NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2026.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version.
Braille Highlights
This release includes support for reading math content with MathCAT, which is now built-in to NVDA.
Braille support now continues to work when switching to a secure screen, like the sign-in screen or User Account Control dialog.
NVDA messages from the local computer are now shown in braille when controlling a computer via Remote Access.
Spelling and grammar errors, as well as the number of items in a list in browse mode, can now be shown in braille.
Other braille bug fixes, including in Microsoft Outlook and LibreOffice Writer, have also been added.
Liblouis has been updated. Added tables for English Grade 3, Japanese (Rokuten Kanji), and Macedonian uncontracted braille. Improved the Biblical Hebrew, Unified English Braille, Greek International, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese 8-dot and Slovakian braille tables.