KMagnifier is a screen magnifier.
You can use KMagnifier to magnify a part of the screen just as you would use a lens to magnify a newspaper fine-print or a photograph.
This application is useful for a variety of people: from researchers to artists to web-designers to people with low vision.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Follow mouse mode.
- Follow focus mode.
- Selection window mode.
- Whole screen mode.
- Option to hide mouse cursor.
- Can stay on top.
- Zoom in and zoom out.
Website: invent.kde.org/accessibility/kmag
Support:
Developer: Sarang Lakare, Olag Schmidt
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
KMagnifier is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Magnifying Tools | |
|---|---|
| KMagnifier | Screen magnifier for KDE Plasma |
| magnifiqus | Qt based screen magnifier |
| wooz | Zoom / magnifier utility for Wayland compositors |
| Magnus | Very simple screen magnifier. It’s designed for Ubuntu |
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