What is your favorite screen reader?

Author: Enes Language: Created: 2020-08-20

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I have encountered other similar polls, but just wanted to create something comprehensive.

Results

48votes

What screen reader(s) do you use?

Narrator (the default built-in screen reader) 25%12

Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) 75%36

Job Access with Speech (JAWS) for Windows / JFW 31%15

System Access 2%1

Window Eyes 4%2

Other 15%7

Which screen reader do you use the most?

Narrator 8%4

NVDA 81%39

JAWS 6%3

System Access 0%0

Window Eyes 0%0

Other 2%1

For what purposes?

NVDA is the screen reader that I usually use, rather than for any particular purpose.

All

for using windows

reading e books, accessing websites, using apps

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I use NVDA to do everyday things. Narrator's a backup if NVDA doesn't work for some reason, or if I haven't got NVDA yet, I'd use it to download it.

just i like this screen reader

It's free, just works and all my friends use that so it's kind of fashion but, still a very good and comfortable choice.

Going on the internet, playing games and reading. the usual kind of things.

The best screen reader in the world!

For everyday tasks and many many more ) it's nvda. For testings I'm using jaws, also in purpose to being step by step with updates and remember jaws commands. And, finally, narrator, only when installing win10.

everything

for my needs regards in screen reader

browsing the web, using MS Office and Skype

all

I use it for games.

For using My computer

VoiceOver for creating music on Logic X Pro

for outputting litteryly everything on the screen

Ewerything

Everything

anything wch ranges from games, to school, to other stuf

I use it on my computer for everything I do. Just to tel me what's on the screen. Personal use.

For all porpuses accept for reading long textes

Anything I do except when technical problems occur, in which case I use narrator if that is my only choice.

I got completely attached to NVDA and I'm used to its performance.

Everything

everything, from gaming, to word, to homework, to exploring the web... yup

general computer use.

for everything

for read the mails.

Which screen reader does start automatically after you turn on your PC or log on?

NVDA 90%43

JAWS 4%2

Narrator 0%0

System Access 2%1

Window Eyes 0%0

Other 2%1

Please specify how much experience you have had with each of the following screen readers, or just type here.

100

Narrator, NVDA

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Well, I'd consider myself an expert in NVDA. I used it since 2011.1 and the switch from Jaws was very easy. I even attempted the certified expert test, but in the end, I kind of stopped it, because, well, there were some general PC questions as well which I wasn't so sure about.

i am bomberman29, i experience more than 5 years, and it is my favourite screenreader

When I got a computer I first used jaws. Which I found easy to use and enjoyable. As with NVDA it's not too bad, it works at least

13 years

hi. I have used jaws since I was a baby. but I love nvda for the addons.

I have a good experience with NVDA and JAWS. But not so much with Narator.

jaws. I most had a little amount of exp. nvda. I am a ucll user of it

i'm an NVDA expert

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Narrator

Narrator? Never used it. 27%13

Tried it a few times, but I have just a basic overview. 33%16

I can perform simple tasks using Narrator. 31%15

All the keyboard shortcuts and everything else regarding this excellent thing by the producer of the OS itself, can be asked to me. 6%3

NVDA

Never tried it. 8%4

Gave it a few tries, but I don't really use it that much. 0%0

Well, I'm not so confident, but I can use the app pretty well. It satisfies my needs, at least. 35%17

I'm definitely an expert. Feel more than free to ask me anything. 54%26

JAWS

Never used it. 13%6

Tried it a few times, but no more. 21%10

I used to have it as the screen reader in use but now things have changed, and I don't really remember many things after using other free screen readers for so long. 38%18

I can use it fairly well. 25%12

How come you even waste my precious time with this question? I've been sticking with JAWS for over a decade, and this will never change. I know literally everything about the software and no one should ever try to convince me to switch to another screen reader! 2%1

Window Eyes

No experience at all. 60%29

Tried it a few times, but you know, it has never become as popular as JAWS, and now it's not even supported and there's no point in using Window Eyes when there are so many other options. 35%17

Well, I'm one of those still using it, and think it does quite a deacent job. 2%1

I sure am an expert no doubt. 0%0

System Access

Never tried it. 79%38

Tried it only once/a few times, out of curiocity. 19%9

I can use it quite well, I guess. Well, I'm an average user. 0%0

I'm an expert for sure. 0%0

Please type your comments (if any).

So these are my results.

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Well, as you say, there are polls with similar titles already, but I really love your detailled approach. This is really different from all the already existing ones.

bomberman29 yes, window eyes i have tried in the alanya center for invalids, alanya engelli merkezi, and it works well, but i am not using it

Strange survey in fact.

Also, I think there are people who are using supernova (by dolphin), but it's not present in this list. (

Very interesting and profissional surway

I only use JAWS at work.

Jaws used to be my go-to. After discovering NVDA I uninstalled the government piece of spyware and switched to NVDA fulltime.

I using jaws in school. ugh.