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Sensory Readable v3 Help
Complete user guide for Sensory Readable v3 for Windows — text-to-speech that works in any application, Hover Read modes, the Readable Banner, the Sensory Prediction Engine, an offline dictionary & thesaurus, 6 custom Sensory fonts and an expanded range of high-quality offline voices.
Getting Started
Welcome to Readable
Overview of Sensory Readable and its features.
Installing Sensory Readable
How to install Readable v3 on Windows 10 or Windows 11.
The Toolbar
Toolbar Buttons
Every button on the v3 Readable toolbar, what it does and where to find it.
Toolbar View & Position
Floating, docked, horizontal, vertical — adjust the toolbar to suit your screen.
Track Window Mode
New in v3 — toolbar follows the active application window.
Small Toolbar
A compact version of the toolbar — same buttons, smaller footprint. Useful on laptops and for minimal setups.
Reading Text
Click Play Button to Start Speaking
Click in a document and press Play to start reading from that point.
Hover Read Modes
Hold Ctrl and hover over text — speech and highlighting that work in any application, even images of words and locked apps.
Speak with 6-Button Mouse
Use the side buttons of a 6-button mouse to trigger and control speech without the keyboard.
Ctrl + Space — Read to End
New in v3 — read from the cursor to the end of the document with one shortcut.
Stop Speech (Ctrl)
All the ways to stop Readable speaking — Ctrl, F7, the Stop button.
Text Extractor — Screen OCR
Extract text from any image, locked PDF, or unsupported app — speaks it, highlights it, and adds to clipboard.
Save to MP3 Audio File
Convert a Word document or clipboard text to an MP3 audio file.
Visual Reading Support
Word Underline
The thin coloured line that tracks the spoken word — colour, behaviour, and the new transparent option.
Readable Banner
New in v3 — when the toolbar is docked at the top, the area to the right becomes a text banner showing the words being spoken.
Speak on Select
Have Readable speak any text the moment you highlight it.
Voice & Speech Settings
Choosing a Voice
Pick a TTS voice from the new tree-style hierarchical selector.
Speed & Volume
Adjust speech rate and volume on the Speech tab of Settings.
Key Echo
Hear each character or word spoken as you type.
Voice Echo
Auditory proofreading — hear sentences and paragraphs read back as you finish them.
Click Stops Speech
Default on — click stops speech. Disable for multi-window listening while you click and type.
Microsoft Word Integration
Control MS Word Text View
Adjust how your Word document looks while reading and editing.
Change Font in MS Word
Apply a more readable font to a Word document — including the new Sensory Fonts.
Spacing & Colour
Adjust line spacing, paragraph spacing and background colour in Word.
Dictionary, Thesaurus & Word Tools
Word Lookup
Built-in offline dictionary — 147,000+ words, no internet needed.
Thesaurus
Built-in offline thesaurus — 110,000+ synonyms.
Homophones
Spot words that sound the same but mean different things.
Word Information (Ctrl+Shift)
Major v3 feature: Ctrl+Shift on any word, in any application, speaks it and shows a pictogram, definition, thesaurus and homophone links.
Spelling, Prediction & Voice Typing
Spell Checking
New in v3 — Readable spell check now works in any Windows application.
Word Prediction & Autocorrect
Choose Windows 11 prediction (default everywhere) or the specialist Sensory Prediction inside the Readable Editor.
Voice Typing
Dictate text using Windows speech recognition directly from Readable.
Display, Focus & Ambient Sounds
Sensory Fonts
Six custom fonts developed by Sensory App House from research on readable typography. Installed system-wide on Windows.
Ambient Sounds
15 background sounds (rain, birdsong, café, beach…) — fade automatically while reading.
Companion Apps
Sensory Tint
Apply a coloured overlay to the screen to reduce visual stress.
Sensory Ruler
Guided reading line that follows your cursor across the screen.
Sensory PDF Reader
Standalone accessible PDF reader for Windows, Mac and Chromebook. Reads PDFs aloud, supports annotations, JCQ-compliant for UK exams.
PDF Convert
Convert any PDF into spoken audio. v2.0 update coming.
Sensory Markers
Annotate and highlight any document or web page.
Readable Editor
Readable Editor
Configure Readable — custom speech pronunciations, voice settings, and word prediction selections.
Editor — Pronunciation Tab
Configure custom word pronunciations for Readable.
Editor — Prediction Tab
Choose between Windows 11 prediction and the specialist Sensory Prediction.
Reference & Maintenance
Custom Pronunciations
Teach Readable to pronounce words your way.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in one place — F7, Ctrl, Ctrl+Space, Ctrl+Shift+Hover…
Version & Update Check
Find out which version you're running and check for updates.
Getting Help
Contact Sensory App House if you need direct support.
Uninstall Readable Windows
How to remove Readable cleanly from your Windows PC.