracy.

When leaving the highly precise text-to-speech feature and its flawless performance (we cannot help to mention it once more, as it’s that good), the app also offers a series of adjacent features, which can make the entire endeavor a far easier one.

For instance, users will be able to find a bundled Braille viewer, as well as a series of comprehensive items that can help shape a truly custom experience, in terms of interaction with the keyboard, mouse, and more.

Portable NVDA can prove to be a reliable tool for enabling visually-impaired PC interaction and enhancing the entire process altogether, thanks to a highly accurate text-to-speech engine and a series of secondary, helpful features.

What's new in Portable NVDA 2024.1 RC 1:

  • Highlights:
  • A new “on-demand” speech mode has been added. When speech is on-demand, NVDA does not speak automatically (e.g. when moving the cursor) but still speaks when calling commands whose goal is explicitly to report something (e.g. report window title). In the Speech category of NVDA’s settings, it is now possible to exclude unwanted speech modes from the Cycle speech modes command (NVDA+s).
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Portable NVDA 2023.3.4 / 2024.1 RC 1

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  portable version
This is the portable version of the application. An installable version is also available: NVDA
  runs on:
Windows 11
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows 2008 R2
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
  file size:
30.5 MB
  filename:
nvda_2023.3.4.exe
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