mgLaunch
mgLaunch allows users to draw symbols using their mouse to launch their favourite applications. For example, drawing a letter Y could open an Internet browser. mgLaunch can be activated by…
Ghotit Real Writer & Reader for Windows
Ghotit checks spelling (misspelled words, suspected confused/misused words, and grammar errors) and provides suggestions to correct text. Users can try these features for free on their website (up to 1000…
Capti Voice
…allow students to easily listen to articles, reformat website text. Multiple languages available. Premium plans include translation and the ability to create audio playlist (ex: organize by class). Optical Character…
Helperbird: Accessibility & Dyslexia Software
…etc. Some features need to be set up in settings, but there is a convenient search section. Cons: dictation, snapshot text extraction and summary did not function well when testing….
GhostReader
GhostReader is text-to-speech software that uses the voices available on each user’s computer. The software can open and read txt, word, HTML, PDF and RTF file formats. The software can…
Adaptive Multimedia Information System (AIMS)
AMIS is an open source DAISY book player. DAISY books are synchronized text/audio multimedia books.
Calibre
Calibre is an open-source ebook management tool. Users can edit ebook metadata (title, genre, etc.), change font, font size and margins. Users can also convert numberous formats such as Kindle,…
AutoHotKey
AutoHotKey is software that allows the user to create keyboard and mouse shortcuts for certain actions (launch software, open a file, etc.). However, this software uses a special scripting language…
SpeakMe
This application reads text out loud. Users can type, open TXT files, or paste the text into the main window. While the program reads the text aloud, the words are…
Kurzweil 3000
Kurzweil 3000 is multipurpose software. It allows the user to open a wide variety of files (DOC, PDF, RTF, TXT, JPG, etc). Kurzweil 3000 can also perform optical character recognition…