VOICEWARE

WebReader

WebReader ReadSpeaker® webReader™ (webReader for short) speech-enables the text content of websites so that visitors can listen to the text.

Product Overview

webReader can read text out loud using state-of-the-art text to speech (TTS). For images on web pages, webReader will read the title or alt text entered for the image. webReader can read in 50+ languages with various voices.

Features

  • Reading Language : shows a list of licensed languages and voices to choose from for reading the content on the web page
  • Customer-defined reading area : For each web page, the customer can define which sections of the content should be read.
  • Multiple languages : Available if the customer has purchased a license for more than one language. For each web page, the customer can define which language (and voice) should be used.
  • Automatic language switch : webReader can automatically read different sections of a single web page in different languages, provided the text is correctly marked up for each target language with language tags according to the W3C standard.
  • Read on Hover : when activated, webReader starts reading a paragraph when you hover over it
  • Enlarge Text : shows and highlights the text being read aloud in a large font in a box at the bottom of the screen
  • Simple View : shows a text oriented version of the content using the text settings (font, font size, and colors) of the user’s choice (see Settings above)
  • Page Mask : opens a reading tool that brings out a horizontal bar on the screen by masking the rest of the screen above and below it. The user can move it down along with the reading for better focus.
  • Translation : translates the selected text to the language the user selects from the drop-down and allows the user to listen to the automated translation
  • Word Lookup : shows the dictionary entry for a selected word from an online dictionary for the language currently selected as reading language

You will find more information from the PC version