Blind Help Project - Microsoft Windows

Google TTS for NVDA V1.0

Suleman Anwar — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:30:46 +0000

Submitted by Suleman Anwar on Saturday, October 10, 2026 - 14:30.

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For a long time, screen reader users have wished they could use familiar voices from Google's text-to-speech technology on NVDA for Windows, similar to the experience on Android screen readers.
Google TTS For NVDA was created to fulfill that wish. By leveraging Google's text-to-speech technology through WebAssembly (WASM), running in a supported background Chromium browser runtime such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Brave, this add-on brings familiar, natural Google voices to enhance your daily computer use.
Once your desired voice packages are downloaded, the add-on operates entirely offline on your computer, providing responsive speech without requiring a continuous internet connection.

Features:

Fully offline operation: Speech is processed locally after the needed voice packages are downloaded.
Diverse languages and voices: Provides multiple Google TTS voice packages for supported languages.
Fast response and low latency: Uses text segmentation and audio buffering to improve NVDA responsiveness.
Google TTS Voice Manager: Browse, download, remove, and inspect voice packages from an accessible dialog.
Chromium Browser Runtime Selection: Choose Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Brave as the supported background browser runtime.
Automatic language profiles: Optionally use per-language profiles so different languages can have their own voice and speech values.
Built-in add-on updates: Check for add-on updates from NVDA Settings, with an optional once-per-startup automatic check.

System Requirements:

NVDA: Version 2024.1 or newer. The add-on supports NVDA 2024 through 2026 on both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) NVDA builds.
Chromium browser: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Brave installed on your computer. If you use Microsoft Edge as the runtime, Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime must also be available.
Interactive Windows user session: Do not rely on this add-on where the Chromium browser runtime cannot start, such as the Windows sign-in screen, secure desktop contexts, Windows PE, recovery environments, or other minimal Windows sessions.

Download:

Download (10.4 MB)

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About My Device - An All-in-One Tool to Get Importent System Info at One Place

Arslan Anwar — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Submitted by Arslan Anwar on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - 09:00.

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System Utilities

Operating system:

Microsoft Windows

About Device is a lightweight and accessible Windows application designed to display comprehensive system information in a single, unified window. It eliminates the need to navigate through multiple Windows dialogs, settings pages, and command-line utilities, bringing hardware specifications, drive health, and power metrics together into one clean interface.

Why Choose About Device?

Finding critical hardware details on Windows often involves juggling Task Manager, Device Manager, System Information, and command-line tools. About Device simplifies this workflow by consolidating your computer's vital specifications into intuitive, keyboard-navigable tabs. Built with native screen reader accessibility and clean export tools, About Device empowers both everyday users and tech enthusiasts to inspect, copy, and export their system data effortlessly.

Features:

Comprehensive Basic System Info: Quickly view computer name, active username, Windows edition and build, processor model, system architecture (x64), platform role, BIOS/UEFI firmware version and release date, and TPM security status.
GPU & Display Details: Identify installed graphics cards (GPUs), current display resolutions, and active monitor refresh rates.
Detailed RAM Analysis: View total, used, and free physical memory in real time, alongside per-module details including capacity, clock speed (MHz), and DDR memory generation.
Storage & SSD Health Monitoring: Inspect internal and external disk drives, drive models, associated partitions, filesystem types, and storage capacities. Includes real-time drive health percentages for NVMe, SATA SSDs, and HDDs.
Battery Health & Power Metrics: For laptops and portable devices, monitor battery charge level, factory design capacity, full charge capacity, Battery Cycles, and overall battery health percentage.
Multi-Format Data Export: Effortlessly export complete hardware diagnostics to CSV, JSON, or HTML reports through background processing that keeps the application responsive.
One-Click Clipboard Copy: Copy system data from any tab directly to your clipboard using the dedicated copy button.
Accessible by Design: Built with screen reader users in mind, featuring full keyboard navigation, accessible names and descriptions, accelerator keys for tabs, and live screen reader announcements upon actions.

Credits:

Developer: Abdul Rehman
Quality Assurance: Arslan Anwar

For feedback and suggestions, contact the Developer.

Download:

Get from Microsoft Store (Open in a Windows Device)

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WinZapp V2.1.0.0 - An Accessible WhatsApp Client for Windows

Suleman Anwar — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:14:23 +0000

Submitted by Suleman Anwar on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 08:14.

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WinZapp is a free and open-source WhatsApp application for Windows, specially designed to make WhatsApp easier to use for blind and low-vision users. It works well with popular screen readers and allows users to navigate WhatsApp using the keyboard.

Features:

Accessibility: Designed to work smoothly with screen readers such as NVDA, JAWS, and Narrator, with a simple keyboard-friendly interface.
Messaging: Send and receive text messages, voice notes, images, videos, documents, contacts, replies, mentions, reactions, and edited messages.
Voice Notes: Record and send clear, high-quality voice notes.
Message History: Keep your WhatsApp message history stored securely on your computer for convenient access.
Easy Navigation: Contact and group names are shown in a clear and understandable way instead of confusing numbers or codes.
Privacy and Security: WhatsApp session information and locally stored messages are protected with encryption.
Automatic Updates: Check for new versions and download updates automatically, helping you keep the application up to date.
Open Source: WinZapp is free, open-source, and can be used on your own Windows computer without relying on a third-party hosted service.

Download:

Installer (208 MB)

Portable (208 MB)

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Productivity Companion - All-in-One Productivity Workspace

Suleman Anwar — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:30:11 +0000

Submitted by Suleman Anwar on Monday, July 27, 2026 - 08:30.

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Educational

Multimedia

text editors and converters

Text to speech

Operating system:

Microsoft Windows

Productivity Companion is a multifunctional application developed for Windows. Whether you need to read documents, transcribe audio, conduct research, manage notes, or perform many other productivity tasks, Productivity Companion provides everything in a single workspace. No need to use different software for different tasks, everything is available in one application.

Features:

Audio to Video Converter: Converts an audio file into a video with options to add an image and apply various customization settings.
Audio Transcriber: Transcribes audio files using multiple transcription models. (A model must be downloaded before using this feature for the first time.)
Currency Converter: Converts an amount from one currency into another using the latest available exchange rates.
Document Reader: Provides a feature-rich document reading experience with reading tools, text-to-speech support, PDF cryptography, PDF OCR, EPUB accessibility, and support for PDF, PPTX, EPUB, and DOCX files.
HTML to Markdown Converter: Converts HTML documents into Markdown format using Pandoc, an open-source document conversion library. (Pandoc must be downloaded before first use.)
Markdown to HTML Converter: Converts Markdown documents into HTML format using Pandoc while preserving document structure.
Image OCR: Extracts text from images with support for selecting both primary and secondary recognition languages.
Image Resizer: Resizes large images into smaller dimensions, making them suitable for online forms and other requirements.
Notes Manager: Create, edit, organize, import, and export notes with category support for improved organization and productivity.
PDF to Image Converter: Converts PDF documents into image files with ease.
Text to Speech: Converts text into speech using Google Text-to-Speech and Microsoft Edge voices, with the option to save the output as an audio file.
Text to Image Converter: Creates images from text with customization options including logos, colors, fonts, and other visual elements.
Text Translator: Translates text into a wide variety of languages quickly and accurately.
Video to Audio Converter: Extracts audio from video files and supports batch conversion of multiple videos.
Voice Recorder: Records audio from the default microphone with support for pausing and resuming recordings.
Weather Infirmation: Displays detailed weather information for any specified city.
Wikipedia Search: Searches Wikipedia and retrieves articles for quick research and reference.
Word to EPUB Converter: Converts Microsoft Word documents into accessible EPUB files while preserving formatting and document structure.

What's New:

Document Reader:

After performing OCR, now no need to perform OCR again, facilitating automatic availability of recognized text.
Added options to clear OCR cache for the current page, current document, or all documents in the Tools submenu.
Included a Cancel button while performing OCR, Deep Inside, exporting to audio, and reading, allowing the operation to be canceled.
Removed separate Text-to-Speech options from the Document Reader settings. Document Reader will now use the Text-to-Speech settings selected in the Productivity Companion Text-to-Speech tab. These settings will be moved from the Tools submenu to the main application settings in the next version.
Now possible to use Google TTS in Document Reader.

Voice Recorder:

After recording finishes, playback now uses the built-in player instead of the default media player.

Text to Speech Converter:

Generated audio is now played using the built-in player instead of the default media player.
Added the ability to view and change the current voice before generating audio.
Added the ability to cancel speech generation while audio is being generated.
Added options to adjust voice speed, pitch, and volume for Microsoft Edge voices in Productivity Companion settings.

Text Translator:

Added the ability to cancel translation while translating text.

Audio Video Editor:

Added an editing tool to merge audio and video files.

AI Assistant:

Added an option in the messages list context menu to view responses in formatted view.

Image Describer:

Added the ability to describe an image directly from the clipboard.

New Features:

YouTube Downloader: Allows downloading and saving YouTube videos in both audio and video formats using yt-dlp (must be downloaded first).
Global Radio Player: Enables browsing and playing radio stations from various countries or streaming URLs, with support for saving favorite stations.
Media Converter: Converts images, audio, and video files into different supported formats.
Device Information: Displays complete system information, including CPU, BIOS, RAM, storage, and other hardware details.

General Improvements:

Added Turkish translation (special thanks to Mr. Mert for the translation), allowing Turkish to be selected as the display language in Settings.
Added a YouTube Downloader section in Settings to download or remove yt-dlp from the system.
Various general improvements and bug fixes.

Download:

Download (Size varies with the release)

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AudioRelay V0.27.5 - Stream Audio between Your Devices

Suleman Anwar — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Submitted by Suleman Anwar on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - 18:45.

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Turn your Android device into a wireless speaker for your computer. Receive all your PC audio over Wi-Fi or USB and listen to music, movies, or games with low delay.

Features:

Wireless Audio Streaming: Stream all audio from your PC to your Android device over Wi-Fi or USB with minimal delay, making it suitable for music, videos, and gaming.
Android Mic to PC: Use your phone as a microphone for your PC, or monitor your phone’s microphone input in real time.
Audio Sharing Between Devices: Listen to your phone’s audio on your PC or stream it to another Android device. This feature requires Android 10 or higher.
Multiple Devices: Send your music to multiple rooms, wirelessly listen with multiple people.
Low Latency Performance: Designed to deliver near real-time audio with optimized buffering, especially when using USB or a stable Wi-Fi connection.
Audio Compression (Opus Codec): Uses efficient Opus audio compression to reduce network usage while maintaining high sound quality.
Custom Buffer Settings: Adjust buffer size to balance between audio stability and latency depending on your network conditions.
Remote Volume Control: Control your Android device’s volume directly from your PC for convenient audio management.
Device Customization: Rename your devices for easier identification when using multiple connections.

Premium Features:

Multi-Device Audio Streaming: Stream audio wirelessly to multiple devices at the same time.
Playback Controls: Control play and pause directly from notifications for quick access.
Advanced Audio Settings: Customize buffer behavior and select preferred audio quality.
Unlimited Microphone Usage: Remove time limits on microphone streaming.
Ad-Free Experience: Enjoy uninterrupted usage without ads.
Future Premium Updates: Access upcoming premium features as they are released.

Download:

Windows (68.22 MB)

macOS Aarch64 (73.67 MB)

macOS Intel X64 (67 MB)

Linux (71 MB)

Get It from Google Play (Opens in an Android device)

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Simplenote - Your Thoughts, Always with You

Arslan Anwar — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:09:04 +0000

Submitted by Arslan Anwar on Sunday, March 15, 2026 - 16:09.

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text editors and converters

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Simplenote is an easy way to take notes, create to-do lists, capture ideas, and more. Open it, jot down some thoughts, and you're done. As your collection grows, stay organized with tags and pins, and find what you need with instant search. Since Simplenote will sync across your devices for free, your notes are with you at all times.

Features

A simple, note taking experience.
Sync everything across all your devices.
Collaborate and share.
Stay organized with tags.
Log in with your email or WordPress.com account.
SYNC WITH CONFIDENCE.
Automatically sync seamlessly across any computer, phone or tablet.
Back up and sync everything as you take notes, so you never lose your content.
COLLABORATE AND SHARE.
Collaborate and work together -- share ideas with a colleague, or write a grocery list with your roommate.
Choose whether to publish your content to the web, and share a link with whoever you want.
Publish directly to a WordPress site by connecting your WordPress.com account.
Quickly and easily share with third-party apps.
ORGANIZE AND SEARCH.
Stay organized with tags, and use them for quick searching and sorting.
Instantly find what you’re looking for with keyword highlighting.
Use markdown to add formatting.
Create to-do lists.
Choose the sorting order of your notes and tags.
Pin the notes that you use the most.
Edit tags directly by renaming and reordering.
Protect your content with a passcode lock.

Download:

Get from GooglePlay (Open This Link with an Android Device)

Get from Microsoft Store (Open This Link with a Windows Device)

Get from AppStore (Open This Link with an iOS Device)

Get for Mac (Open This Link with a MacOS Device)

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3D YouTube Downloader V1.26.3 - An Accessible YouTube Downloader

Atta Rehman — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:00:13 +0000

Submitted by Atta Rehman on Sunday, March 8, 2026 - 13:00.

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Multimedia

Operating system:

Microsoft Windows

3D Youtube Downloader is a simple yet powerful downloader for YouTube.
Most popular video sites provide several files for each clip with different qualities.
3D Youtube Downloader fetches the complete list of available qualities and, depending on the current work mode, automatically selects the appropriate file to download or allows you to choose it manually.

Main Features:

Support for YouTube adaptive streams.
Support for YouTube feeds (playlists, channels, etc.)
Option to select video quality manually.
Ability to convert downloaded clips to various video and audio format.
Subtitles support.
Search on YouTube within the program.
Fast processing (using multipart download for files and HTTP compression for pages.)
Multi-language support.

3D Youtube Downloader provides a very simple interface that gives you full control over what you are downloading.

Limitations:

Most of the program features are free. However, downloading an entire playlist is a premium feature and is not available in the free version.

Fully Accessible!

Thanks to its developers, the program is fully usable with screen readers. We tested it with the NVDA screen reader and did not find a single unlabeled button. It also provides hotkeys for various features, which makes it even easier to use.

Download:

32Bit (32.8 MB)

64Bit (34.6 MB)

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Sonarpad - Feature-Rich Notepad Alternative for Windows - Always Latest Version

Suleman Anwar — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:39:36 +0000

Submitted by Suleman Anwar on Sunday, February 8, 2026 - 15:39.

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text editors and converters

Operating system:

Microsoft Windows

Sonarpad is a modern, feature-rich Notepad alternative for Windows, built with Rust. It extends traditional text editing with multi-format document support, advanced accessibility features, and Text-to-Speech (TTS) capabilities. It also includes an integrated MP3 audiobook player, a bookmark system for both text and audio, and the ability to create audiobooks directly from text using Microsoft voices (Edge Neural) and SAPI5, plus podcast recording from microphone and system audio.

Features:

Native Windows UI, built directly on the Windows API for high performance and strong accessibility.
Multi-format support, including plain text files, PDF text extraction, Microsoft Word DOCX documents, spreadsheets such as Excel and ODS via calamine, and EPUB e-books.
Text-to-Speech and audiobook creation using Microsoft voices (Edge Neural) and SAPI5 including OneCore, with document reading, MP3 audiobook generation, smart splitting by fixed parts or marker text, introduction handling, voice favorites, and dictionary-based word replacements.
MP3 audiobook player with keyboard-based playback, seeking, play and pause control, and volume adjustment.
Bookmarks system for creating, managing, and jumping to saved positions in both text documents and MP3 audiobooks.
Podcast recording from microphone and or system audio using shortcut-based controls.
Accessibility-focused design with reliable support for screen readers such as NVDA and JAWS.
Accessible terminal with a dedicated screen-reader-friendly output window, useful keyboard shortcuts, and configurable options including auto-scroll, ANSI stripping, idle alerts, sleep prevention, and selectable command environments.
RSS and articles reader for browsing and importing content from RSS feeds.
Readable UI options with text color and size controls, including light and dark themes and larger font sizes.
Editing tools such as Find in Files, Strip Markdown Tags, Normalize Whitespace, and Hard Line Break.
Voice tuning options to control pitch, speed, and volume for Microsoft and SAPI5 voices, applied to reading and audiobook creation.
Modern tech stack written in Rust for safety, performance, and long-term reliability.
YouTube transcript import with language selection and optional timestamps.
Localization support for English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.

License Notice:

This project is source-available but NOT open source. Commercial use, redistribution, and derivative works are strictly prohibited.

Download:

Setup (Size varies with the release)

Portable (Size varies with the release)

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TableEx - Accessible Card and Board Games for Everyone

Suleman Anwar — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:58:42 +0000

Submitted by Suleman Anwar on Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 21:58.

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Welcome to TableEx, the ultimate platform for fun and interactive card and board games, designed specifically for visually impaired and blind players. Join our growing community and enjoy a gaming experience that is fully accessible, entertaining, and easy to navigate.

Current Games on TableEx:

99: A thrilling card game based on addition and subtraction, aiming to reach 99 or less. Strategy and a bit of luck make every round exciting.
Dominoes: Match the numbers on domino tiles and be the first to get rid of all your pieces to win. Classic fun with a strategic twist.
Farkle: A dice game where you aim for the highest possible points. Balance risk and reward carefully to avoid losing your score.
Knights of Knowledge: A competitive game based on general knowledge, speed, and planning. Play with up to four players, choose your castle color, strengthen your defenses, and outsmart your opponents.
Ludo: Roll the dice and move all your pieces to your home before your opponents. Simple, fun, and competitive.
Moto Strike: An innovative motorcycle racing game using cards instead of direct controls. Compete on a 1400-meter track with movement, traps, and attack cards, requiring smart strategy and quick thinking.
Penalty Shootout: Experience the thrill of football penalty kicks in this interactive, fast-paced game of luck and reflexes.
Snakes and Ladders: Roll the dice, climb ladders, and avoid snakes to reach the finish. A timeless game of chance and excitement.
UNO: The classic, colorful card game for 2 to 10 players. Quick thinking and strategy are key to victory.

TableEx is more than just a gaming platform. It is a space where accessibility meets fun, making every game inclusive and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of vision ability.

Download:

For Android (Opens in the Google Play Store)

For iOS (Opens in the App Store)

For Windows (72.5 MB)

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VCT V1.11.0 - An Open-Source Video and Audio Converter

Atta Rehman — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:42:58 +0000

Submitted by Atta Rehman on Monday, January 5, 2026 - 18:42.

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VCT is a powerful, open-source, GUI-based video and audio converter built on FFmpeg, which is included with the application. It provides an accessible graphical interface while allowing full control over advanced FFmpeg features.

VCT works natively on Windows and Linux (Linux requires mono-complete to be installed), making it a flexible solution for users who need reliable media conversion and transcoding.

Key Features:

Convert video and audio files to popular formats such as H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AAC, and MP3.
Batch convert large collections of audio and video files.
Fast transcoding from MKV to MP4 and MP4/M4V to MKV.
Rotate and resize video files.
Extract audio from video files.
Extract specific time ranges from video or audio files.
Convert multiple audio formats to MP3 or AAC.
Select a specific audio stream when encoding video.
Add subtitle streams to video files.
Create and manage conversion tasks easily.
Pause and resume the encoding queue at any time.
Play media files directly within the application.
Record audio and video streams from the internet.

Advanced FFmpeg Control:

VCT exposes the FFmpeg command line, allowing advanced users to fully edit and customize FFmpeg commands. This makes VCT suitable for both beginners and professional users who require precise control over encoding and transcoding processes.

Batch Processing and Automation:

Encode multiple files using the same settings.
Maintain a batch task list for organized processing.
Perform complex FFmpeg operations using a simple GUI.

Security Notice for Windows Users:

Windows may display a security warning when running the application. Users can scan the file and then click “Run anyway” to proceed.

Why Use VCT?

VCT combines the power of FFmpeg with an easy-to-use graphical interface, making professional video and audio conversion accessible to everyone, including visually impaired users who prefer structured and keyboard-friendly tools.