Fenrir is a fast and flexible screen reader designed for the Linux console. It uses a modular driver architecture and provides speech, sound and input feedback while working in a TTY.
The software offers extensive navigation and review facilities for visually impaired users, including table navigation, progress monitoring, bookmarks and multiple clipboards.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Works as a Linux TTY screen reader.
- Optional support for X11 terminal environments.
- Modular drivers for speech, sound, input and screen access.
- Review mode for navigating content without moving the editing cursor.
- Table navigation with column headers and cell-by-cell movement.
- Automatic monitoring of progress bars with audio feedback.
- Multiple clipboard entries.
- Configurable desktop and laptop keyboard layouts.
- Sound icons for system and screen events.
- Built-in spell checking and word management.
- Support for multiple speech synthesis languages and voices.
- Bookmarks for quickly accessing areas of the screen.
- Automatic reading of incoming text and time announcements.
Website: git.stormux.org/storm/fenrir
Support:
Developer: Storm Dragon and contributors
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
Fenrir is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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