Welcome to the Home of NVDA
NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free and open source screen reader for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Providing feedback via synthetic speech and Braille, it enables blind or vision impaired people to access computers running Windows for no more cost than a sighted person. Major features include support for over 20 languages and the ability to run entirely from a USB drive with no installation. NVDA is developed by NV Access, with contributions from the community.
For more information about NVDA, including features and system requirements, visit the About section.
Check out the Download section if you would like to obtain a copy.
Need help with using NVDA? please visit our Support page for many useful links and resources including documentation, email lists, language-specific community pages, and 3rd party organisations offering NVDA training and support.
If you are interested in NVDA's development, including reporting bugs or feature requests, please see the Development section.
If you would like to support the project, please consider making a Donation to NV Access.
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Contact
If you have a question about NVDA or require technical support, please visit the Support page, which contains information about email lists, documentation, community resources and 3rd party support/training. For all other inquiries, please contact NV Access.
News
NV Access Offers Phone-based Support and Training to Australian Users
NV Access now offers phone-based support and training for users of NVDA in Australia for a flat rate of AU$59.95 per hour. Hours are prepaid so that once purchased, you can give us a call any week day to have your query answered. Whether you have a specific question or you want a thorough introduction to the basics or more advanced features, we're only a phone call away. We can also offer face-to-face training for organisations or groups of individu ...
Update on NVDA and ETI-Eloquence
Due to the high demand to be able to use Nuance ETI-Eloquence or IBM ViaVoice TTS with NVDA, a few months ago, we asked for expressions of interest in purchasing Nuance ETI-Eloquence from NV Access. We did receive sufficient interest to make this viable and began negotiating with Nuance. More than three months ago, We raised several concerns with Nuance concerning the contract they provided. Unfortunately, Nuance have provided ...
NVDA 2011.3 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce that NVDA 2011.3 has been released. This release has been declared stable, which means it is suitable for production use and is recommended for most users.
Highlights of NVDA 2011.3 include automatic speech language switching when reading documents with appropriate language information; support for 64 bit Java Runtime Environments; reporting of text formatting in browse mode in Mozilla applications; better handling of application crashes and freezes; and initi ...
NVDA 2011.3rc1 Released
NVDA 2011.3rc1 has just been released. This is a release candidate, which means that unless any critical issues are found, this will be almost identical to the final 2011.3 release.
Note that some translations may not yet be updated. They will be updated by the time of the final 2011.3 release.
Changes from beta1 to rc1:
- Updated documentation.
- Updated translations.
- NVDA no longer fails to recognise that the focus has moved when switching windows in some cases; e.g. opening a ne ...
NVDA 2011.3beta1 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce the release of NVDA 2011.3beta1. It is intended for those who are interested in testing and evaluating the upcoming NVDA 2011.3 release, but is not recommended for production use. Testers are encouraged to report any bugs found while using this beta.
Note that some translations may not yet be updated. They will be updated by the time of the final 2011.3 release.
Highlights of NVDA 2011.3 include automatic speech language switching when reading documents wit ...
How Has NVDA Helped You?
In order to best meet the needs of our users, we'd love to hear about how you're using NVDA in your daily life. Do you use it at home, at school or in the work place? How often do you use it? What features of NVDA do you find most useful? Let us know how important NVDA is to you. If interested, please submit a paragraph or 2. We are especially interested in hearing from people using NVDA in education settings, and from those using it in Australia. B ...
NVDA 2011.2 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce that NVDA 2011.2 has been released. This release has been declared stable, which means it is suitable for production use and is recommended for most users.
Highlights of NVDA 2011.2 include major improvements concerning punctuation and symbols, including configurable levels, custom labelling and character descriptions; no pauses at the end of lines during say all; improved support for ARIA in Internet Explorer; better support for XFA/LiveCycle PDF documents in ...
Interested in purchasing Nuance ETI-Eloquence from NV Access?
NV Access is investigating the possibility of selling Nuance ETI-Eloquence for use with the NVDA screen reader. If you would be interested in purchasing this product if it becomes available, please register your interest.
NVDA 2011.2rc1 Released
NVDA 2011.2rc1 has just been released. This is a release candidate, which means that unless any critical issues are found, this will be almost identical to the final 2011.2 release.
Note that some translations may not yet be updated. They will be updated by the time of the final 2011.2 release.
Changes from beta3 to rc1:
- Updated documentation.
- Updated translations.
- NVDA no longer temporarily freezes or refuses to speak when in the Move to / Copy to dialogs in Windows Live Mail. ...
NVDA 2011.2beta3 Released
NVDA 2011.2beta3 has just been released. It is intended for those who are interested in testing and evaluating the upcoming NVDA 2011.2 release, but is not recommended for production use. Testers are encouraged to report any bugs found while using this beta.
Note that some translations may not yet be updated. They will be updated by the time of the final 2011.2 release.
Changes from beta2 to beta3:
- Updated documentation.
- Updated translations.
- Fixed failure of the report text fo ...
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