discontinued screenreaders

on this section of the website, you can find a list of screenreaders that is iether been discontinued or that wasn't well known.

COBRA (BAUM Retec)

cobra is a screenreader developed by BAUM Retec from 2006 to 2011. It has been discontinued over 10 years ago, and works only on windows xp and above to windows 7. The following is a paragraph from baums website. COBRA simplifies working with Windows 7, Vista or Windows XP for blind and visually impaired computer users. COBRA incorporates all standard functions of a modern screen reader in an environment also guaranteed for the future. COBRA prioritizes what it does on user's requirements and outputs this important information from the computer screen into speech, Braille or as a magnified form. There are 3 versions of COBRA: • COBRA 9.1 Braille -- With this package, you get braille and speech output from Cobra • COBRA 9.1 Zoom -- With this package, you get speech output and screen magnification from Cobra • COBRA 9.1 Professional -- With this package, Cobra provides you with all the user modes: braille; speech; and the magnified screen. You can mix and match as you choose for any situation. Integrated screen magnification Also available as of COBRA 9.1 is a powerful screen magnification capability with the following features: • Magnification from 1x to 32x • Full screen or split screen views of the computer screen • Edge smoothing with automatic recognition of foreground and background colours • Optical aids such as highlighting of the cursor and focusing on borders and mouse pointer • Extra large mouse pointer that can be displayed in different colors • Indicator that shows where the magnification area is in relation to the full screen • Inverse display mode but also only grey-scales, single color-mode and multi-colour-mode are available Please note that according to this website cobra is still available for sale, but since the copyright date says 2006 to 2011, I wouldn't risc wasting your money on it. There is way better alternatives out there. If you want to download the screenreader, the direct download link is

iZoom (Issist)

change colors, read web pages without any installation or administrative privileges. – iZoom USB is not locked down to any machine. You can attach it to your keychain and take it with you anywhere you go. All your settings are saved on the USB drive so you don’t have to reconfigure it on every new machine. You simply plug it in and start it up. No installation, no administrative access, no hassles. It simply works! So the next time you get on a machine at your library, school, a friend’s place, you can relax knowing that their machine isn’t affected and you can use it as freely as you would your own. I am not entirely sure if this screen reader is still being soled or not, but ither way, there is a download link available, which can be found

windows light

Windows Light is a windows-based software designed and developed as an assistive tool for two major user groups: l         as a screen reader to help the visually impaired use the computer independently, thereby narrowing the digital divide that separates them from the sighted world; and l         as a reading aid to persons facing reading and/or writing difficulties (Notably those with dyslexia) to help them cope with challenges in their studies and daily living. And would you look at that, its not a trial! Unlike (surtan) other screenreaders. Oh wait, I forgot that I was going to be biost. Oh well, Anyways, the download link can be found

window eyes

window eyes is another screenreader for windows. Its once again a trial. I did say that I was going to offer you installs of other software right? Well, here is the thing. the download links that I found were from very well, shady, sites that offten include malware in theire programs, but if you are willing to risc your pc, or if you have a virtual machine or anything of that nature, here are some examples of links I found.