Jump to content

Window-Eyes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ar10ros (talk | contribs) at 02:29, 21 September 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Window-Eyes
Developer(s)GW Micro, Inc.
Initial release1995; 29 years ago (1995)[1]
Stable release
9.4 / March 8, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-08)[1]
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
PlatformWindows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10
Available in14
TypeScreen reader
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/

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

Features

Window-Eyes 9.4 is compatible with Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.[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.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GW Micro - Windows Eyes - Version History". GW Micro, Inc. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ "GW Micro - Windows Eyes - Demo". GW Micro, Inc. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ Window-Eyes App Central
  4. ^ GW Micro company website
  5. ^ Window-Eyes Non-English Languages