seeking a word processor that works well with a Braille display

By Paige, 4 April, 2022

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Braille on Apple Products

Hi. I just got the Chameleon 20 and was looking for a good word processor. I have a Mac and an Iphone. So far I've tried to use Google Docs with almost no success, Pages worked a little better but was far from ideal because my cursor would constantly jump and sometimes my display would go blank and act as if I hadn't written anything. The standard Notes app seems to work pretty well but I don't think I would be able to use it for class assignments because there aren't that many formatting options. Any suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks!

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By Scott Davert on Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 23:52

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

I'd recommend Voice Dream Writer for iOS. I've not found a reliable solution on the Mac, though I also don't frequent a Mac so I hope someone else will have a suggestion for you. It's my impression from what I've learned that you won't find a perfect solution on either platform, but I would absolutely love to be wrong! That's one of the reasons I have stuck with Windows.

By Joe on Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 23:52

I'm using Ulysses and I like it because it looks like a typical word editor within Microsoft itself on windows. It is cross platform with the Mac. The nice thing is you can create a blank window with a document so it's not using the canvas format that you see in pages in word. It is a paid app which kind of stinks, but ultimately I found it to work the best!