Mac Software
ClaroRead Mac 7.2 Release
Written by Michelle McArdle, developer of ClaroRead Mac.
ClaroRead Mac 7.2 is out now! If you’re thinking of upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina, then you will need to update ClaroRead Mac too!
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Windows Software
Create Accessible Files with Auto Converter
The process of taking pictures of absolutely everything has become a very important and popular activity. People are taking pictures to eternalize special moments – and things like last night’s dinner and another picture of their cat – and events they’ve been to. These are then shared on popular social Read more…
Windows Software
Reading Web Pages with ClaroRead 8
We have always tried to make the mainstream, standard applications that everyone uses accessible to our users. Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader, for example, support all our reading and highlighting options. For many years we supported Internet Explorer: you could click in a web page, click Play in ClaroRead, and Read more…
Windows Software
ClaroRead 8: Dragon Speech Recognition
ClaroRead 8 lets you start and stop dictation using the world-class Dragon speech recognition program, all from the ClaroRead toolbar. The software is often supplied with Dragon from Nuance, but running two toolbars at once can be too complicated. Dragon is also a complex program because it is so very Read more…
Windows Software
ClaroRead 8 – Echo Letter Sounds
Early readers and writers may struggle with remembering the sounds of each letter. Grade school or primary school children learning their phonics have to understand that each letter has a name (like “em” for M) and a sound (like “mmmmm” for M) that is sometimes different. In Scandinavia ClaroRead has Read more…
Chromebook Apps
ClaroRead Chrome Update
Chromebooks are getting more and more popular, especially among the students around the world. The reasons why people are becoming users of this technology are simple: Chromebooks are cheaper, easier to use, long battery life and most important access to Google Apps for Education. It provides students with free cloud-based Read more…
Mac Software
ClaroRead Mac 7 – new features and more opportunities for macOS users
Business organisations and educational institutions more and more are turning to assistive technologies. The main reasons for this are to help and make the job easier, more comfortable for disabled staff members, teachers or students with learning differences. However, it is not always easy to find assistive software, which would Read more…
Web and Cloud
A Demonstration of ClaroRead Cloud
ClaroRead Cloud gives you access to apps through your web browser. This includes ClaroRead Cloud OCR, ClaroSpeak Web and ClaroIdeas Web. You can also access software downloads, voices and links to unreleased, retired prototype and unfinished programs with Claro Labs. ClaroRead Cloud is a great tool that allows you to access Read more…
Chromebook Apps
ClaroRead for Chromebook Version 17 Live Now!
ClaroRead for Chromebook version 17 introduces spell check as a premium feature. Place the cursor in a document and press the spell check button to start spell checking. The spell check window will appear and you can see suggestions for corrections as well as definitions of each word. Choose a Read more…
Chromebook Apps
New Features – ClaroRead Chromebook 16
ClaroRead Chromebook 16 has some new features that make it easier to use and more versatile. We’ve worked on the toolbar user interface so it feels more intuitive to use, more like a standard desktop application. We’ve added a title bar and the close button stops ClaroRead Chromebook speaking entirely. This Read more…