MBraille Desktop for Windows Gets Refresh, Now Fully Self-Voicing

Harri Pasanen has released an updated version of MBraille Desktop for Windows, according to a post on the Braillists Foundation website.

The headline change in this release: MBraille is now fully self-voicing. Pasanen made the switch after finding that NVDA and JAWS had trouble navigating the application fully.

What This Means for Users

Because MBraille now handles its own speech output, Pasanen recommends suspending NVDA or JAWS while using the application. Running a screen reader alongside MBraille's built-in voicing could cause the navigation issues the update was designed to fix.

This is a meaningful shift for braille and notetaking software. Self-voicing removes the dependency on third-party screen readers working correctly with an app's interface, which can be a persistent pain point for developers building tools for blind and low vision users.

About MBraille

MBraille bills itself as an innovative typing and notetaking tool. The Windows Desktop version is free to download and use.

Voice of the Blind reached out for additional detail on the full scope of this update and will share more as it becomes available. In the meantime, users already running MBraille on Windows should expect the new self-voicing behavior and adjust their screen reader setup accordingly.

For more information on downloading the refreshed version, visit the Braillists Foundation website.