Application Support
This page holds links to applications that work well with NVDA.
Bookworm is an open source, and accessible, Ebook reader for windows. It supports highlights, table of contents, notes, and more. The initial creator happens to be blind so NVDA support is widely considered.
Winamp is a media player for windows that was revised in 2018. It can now even play podcasts and rip CD's.
VD is an open source video editor that just so happens to be accessible. The developer did not code with accessibility in mind, which is why a few controls in the preferences dialog still do not read, but this is included here because all main menus read and the program has a wide array of keyboard shortcuts.
Zoom is a conferencing application that can also double as a screen sharing application. Since Zoom has made a commitment to accessibility their software keeps getting better in regards to accessibility. Below will be links and contact emails for feedback.
Download the latest version of Zoom
Zoom's main accessibility page
Contact Zoom's accessibility team by email.
In 2017 Amazon worked with NV Access to make their Kindle software accessible without the accessibility add-on. The accessibility version is out of date. It's best to download the latest version of the program from the link below.
Read the Kindle for PC section in the user guide for more help and information.
Firefox provides a secure and accessible web browsing experience. Although some older versions are supported by NVDA, the latest stable version is strongly recommended.
View Firefox keyboard shortcuts here.
TB provides the best overall email experience with NVDA.
Basic TB shortcuts can be found here.
OE Classic is a modern email client that was built to be as simple as Outlook express used to be. Even though this is not an open source project the developer tests with NVDA. Version 2.8 was the version where accessibility started to become a major asset. There's a free version of the software and a paid version of the software that ads some features. The pro version of the software serves as the beta tests, also. Beta releases are not free but accessibility is still a major desire.
Download the free version here.
Ninite has a collection of, what they believe, to be accessible programs. The list is updated by user input though so if there's a categorization error it's best to let them know about it. Otherwise, the list may never get updated.
View their accessible software page here.
A faster alternative to Internet Explorer, Chrome works somewhat well with NVDA. The latest stable version is recommended for daily use, but Canary builds offer more accessibility but potential errors.
Microsoft has a wide array of accessible tools and services that work with the latest version of NVDA. The below link is a landing page that lists accessibility support pages to various Microsoft applications, including Office and more. You will need to select the service you want accessibility information about.
Use Microsoft products and services with a screen reader
LibreOffice is an open source office suite that currently works well with the latest version of NVDA. Accessibility is constantly being worked on so the more feedback and developers they have contributing the better it will become down the road. Below will be some accessibility resources for the program.
Subscribe to their accessibility email list
Download or update to the latest LibreOffice.
Their general accessibility resources wiki.
How to view or change keyboard shortcuts while in the various LibreOffice applications.
Apache OpenOffice is an alternative office suite to Microsoft Office and is reasonably accessible. Currently, OpenOffice provides the same level of access as the now abandoned IBM Lotus Symphony. Minimum supported version is 4.1.
- FAQ
- Application Support
- Connect
- Guides
- Extra Voices
- Log Files And Crash Dumps
- Log Levels (move to userguide / delete?)
- Translating
- Translating the locale txt2tags configuration file (locale.t2tconf)
- Translating Addons
- Translating Changes
- Translating Character Descriptions
- Translating Gestures
- Translating Symbols
- Translating The Interface
- Translating User Guide
- Translating Using Automatic Process
- Translating Using Manual Process
This section will be moved to the NVDA repository as a priority
- Internals
- Notes Adding support for aria attributes to browsers
- Using COM with NVDA and Microsoft Word
- Debugging crashes
- Debugging Braille Display Drivers
- Log Files And Crash Dumps
- Log Levels (move to userguide / delete?)
- Testing braille output without a braille display