BrowseAloud is:
- Free to download
- Easy to use - just place your mouse-pointer on a page and Browsealoud starts reading!
Keep reading to find out more about:
- Voice control - you can control how BrowseAloud reads sites aloud
- Highlighting - BrowseAloud highlights the word and sentence it is reading aloud
- Continuous reading - BrowseAloud will keep reading a page until you tell it to stop
- Small download - BrowseAloud has a small firewall-friendly download
Voice control
You can control how BrowseAloud reads sites aloud. You can:
- Change the voice you are using
- Change the reading-speed of the chosen reading voice
- Define your own shortcuts/hotkeys to start and stop reading
- Re-define how words are pronounced
- Have the program start when the computer starts
Highlighting
BrowseAloud has a dual colour highlighting system - it highlights the section of the page being read and the particular word being read:
This means that you will always know:
- Which part of a page is being read
- Which word on a page is being read
- How much of a page remains to be read
Continuous reading
BrowseAloud will read a page until you tell it to stop. When you start using BrowseAloud, only the words under your mouse-pointer will be read aloud. But it is also easy to ask BrowseAloud to read a complete page to you
Small download
- The Browsealoud download is 14-15 MB
- The download is also specially-designed to be firewall-friendly
Downloading and running Browsealoud
You download Browsealoud from the Browsealoud downloads page. Alternatively, you can click on the Browsealoud logo on any Browsealoud-enabled website, and follow the instructions. Your computer must be connected to the Internet before you install Browsealoud. If you have a previous version of Browsealoud on your computer, this will have to be removed before you run Browsealoud 5.
Before you run Browsealoud, make sure your PC has the appropriate system requirements.
To download and run Browsealoud:
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Go to the Browsealoud downloads page.
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Click on PC download.
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Choose your operating system.
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The File Download - Security Warning dialog box is displayed.
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Click on the Save button and and put in the location where you want Browsealoud to be saved.
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When Browsealoud has been downloaded, navigate to where you saved it.
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Double click on the Browsealoud icon to start Browsealoud. You will be taken through the First Run Wizard. The first panel contains the license agreement.
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Read the terms of using Browsealoud carefully before selecting the I accept the license agreement radio button.
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Click on the Next button.
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The Read Me panel will explain how to use the software. Click on the Next button when you have read this.
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The First Run Wizard Complete panel will explain the various icons that Browsealoud has. When you have looked at this click on the Finish button.
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Browsealoud is now running on your system and is ready to be used.
You are now ready to start Browsealoud or change your Browsealoud preferences.
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