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• Post #4188668

  NVDA 2026.2 beta 9 available for testing. Changes introduced in Beta 9: - Updates to translations - Update Braille Reading and Automatic Scroll Rate in User Guide - Fixed moving by sentence in Word (alt+downArrow/alt+upArrow). - Changed quick access keys for magnifier settings to ensure they are unique Read more & download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta9/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #Update #NewVersion #Beta

• Post #4094606

  Did you read our article about "Characters per line"? How do you have yours set? Are you #Team50? Or #Team250? If you're not sure what any of this is, head over to the blog & check it out: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-20th-july-2026/#characters And if you like that, be sure to sign up to get the next one in your inbox first! https://www.nvaccess.org/newsletter (If you are Team250 and would like even more, there IS an issue requesting this & there is work bei...

• Post #3982639

  NVDA 2026.2 Beta 8 is now available for testing. Beta 8 includes: - Updates to translations - Improve magnifier behaviour when using higher DPI scaling - Fix magnifier from interfering with opening dictionary dialogs - Improve the handling of failing to activate the magnifier - Block touch screen input when using the magnifier where possible, as it is not supported yet Read more and download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta8/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #NewVersion #Beta #News #Testing

• Post #3956217

  In-Process is out, featuring: - the loss of a community legend - the latest NVDA 2026.2 beta updates - what IS the "Characters per line" setting? - Introducing "Access Point" - and the System Accessibility Repair Tool https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-20th-july-2026/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Newsletter #Blog #Update

• Post #3690301

  In the latest Talking Technology podcast from Vision Ireland David chats with our own Training & Support manager, Quentin about new features coming to the next version of NVDA (which is currently in beta). The full episode goes for 1 hour, 54 seconds with the section on NVDA running from 17:48 to 42:18: Full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zoTf2uXrcQ NVDA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zoTf2uXrcQ&t=1068s You can subscribe to the podcast feed at: https://feeds.buzzsprout.c...

• Post #3690300

  NVDA 2026.2 Beta 6 is now available for testing! Read more & download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta6/ Changes since Beta 5: - Updates to translations - Prompt to restart after updating - SAPI4 fix: voice support - Magnifier & screen curtain conflict handling - Add-ons can again register custom touch modes Please note: There is an issue with SAPI 5 in this build. This will be fixed in Beta 7 early next week. In the meantime, please use a different synth. #...

• Post #3484169

  NVDA 2026.2 Beta 5 is now available: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta5/ Changes introduced in Beta 5: - Updates to translations - Use math navigation category for one more math script - Prevent NVDA freeze when brailling math with certain Unicode characters - Improvements to Magnifier messages and settings names Read more and download from the release announcement, and please keep filing any issues you find on GitHub: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenR...

• Post #3243017

  NVDA 2026.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing! Changes in Beta 2: - Updates to translations - Removed the Magnifier option “keep mouse centered” - Improvements to Magnifier settings names and layout The issue some users had with eSpeak-NG in Beta 1 should also now be fixed. Please download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta2/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #NewVersion #News

• Post #2065092

  NV Access are extremely pleased to announce the release of NVDA 2026.1! Featuring: - NVDA is now 64-bit - Inbuilt MathCAT - Improvements to speech, OCR, languages, braille, browse mode, web access, add-on store, and lots more! Please read the full update and download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #New #News #Update #ScreenReader #Free #FOSS #FLOSS #NewVersion #NewRelease #Accessibility

• Post #2054330

  NVDA 2023.1 Beta 1 is now available for testing! There's a new paragraph style option, a link destination shortcut, better annotated web content, improved ARM64 & AMD64 support, new braille displays & tables, Win11 fixes & more! full info & download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2023-1beta1/

• Post #1956469

  NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2025.3.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. This is a patch release to fix a security issue and a bug. Read the full changes and download at https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-3-1/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Update #NewVersion

• Post #1934363

  The NVDA 2026.1 Release Candidate is now available! This is the last step before the stable release and we encourage ALL users to download and try out the release candidate. Unless any critical bugs are found, this will be identical to the stable release. Read the full announcement and download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1rc1/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #NewVersio #Update #Accessibility #Free #Software

• Post #1776648

  NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2022.4 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available. We encourage all users to upgrade to NVDA 2022.4. This release includes new key commands, a Quick Start Guide & more! Full info & Download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2022-4/

• Post #1642863

  NVDA 2026.1 Beta 13 is now available. Changes: - Updates to translations. - Fixed virus scan results being unavailable for installed add-ons. Note: This affects newly installed add-ons. Virus scan results are still unavailable for add-ons installed in previous versions of NVDA. Read the full details of what is coming in NVDA 2026.1 and download the latest beta from :https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta13/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Beta #News #FOSS #FLOSS #NewVersio...

• Post #1505618

  NVDA 2026.1 Beta 12 is now available: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta12/ - Fixed spelling error reporting in Microsoft Word when accessed via the object model. - Fixed the Add-on Store failing to open in some circumstances. - Updates to translations. #NVDA #NVDAsr #NewVersion #Beta #News

• Post #991954

  Re that last from @pablolarah "Screen readers are not testing tools" - we know we have a number of users who use NVDA for accesibility testing, and we are glad to have you and glad to encourage you in your testing - which is exactly why I shared that. Despite the artcile name, Eric is not saying to NOT use screen readers for testing - but rather, to know WHEN screen reader testing is useful, and when another tool is a better choice

• Post #991953

  NVDA 2026.1 Beta 10 is now available: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta10/ Changes introduced in Beta 10: - Prevented an intermittent crash in Notepad++. - Fixed restoring MathCAT settings when reverting or resetting NVDA’s configuration. - Fixed the SAPI 4 synth driver. - Updates to translations. Read the full update and download the new beta from the release announcement. #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #NewVersion #Update #News

• Post #865926

  News from #Microsoft: More logical navigation through Word documents for screen readers There is a new setting (now in Office 365) which "allows you to use the up and down arrow keys to move through all the content in your document based on the logical reading order." - this will be a big improvement for situations including: - Multi-column pages - Text wrapped around images - multi-page view Read more at: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/more...

• Post #851454

  NVDA 2026.1 Beta 9 is now available. There are many updates this time! Improvements & fixes with: - Copying settings to system config - Saving state of screen curtain - MathCAT input help - Secure screens - l10Util - Translations Read more & download from https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta9/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #Update #NewVersion #PreRelease #News #Beta #FOSS #FLOSS

• Post #844623

  Our latest In-Process blog post is out: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-27-march-2026/ Covering: 1) NVDA 2026.1 Beta 8 2) Thanks to Salesforce 3) Installing Add-ons 4) Displaying add-ons compatible with a particular version in the web view 5) More logical navigation through Word documents #NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Newsletter #NewVersion #Beta #SalesForce #Word #Microsoft

• Post #622648

  As NVDA is used globally, we consider opportunities to attend conferences in different locations to connect with our diverse community of NVDA users & the wider assistive technology community. NV Access are excited to share that we will be at Sight City in Germany in May! We're keen to meet NVDA users & like-minded organisations in person in Europe. This does mean that we won't be attending CSUN this year. We will share updates on what is new with NVDA & o...

• Post #622647

  NVDA 2026.1 Beta 6 is now available! PLUS, bonus In-Process blog! So, head over to https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-10th-march-2026/ and you can read all about all the news. As well as the new Beta, there is also news on Sight City, and a discussion around using AI in add-on development. #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #News #Newsletter #AI #SightCity #SightCity2026

• Post #471484

  NVDA 2026.1 Beta 4 is available for testing for anyone interested in trying out the next version of NVDA before it is released! Changes: - Fixed a rate issue in eSpeak NG - Fixed changing MathCAT settings - “Use NVDA during sign-in” is no-longer checked by default in a fresh install - Warning is given when creating a portable copy if it will downgrade an existing portable copy. - Updates to translations. Full details & download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta4/ #NVDA #...

• Post #471482

  Our latest In-Process blog post is out and it's a big one! - NVDA 2025.3.3 - Restarting after updating - Where do you get your info? - #NVDA20 - Thank you Germany! - NVDA 2026.1 Beta 4 - One week with NVDA All that and more right here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-27th-february-2026/ #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Blog #News #Newsletter #Info

• Post #346821

  NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2025.3.3 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. This is a patch release to fix a security issue. Full details and download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-3-3/ (For those on the 2026.1 Beta, a new beta incorporating this patch will be available soon). #NVDA #NVDAsr #NewVersion #FOSS #ScreenReader #Accessibility

• Post #346820

  NVDA 2026.1 Beta 3 is now available! This includes: - Fixed an occasional freeze with SAPI 4 and 32-bit SAPI 5 synths. - Fixed an issue which would cause NVDA to remain silent if eSpeak NG was set as the default synthesizer and failed to load when NVDA started. - Updates to translations. Read more & Download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta3/ The fix from 2025.3.3 is also in here (actually was in Beta 2) #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Beta #NewVersion #...