| Specification | Mantis Q40 |
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General |
| Manufacturer | Humanware |
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| Product Name | Mantis Q40 |
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| Availability
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Available
, released in 2021
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| Price
| $2695 |
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Dimensions |
| Size
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290 x 170 x 20 mm
11.4 x 6.7 x 0.8 in
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| Weight
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786 grams
1 pounds, 11.7 ounces
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Connectivity |
USB Client
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USB-C 2.0, on left side, for simultaneous braille terminal and media transfer
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USB Host
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USB-A port, on left side, for USB disks or keyboards. USB-C port can also be used for this purpose.
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| Bluetooth Client
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Bluetooth 5
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| Simultaneous Bluetooth Connections
| 5 |
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| Bluetooth Host
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Bluetooth supports audio devices
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| WiFi
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WiFi 5 (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
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| Other connections |
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Audio |
| Speaker
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Audio is only available through Bluetooth audio
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| Headphones
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No
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| Microphone
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No
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| External Microphone
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No
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| Text to Speech
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Acapela (two voices at a time)
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Features |
| Feature Level
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Smart Display
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Editor |
| Text Editor
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Yes
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| Braille Editor
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Yes
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| Editor Supports Other Formats
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Yes
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| Editor information |
Text editor supports opening .docx, .pdf, .txt (only saves in .txt
Braille editor supports .brf
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Reader |
| Text
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Yes
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| Braille
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Yes
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| Daisy
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Yes
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| Audio
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No
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| Reader information |
Victor Reader application can read .docx, .pdf, .txt, .brf, .pef, .rtf, .fb2, Daisy 2.02 or 3
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Other Features |
| Calculator
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Yes
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| Clock
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Yes
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| More Clock Functions
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No
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| Calendar
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No
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| One-handed Mode
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Yes
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| Other Functions
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Direct download of content from Bookshare, NFB Newsline, NLS BARD, and international libraries
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Hardware |
| Internal Storage
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16 GB
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| CPU
| unknown |
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| RAM
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256 MB
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| SD Card Slot (full-sized SD)
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Yes
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| Micro SD Card Slot
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No
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| USB Storage Support
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Yes
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| Summary |
Full-sized SD card slot, USB disks supported
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| Battery User-replaceable
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No
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| Battery Information
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| Power Supply
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5V via USB-C, 5 W power supply included
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| Power from USB
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Yes
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Software |
| Operating System
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Interface |
| Cells
| 40 |
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| Dots Per Cell
| 8 |
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| Cells Per Line
| 40 |
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| Lines
| 1 |
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| Refreshing Mechanism
|
piezo
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| Routing Buttons
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Yes
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| Thumb Keys
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Yes
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| Advance Buttons
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No
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| Touch Control
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No
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| Summary | Four thumb keys |
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| Graphics |
,
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Keyboard |
| Perkins Keyboard
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No
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| QWERTY Keyboard
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Yes
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| Arrow Keys
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Yes
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| Modifier Keys
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Yes
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| Keyboard summary | QWERTY keyboard (ANSI layout), option to use home row as a Perkins keyboard |
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Languages |
| Interface Languages
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21 languages
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English
(English)
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Czech
(Čeština)
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Danish
(Dansk)
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German
(Deutsch)
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Spanish
(Español)
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French
(Français)
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Italian
(Italiano)
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Dutch
(Nederlands)
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Bokmål, Norwegian
(Norsk Bokmål)
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Polish
(Język Polski)
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Portuguese
(Português)
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Slovenian
(Slovenski Jezik)
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Finnish
(Suomen Kieli)
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Swedish
(Svenska)
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Russian
(Русский Язык Russkiĭ Âzyk)
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Arabic
(العربية)
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Hebrew
(עברית 'Ivriyþ)
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Ukrainian
(Українська Мова)
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Chinese
(中文 Zhōngwén)
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Turkish
(Türkçe)
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Hindi
(हिन्दी Hindī)
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| Braille Languages
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137 languages
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Afrikaans
(Afrikaans)
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Akkadian
(𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑)
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Amharic
(አማርኛ Amârıñâ)
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Arabic
(العربية)
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Assamese
(অসমীয়া)
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Awadhi
(अवधी)
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Azerbaijani
(Azərbaycan Dili)
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Bashkir
(Башҡорт Теле)
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Belarusian
(Беларуская Мова Belaruskaâ Mova)
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Bulgarian
(Български Език Bălgarski Ezik)
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Haryanvi
(हरियाणवी)
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Bihari Languages
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Bengali
(বাংলা Bāŋlā)
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Tibetan
(བོད་སྐད་ Bodskad)
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Bosnian
(Bosanski)
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Catalan
(Català,Valencià)
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Cebuano
(Sinugbuanong Binisayâ)
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Cherokee
(Ꮳꮃꭹ Ꭶꮼꮒꭿꮝꮧ Tsalagi Gawonihisdi)
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Coptic
(Ϯⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ)
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Czech
(Čeština)
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Chittagonian
(চাটগাঁইয়া)
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Chuvash
(Чӑвашла)
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Welsh
(Cymraeg)
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Danish
(Dansk)
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German
(Deutsch)
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Dravidian Languages
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Dzongkha
(རྫོང་ཁ་ Ĵoŋkha)
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Ewe
(Èʋegbe)
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Greek, Modern (1453–)
(Νέα Ελληνικά Néa Ellêniká)
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English
(English)
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Esperanto
(Esperanto)
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Spanish
(Español)
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Estonian
(Eesti Keel)
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Persian
(فارسی Fārsiy)
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Finnish
(Suomen Kieli)
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French
(Français)
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Irish
(Gaeilge)
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Gujarati
(ગુજરાતી Gujarātī)
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Hausa
(Harshen Hausa)
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Hawaiian
(ʻŌlelo HawaiʻI)
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Hebrew
(עברית 'Ivriyþ)
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Hindi
(हिन्दी Hindī)
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Hiligaynon
(Ilonggo)
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Croatian
(Hrvatski)
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Hungarian
(Magyar Nyelv)
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Armenian
(Հայերէն Hayerèn)
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Indonesian
(Bahasa Indonesia)
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Igbo
(Asụsụ Igbo)
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Iloko
(Pagsasao Nga Ilokano)
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Ingush
(Гӏалгӏай Мотт)
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International Phonetic Alphabet
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Icelandic
(Íslenska)
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Italian
(Italiano)
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Inuktitut
(ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Inuktitut)
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Japanese
(日本語 Nihongo)
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Javanese
(ꦧꦱꦗꦮ / Basa Jawa)
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Georgian
(ქართული Kharthuli)
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Kazakh
(Қазақ Тілі Qazaq Tili)
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Central Khmer
(ភាសាខ្មែរ Phiəsaakhmær)
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Kannada
(ಕನ್ನಡ Kannađa)
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Korean
(한국어 Han'Gug'Ô)
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Kurukh
(कुड़ुख़)
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Kashmiri
(कॉशुर / كأشُر)
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Kurdish
(Kurdî / کوردی)
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Kirghiz
(Кыргызча Kırgızça)
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Latin
(Lingua Latīna)
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Luxembourgish
(Lëtzebuergesch)
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Ganda
(Luganda)
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Lao
(ພາສາລາວ Phasalaw)
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Lithuanian
(Lietuvių Kalba)
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Latvian
(Latviešu Valoda)
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Magahi
(मगही)
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Maithili
(मैथिली)
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Māori
(Te Reo Māori)
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Macedonian
(Македонски Јазик Makedonski Jazik)
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Malayalam
(മലയാളം Malayāļã)
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Mongolian
(Монгол Хэл Mongol Xel)
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Manipuri
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Marathi
(मराठी Marāţhī)
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Malay
(Bahasa Melayu)
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Maltese
(Malti)
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Burmese
(မြန်မာစာ Mrãmācā)
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Ndebele, North
(Sindebele Sasenyakatho)
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Nepali
(नेपाली भाषा Nepālī Bhāśā)
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Dutch
(Nederlands)
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Norwegian
(Norsk)
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Pedi
(Sesotho Sa Leboa)
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Chichewa
(Chichewa)
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Oriya
(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)
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Panjabi
(ਪੰਜਾਬੀ / پنجابی Pãjābī)
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Polish
(Język Polski)
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Pushto
(پښتو Pax̌Tow)
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Portuguese
(Português)
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Biblical original language studies
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Romanian
(Limba Română)
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Russian
(Русский Язык Russkiĭ Âzyk)
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Kinyarwanda
(Ikinyarwanda)
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Sanskrit
(संस्कृतम् Sąskŕtam)
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Yakut
(Сахалыы)
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Santali
(ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ)
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Sadri
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Sindhi
(سنڌي / सिन्धी / ਸਿੰਧੀ)
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Sinhala
(සිංහල Sĩhala)
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Slovak
(Slovenčina)
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Slovenian
(Slovenski Jezik)
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Shona
(Chishona)
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Somali
(Af Soomaali)
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Albanian
(Shqip)
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Serbian
(Српски / Srpski)
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Sotho, Southern
(Sesotho [Southern])
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Swedish
(Svenska)
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Swahili
(Kiswahili)
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Classical Syriac
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Sylheti
(সিলেটি)
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Tamil
(தமிழ் Tamił)
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Telugu
(తెలుగు Telugu)
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Tajik
(Тоҷикӣ Toçikī)
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Thai
(ภาษาไทย Phasathay)
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Tigrinya
(ትግርኛ)
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Turkmen
(Türkmençe / Түркменче / تورکمن تیلی تورکمنچ)
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Tagalog
(Wikang Tagalog)
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Tswana
(Setswana)
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Turkish
(Türkçe)
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Tsonga
(Xitsonga)
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Tatar
(Татар Теле / Tatar Tele / تاتار)
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Udmurt
(Удмурт Кыл)
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Ugaritic
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Ukrainian
(Українська Мова)
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Urdu
(اُردُو Urduw)
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Uzbek
(OʻZbekcha / Ózbekça / Ўзбекча / ئوزبېچه)
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Venda
(Tshivenḓa)
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Vietnamese
(Tiếng Việt)
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Xhosa
(Isixhosa)
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Yiddish
(ייִדיש)
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Yoruba
(Èdè Yorùbá)
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Chinese
(中文 Zhōngwén)
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Zulu
(Isizulu)
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Compatibility |
| Windows |
Yes
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| NVDA |
As of NVDA 2020.1
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| JAWS |
As of JAWS 18
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| Supernova |
Yes
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| Mac OS |
As of Mac OS 10.15
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| BRLTTY |
Yes
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| IOS |
As of IOS 13.4
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| Android |
Bluetooth requires Android 15 and Talkback 16, or USB only with Talkback 13.1 and above
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| Chrome OS |
USB only
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| Other connection options |
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