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Readit is a specialised software package for users with low vision or blindness. It enables you to swiftly acquire or import documents and convert them into a viewing style or format that enhances readability and speed.
This includes almost unlimited magnification level adjustment, colour-enhanced modes, line spacing adjustment, 6 viewing modes (visualisations), custom highlighting and many more.
Users can also have their documents read out loud in any one of 30+ languages with the latest human-sounding voices.
Documents are also instantly navigable by word, sentence, paragraph and page using keyboard shortcuts.
Please contact us to obtain a free 30 day trial of the Readit software.
Friendly and expert 1-to-1 training on Readit is also available.
Readit is a specially designed software package for low vision and blind users that allows them to quickly acquire or import their documents and then convert them into a viewing style or document format that makes them easier and faster to read.
This includes almost unlimited magnification level adjustment, colour enhanced modes, line spacing adjustment, 6 viewing modes (visualisations), custom highlighting and many more.
Users can also have their documents read out loud in any one of 30+ languages with the latest human-sounding voices.
Documents are also instantly navigable by word, sentence, paragraph and page using keyboard shortcuts.
When purchased with the CoaSt / CoaSt Duo / ZEN / ZEN MAX / Aircamera system, users can capture documents at up to 20 pages per minute, store them on their PC, laptop, or Mac* and never need the physical book or document again!
* Mac users must be running OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or newer, together with a current version of Parallels, VMWare Fusion 4.0 or newer with Windows 10.
Readit Air doesn't currently run on M1 or M2 processors. This will be addressed in an upcoming release.
Readit v5 will not install on computers running Operating Systems before Windows 10.
Please follow this link to hear vocalizer voice samples.
Readit is for any low vision or blind computer user, who wants near instant, easy and accurate access to printed documents or electronic format documents.
Readit features many benefits for low vision and blind users including:
This is Readit's number one benefit. With its advanced text visualisations and styling modes, users can find their perfect viewing style and size which makes reading far easier and more enjoyable. This, optionally combined with speech output, can further increase reading speed for low vision users and make any document accessible for blind users.
Readit has been designed to be as intuitive to use as possible. Sensibly grouped features, easy access toolbars with specially designed icons make it possible for users to start using the software with no training at all! All menu items also have their corresponding shortcut key listed and voiced so it's easy to learn them without needing a manual!
Use standard flatbed scanners (from version 1.1 onwards) or the recommended cameras to capture documents and books at up to 20 pages per minute. Once documents have been captured or scanned, they can be stored on your computer, meaning you never need to carry them with you again! Readit even remembers your exact position in each document when you re-open it.
Readit uses the latest OCR (optical character recognition) technologies to ensure it is as accurate as possible. This means importing poor quality image based PDF files or previously scanned documents still give excellent results.
Install the Readit software on up to 3 machines with every purchase, allowing the user to read and transfer their documents to multiple machines.
Readit fully utilises the power of multi-touch on Microsoft Windows to make the software more accessible. Simply double tap on a word to start reading from it or use pinch zoom for example.
Import any existing electronic format document - PDF, Word, Email etc and reformat and read it directly in Readit. Export (including Quick Export) documents to Word, txt, RTF, MP3. MP3 export can be very useful as a revision aid. (Please note for most document import formats, either Microsfot Office is required or a suitable PDF printer).
Using the latest natural-sounding voices, Readit's voices are clear and easy to listen to for long periods.
Readit is the only low vision / blindness software currently available that features the revolutionary automatic language detection and switching. This makes it ideal for users wanting to read more than one language - even on the same page!
Please contact us to obtain a free 30 day trial of the Readit software.
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Readit Magnification and Performance
Magnification: 0.2x to 120x (depending on screen, potentially over 200x)
Time to read (approximate - this depends on both the computer speed and complexity of the document):
Readit Documents
See below for information on the Readit document format (VisionAid Document format (VAD)) and supported import / export document types with the Readit software
Please note, for importing and export for documents other than image files or PDFs, Microsoft Office must be installed on the user's computer.
VisionAid Document Format: Size per page: 0.2 to 3 MB (typically 1MB per page)
Multi-page capture speed: Up to 20 pages per minute
Import formats supported: Adobe PDF, Image (BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF), MS Excel (XLS and XLSX), MS PowerPoint (PPT and PPTX), MS Word (DOC and DOCX), OpenDocument Formats (ODF), plain text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF)
Export formats supported: Adobe PDF, Image (BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF), Microsoft Word (DOC and DOCX), MP3, Open Document Format (ODF) plain text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF).
Readit Computer Requirements
Although Readit will function on any computer system 3 years old or newer, below is information on the minimum and recommended computer requirements.
Minimum
Processor: Intel Haswell 4400 or later
Operating System: Windows 10 (or later)
RAM: 4GB Minimum
GRAPHICS: DirectX 11.0 or greater
HDD Space: Minimum 4GB (dependant on voice packs)
Recommended
Processor: Intel Haswell 4400 or later
Operating System: Windows 10 (or later)
RAM: 8GB
GRAPHICS: DirectX 11.0 or greater
HDD Space: 10 GB (to include document storage)