Dolphin EasyReader

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Description of App

Open a World of Accessible Books
EasyReader removes barriers to reading, enabling anyone with a print disability to read independently. Global links to over 50 libraries connects you to millions of titles and empowers you to read in ways that work best for you.
EasyReader offers a customisable reading experience and supports a wide range of accessibility needs including dyslexia and vision impairment.
Download and read classic literature and bestselling fiction, textbooks and non-fiction, picture books and children’s stories and more. Access magazines, newspapers and periodicals or import files and read clipboard text.
It’s easy to customise your reading experience so it suits your own reading needs and preferences.

Easy Navigation
Browse, download and navigate books easily, whether you read visually, audibly or with braille. You’ll move intuitively through content with EasyReader: skip pages, jump to chapters, add bookmarks and search keywords to find information instantly.

Empowering Dyslexic readers:
- Choose dyslexia-friendly fonts
- Adjust text and background colours
- Highlight words and sentences, read along to audio
- Modify letter and line spacing, adjust lines visible to reduce distractions
- Explore Tools are available to boost study and revision

Blind and Partially Sighted readers:
EasyReader offers an exceptional experience for readers with vision impairments:
- Adjust text size with touchscreen gestures
- Choose custom colour contrasts
- Read using braille displays
- Switch to linear reading mode for screen readers and braille
- Access to premium image descriptions available

Audio Books & Text-to-Speech (TTS)
Listen to narrated audio books and use Text to Speech (TTS) to read books, newspapers and more. Speech synchronises perfectly with on-screen highlights for a perfect read-along experience.
- Choose from a selection of reading voices
- Adjust reading speed, volume and pronunciation
- Adjust sentence and word highlights

Read a Range of Formats
Choose from the widest range of book and document formats. including DAISY 2 and 3, ePub, MathML, Microsoft Word (DOCX), PDF, HTML and text files.

Help & Support
The 'Ask a Question’ feature in EasyReader Help offers instant guidance. It uses built-in AI to search user guides, the Knowledge Base and training materials.
Step-by-step help is also available on the Dolphin website.
Share feedback or report a bug directly in the app to help Dolphin continue improving EasyReader.

EasyReader Libraries List
Global
ABC Global Book Service
Bookshare
Project Gutenberg
Bookshare

Google Classroom
Google Drive
Microsoft Education
Microsoft OneDrive

UK:
Calibre Audio
RNIB Bookshare
RNIB Newsagent
RNIB Reading Services

USA & Canada:
Bookshare
CELA
NFB Newsline
NLS Bard
SQLA

Sweden:
Inläsningstjänst AB
Legimus
MTM Taltidningar

Europe:
Anderslezen (Belgium)
ATZ (Germany)
Bibliothèque Sonore Romande (Switzerland)
Bookshare Ireland (Ireland)
Buchknacker (Switzerland)
CBB (Netherlands)
DZB Lesen (Germany)
DZDN (Poland)
Eole (France)
Getem (Turkey)
KDD (Czech Republic)
Libro Parlato (Italy)
Luetus (Finland)
NBH Hamburg (Germany)
NCBI Overdrive (Ireland)
NLB (Norway)
Nota (Denmark)
Oogvereniging (Netherlands)
Passend Lezen (Netherlands)
Pratsam Demo (Finland)
SBS (Switzerland)
TiBi (Norway)
UICI (Italy)
Unitas (Switzerland)
Vereniging Onbeperkt Lezen (Netherlands)
WBH (Germany)

Rest of World:
av3715 (Russia)
Blind Low Vision NZ (New Zealand)
ChildVision Online Bookshelf (Ireland)
LKF (Russia)
NSBS (Suriname)
SAPIE (Japan)
Sugamya Pustakalaya (India)
Vision Australia (Australia)

Please note:
Library memberships can be set up on their websites, links are provided in-app.

Terms of Service (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Version

2026.05

Free or Paid

Free

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone
iPad

iOS Version

27.2

Accessibility Comments

you can choose to read with VoiceOver or any other voices already on your device, and you can buy more for use specifically within the EasyReader app. This app was designed with VoiceOver and large print in mind so it is completely accessible.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.

Recommendations

9 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Portland Chris 1 year 6 months ago

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Comments

By Jasmine on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 17:30

I tried to access RNIB overdrive today after downloading the app, but found that it didn't appear in the library section, or the manage my libraries section. I'm running the latest version of IOS on an iphone 6s +. has anyone else had this issue. I really hope there is a fix, as I just tried to log into the overdrive app and also found that inaccessible :( I find it so sad that RNIB have this system that is meant to be accessible and yet it is so difficult to access.

By Hazel @ Dolphin on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 08:41

In reply to by Jasmine

Hi Jasmine. EasyReader v2.2 does includes first support for RNIB OverDrive, but we have discovered an intermittent bug where the RNIB OverDrive library vanishes without reason! This has been fixed and is currently in beta, so I suggest you hold fire until the next EasyReader update, v2.3, which is due quite soon. V2.3 will also have some extra 'features' of the library available so browsing will be simpler, rather than just having to search for a title.

Sorry for the inconvenience. Do give 2.3 a try when it comes out, as I think you'll be pleasantly surprised how easy & accessible the access is!
Many thanks
Hazel

By jrjolley (not verified) on Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 08:54

I have a few questions about this app. I'm a member of Overdrive and Ntnm and my questions relate to NTNM because I understand from above comments that Overdrive's not quite there yet. Here's the questions:1. How can I manually refresh NTNM subscriptions. It's been very hit or miss and the only way I can force a refresh is to quit the app from within the app switcher UI.2. When are read issues deleted? I have a couple of Guardian issues that have been ran through but they don't seem to self-delete. Is there an option to remove individual issues after completing them?The app is very handy though and I am genuinely looking forward to full Overdrive support.

By Hazel @ Dolphin on Monday, August 13, 2018 - 11:33

In reply to by Hazel @ Dolphin

Hi Jasmine. Good news. The case of the disappearing RNIB OverDrive library is now resolved. It seems our firewall was being a little over zealous. EasyReader v2.2 should now 'see' the RNIB OverDrive library. Let me know if you're still having problems. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Hazel

Hi James
Sorry for the delayed response.
1. The subscriptions are 'fetched' when you enter 'My Newspaper'. However if you have recently been into My Newspapers, it won't keep checking.
2. If you have more than 5 issues of a particular newspaper, it will be removed after 1 month. Currently there is no manual delete option currently.
Hope this helps? As always we welcome your feedback - good or bad - we're keen to hear what you think!
Many thanks
Haze

By Karok on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 - 17:22

hazel, i just wanted to say, one word ... wow!!! the overdrive experience is so seemless and effortless, compared to the official overdrive app it has put me off using the service but now, given that it's free, it's superb! can i just make a suggestion? that the audio controls button is actionable using voiceover, as in the voicedream reader application, so that a swipe up, and down, when focused on the audio controls button, will speed up, or slow down the book as a result of this action. do the newspapers work the same way still when navigating, or have improvements been made to navigating RNIB newsagent?do you also support the audio content from RNIB newsagent? look forward to the next release. will it allow us to browse overdrive and see new releases etc? Will

By Ekaj on Monday, November 12, 2018 - 19:40

I downloaded this app earlier today, and did just a little bit with it. I have a question about registration on the support forum. Is it separate from the activation upon downloading the app? I attempted to register in the forum last week, but never received my activation link. But other than that, I really like your app. I read part of a Project Gutenberg item, and it worked very well. I don't see BARD in the list, but I think that's just as well since I've got one of the NLS players and just listen to material on there. Also, the "Back" button is unlabeled in some areas. Will this be fixed in a future update?

By Lily Rose on Monday, September 5, 2022 - 15:47

Issue #1: When I enter a search keyword into any book, when no results are shown, and I swipe right to hit the Keyboard button, the app crashes.
Issue #2: Sometimes while scrolling through search keyword results in a book, or even just after typing something in and then pressing the space bar, I will get thrown out of the search field.
Issue #3: When searching for a book in the search field, then deleting it, the book will still be in the search results until I close the search. If I click on it will say "Warning: Failed to load book", much like the alert that used to come up on some random bookshare books when they didn't download properly (which is fixed now thankfully).
Issue #4: When I'm panning through the navigation bar fast on a braille display (like when the book is long and has lots of navigation points) I'll sometimes get thrown out of the navigation bar.
Is anyone else experiencing this?

By Tom on Saturday, March 30, 2024 - 12:05

I can't figure out how to quickly load a local text or Word document into EasyReader. Any suggestions?