JAWS is a screen reading program for Windows designed to enable people who are blind or visually handicapped to interact with personal computers. It comes equipped with two synthesizers to produce speech that sounds natural.

Setup duration

After the installation is started, the audio engine is used to provide some information about the next step and how long the procedure will take. Compared to what typical software needs to be deployed on the system, it could seem like a lengthy process, yet everything works without a lot of user participation.

Personalize operation

Under a seemingly straightforward GUI that gives you access to the main menus, there is a wealth of choices that allow you to customize the app to your preferences. You have the option to change the voice profile or the way these sound. Additionally, there are dictionary and keyboard managers, as well as settings pertaining to the Braille system.

Advanced tweaks

The configuration panel is a very feature rich place where you can change the behavior of the program to suit your requirements. The text processing customization allows you to specify when and how to indicate capitalization, verbosity level, or when to announce special characters. As an alternative, you may try a similar utility called NVDA.

Features

free to download and use;
compatible with modern Windows versions;
gives you the means to verbalize the screen contents;
you can pick a speech synthesizer and braille display;
it is possible to manage integrated dictionaries.