What's New
While a lot is new in Read:OutLoud 6, all of the features are aimed at making it EASY for you to provide access to ANY book file and to the Internet so that students understand the content. In fact, with our Train-in-30 tutorial, you can train your team in just 30 minutes. Check out our guided tour—it's a great way to see the new features in action.

Even Easier to Use
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Improved PDF Support
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Built-in Accessible Web Browser
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With Read:OutLoud, you can have the same reading experience and navigation regardless of whether you're reading a book in PDF, NIMAS, TXT, HTML or on the web. |
We improved how Read:OutLoud reads and navigates PDF files. And PDFs read in the same interface as any other file, so you don't need to train your teachers on the intricacies of file types.
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Read:OutLoud 6 includes an improved accessible web browser that is now compatible on Mac and Windows. It's easier than ever to read and navigate online and Read:OutLoud 6 even highlights word-by-word as it reads.
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NIMAS Ready, NO CONVERSION |
Support for Large NIMAS Files
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New Speech Engine
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Read:OutLoud 6 is the only one of the top text readers that opens NIMAS and DAISY 3 files without converting the files. There are disadvantages to conversion in that you lose key navigation and description information from the NIMAS file, and you have to manage multiple file versions and chapters.
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Some NIMAS files provided by book publishers could be hundreds of megabytes or even several gigabytes in size. Opening a file of this size would take any program to its knees. But Read:OutLoud solves this problem with a proprietary method to open and read large NIMAS instantaneously.
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Read:OutLoud 6 features the latest Acapela voices—one of the highest quality, most natural-sounding speech engine available. Read:OutLoud 6 will also play any other SAPI 5 voice you have on your system.
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Supports the Latest
Mac and Windows OS
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Network Ready
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Read:OutLoud 6 functions identically on Mac and Windows and is now optimized for Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Mac OS 10.4 - 10.6. Windows 7 and Mac OS 10.6 supported with version 6.0.1.
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Read:OutLoud 6 is so simple, you can train teachers in 30 minutes with our "Train-in-30 Tutorial."
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Now you can save files anywhere on your network, WebDisk or on a USB drive for instant access.
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Improved Outline
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One-Click Bookshare Access
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An outline is automatically formed when students highlight text. In Read:OutLoud 6, the outline is completely modifiable—students can add to and modify text in the outline.
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Bookshare members can simply click on any of the 50,000 books on Bookshare's website and Read:OutLoud will instantly open the book without unpacking. Anyone can access out-of-copyright books on Bookshare with Read:OutLoud.
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Show-Me-How video tutorials demonstrate key Read:OutLoud 6 functions in less than a minute each.
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