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Window-Eyes
Developer(s)GW Micro, Inc.
Initial release1995 (1995)
Stable release
9.2 / July 27, 2015
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeScreen reader
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.gwmicro.com

Window-Eyes is a screen reader for the Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by GW Micro. The first version was released in 1995. The latest version of Window-Eyes is 9.2, released on July 27, 2015[1].

Features

Window-Eyes is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.1.[2] Window-Eyes 7 added support for industry standard scripting, which can be used to modify specific settings in Window-Eyes, monitor portions of the screen for certain kinds of activity, define hotkeys, and automate repetitive tasks.[3]

History

Window-Eyes is developed by GW Micro, a company based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[2] Window-Eyes is currently available in 14 languages and the English version includes nine text-to-speech languages, including US English, UK English, Castilian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, French, Canadian French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.[4]

References

  1. ^ GW Micro - Windows Eyes - Version History. GW Micro, Inc. http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Version_History/index.php?details=9.2.0.0. Retrieved 5 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b GW Micro company website
  3. ^ Window-Eyes App Central
  4. ^ Window-Eyes Non-English Languages