winget install --id FreedomScientific.JAWS.2025About Freedom Scientific JAWS 2025
JAWS, Job Access With Speech, is the world’s most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC. You will be able to navigate the Internet, write a document, read an email and create presentations from your office, remote desktop, or from home.
What's new in 2025.2508.120.400
The following is a list of improvements made between the July 2025 release and the September 2025 update. Support for Multi-Line Braille Displays JAWS now fully supports multi-line Braille output to compatible Braille displays. This is a major leap forward in Braille access, enabling users to interact with complex content more naturally and efficiently than ever before. - View multiple lines and even entire paragraphs simultaneously rather than having to constantly pan the display line by line. - Get a better representation of the structured layout in a document or web page, especially when viewing tables, charts, or spreadsheets. - An enhanced Structured Mode in Word documents, web pages, and other rich text environments for showing control type indicators across multiple lines and not limiting them to the line containing the cursor. Currently, JAWS supports the Monarch from American Printing House for the Blind (APH) and the Dot Pad from Dot Inc. Note that to use JAWS multi-line functionality on the Monarch, you must be running firmware version 1.3 or higher. Two Distinct Modes Depending on Reading Context - Wrapped Mode: Ideal for reading documents and web pages, with text flowing naturally across lines. Great for reading books, articles, or emails when you just want to continuously read. - Cropped Mode: Best for structured content like tables and spreadsheets. This mode keeps things aligned so columns, rows, and layout stay true as you move from line to line. To select a reading mode, use the Select Braille View dialog (ALT+INSERT+V). Cropped Mode is also used exclusive...
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.2508.120.400 | Unknown | The following is a list of improvements made between the July 2025 release and the September 2025 update. Support for Multi-Line Braille Displays JAWS now fully supports multi-line Braille output to compatible Braille di... |
| 2025.2506.170.400 | Unknown | The following is a list of improvements made between the May 2025 release and the July 2025 update. Starting with the July 2025 release, JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion now supports time-based Software Maintenance Agreements... |
| 2025.2505.43.400 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2025.2504.89.400 | Unknown | The following is a list of improvements made between the March 2025 release and the April 2025 update. - Recent updates to Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge impacted the ability to select and copy text on web pages using... |