Text Reader Software
Text Reader software has the capability of reading digital text out loud. The software usually works in one of two ways:
- Open the text reader software and then open a document to be read within the software. When you click a "read" button, the text is read out loud.
- Open any document in the usual way or view any text on the screen. The text reader software is active in the background, usually as a floating tool bar. Select the text that you would like to have read and click the "read" button on the toolbar to hear it.
Frequently asked questions about text readers
Text reader software in MCPS schools
Click on the software title to find information on how to use it
- SOLO Read:OutLoud
- Kurzweil
- NaturalReader
- WordQ (WordQ is actually a word prediction software, but you can use it as a text reader as well)
Find more tips on using text readers on the HIAT Help Archive
Free and inexpensive text Readers available for download
- ReadPlease.com – offers text to speech with a continuum of features for free-$70 depending on features
- Natural Reader – offers text to speech with a continuum of features for free-$99 depending on features
- TextAloud - offers text to speech and conversion of text into audio files for $30
- List of free text-to-speech tools from the UDL Toolkit
