Window-Eyes
{{Short description|App designed for the blind and visually-impaired}}
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| name = Window-Eyes
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| developer = GW Micro, Inc.
| released = {{Start date and age|1995}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Version_History/|title=GW Micro - Windows Eyes - Version History|publisher=GW Micro, Inc.|accessdate=11 April 2016}}
| latest_release_version = 9.4
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2016|03|08}}
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| operating_system = Microsoft Windows
| platform =Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10
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| language =14 languages (including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese)
| discontinued = yes
| genre = Screen reader
| license = Proprietary
| website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315000743/http://www.gwmicro.com/ |date=2023-03-15 |title=Official website}}
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Window-Eyes is screen reader software for the Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by GW Micro.
Features
Window-Eyes 9.4 is compatible with Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.{{cite web|url=http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Demo/|title=GW Micro - Windows Eyes - Demo|publisher=GW Micro, Inc.|accessdate=11 April 2016}} Window-Eyes 7 added support for industry standard scripting, which can be used to modify specific settings in Window-Eyes, monitor portions of the screen for certain kinds of activity, define hotkeys, and automate repetitive tasks.[http://www.gwmicro.com/App_Central/ Window-Eyes App Central]
History
Window-Eyes was developed by GW Micro, a company based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[http://www.gwmicro.com GW Micro company website] Window-Eyes was produced in 14 languages, and the English version includes nine text-to-speech languages, including US English, UK English, Castilian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, French, Canadian French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.[http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Non-English_Languages/ Window-Eyes Non-English Languages] GW Micro was acquired by or merged with AI Squared in 2014, with the combined company retaining the URLs of gwmicro.com, but sites rebranded as 'AI Squared'.{{cite web |url=https://www.aisquared.com/news/ai-squared-and-gw-micro-merge-forces/ |title=Ai Squared And GW Micro Merge Forces - Ai Squared |accessdate=2014-10-22}} In 2014, a partnership with [Microsoft] resulted in a free license offered to any users of certain versions of Microsoft Office.{{cite web |url=https://www.afb.org/aw/15/6/15565 |title=What the AI Squared and GW Micro Merger Means for You}} By July 2017, the product was no longer offered for sale in the United States and Canada, and support for existing purchases was only offered. The company suggests new customers instead use the JAWS screen reader.{{cite web |url=https://www.gwmicro.com/ |title=Welcome to GW Micro |access-date=2017-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307004627/http://www.gwmicro.com/ |archive-date=2023-03-07}}