Software and tools

On this page, you can find links to apps and applications that you can use in connection with the RoboBraille service:

• E-book readers
• DAISY Players
• Math

E-book readers

• Adobe Digital Editions. EPUB3 e-book reader for Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX (Mac).
  • Download from http://www.adobe.com/dk/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html
    
• Dolphin EasyReader for Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX (Mac). Also supports math, but appears to require MathPlayer to do so.
  • Download from https://yourdolphin.com/easyreader
    
• VI Reader. EPUB e-book reader for people with visual impairments or dyslexia for Apple iOS and Google Android.
  • Apple iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/vi-reader/id553197112?mt=8.
  • Google Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.sensus.vireader
    
• MathML support on EPUB3 reading systems by the MathJax Project: https://docs.mathjax.org/en/v2.7-latest/misc/epub.html
  
• EPUB3 Support Grid by IDPF. Current information on features and accessibility support in EPUB3 e-book readers.
  • Visit the list at http://epubtest.org

DAISY Players

• Dolphin EasyReader for Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX (Mac). Also supports math, but appears to require MathPlayer to do so.
  • Download from https://yourdolphin.com/easyreader

• Voice of DAISY for Apple iOS.
  • Download from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-of-daisy/id335608379?l=da&mt=8

• AMIS for Microsoft Windows (Open Source).
  • Download from http://www.daisy.org/amis/download

• The DAISY Consortium’s website with info on technologies, projects and services: www.daisy.org

Math

• MathType by Wiris (formerly by Design Science). Equation editor for Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX (Mac) for creating accessible math contents in documents, presentations, web pages and more.
  • Download from http://www.wiris.com/mathtype
    
• EquatIO by TextHelp. Recognises math in scanned documents, including handwritten math. Recognised math objects can be inserted as MathType into other documents.
  • Download from https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/equatio/
    
• InftyReader. An Optical Character Recognition (OCR) application for recognising and conversion of scanned scientific documents (including math symbols) into LaTeX, MathML and XHTML.
  • Download from http://www.inftyreader.org