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It's a busy day! NVDA 2025.2 Beta 1 is now out: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2beta1/

AND In-Process is also out: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-30th-june-2025/ - covering all about NVDA 2025.1, NV Access in the Forbes Accessibility 100, five quick things to try with NVDA 2025.1, and a small end of financial year request: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-30th-june-2025/

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NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2025.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. This release introduces NVDA Remote Access, provides speech, braille, OCR & Office improvements, Native selection in Chrome & edge

Full info & Download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1/

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NV Access are pleased to advise that Beta (and alpha) versions of NVDA are once again available. To celebrate, we've released Beta 10 of NVDA 2025.1: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta10/

Beta 10 includes:

• Updates to translations
• Correct context help navigation for Remote Access dialogs

Thank you everyone for your patience and support, and as always with pre-release builds, please do file any issues on GitHub: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues

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Hi everyone,

UPDATE: The site is back up!

Thanks for your patience with the site over the last day. We sent it to bed without any supper last night, and it's back working this morning - https://www.nvaccess.org/ - you can download NVDA, read most of the pages, etc. A couple of things, including the certification exam and beta downloads are offline over the weekend, and we'll get those back up and running on Monday.

NVDA 2025.1 Beta 8 is now avaialble (You didn't miss Beta 7, there was a technical issue with the release and we had to immediately push beta 8).

Changes:

• Updates to translations
• Fixes for the Add-on Store & Remote Access in secure mode
• Fix reading math in PDFs
• Fix the toggle report CLDR script
• Fix issues when connecting to an untrusted relay server
• Documentation now includes a tab icon

Read the full update and download from https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta8/

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NVDA 2025.1 Beta 6 is now available!

Read the full details and download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta6/

Changes introduced in Beta 6:

• Updates to translations
• Fix for the COM registration fixing tool: don’t run when cancelling with alt+f4
• Minor fix for SAPI 4 voices
• Fix for Braille display detection
• Minor improvements to the user experience of Remote Access

Please continue to test and give feedback via GitHub!

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NVDA 2025.1 Beta 5 now availableNVDA 2025.1 Beta 5 is now available! Changes since beta 4 include:

• Updates to translations
• Fixes for reading math attributes in PDFs
• Minor improvements to the user experience of Remote Access

Read the full details and download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/pos

NVDA 2025.1 Beta 4 is now available! Changes from Beta 3 include:

• Updates to translations
• Fix security issue which allowed an arbitrary process to connect to a Remote Access session running on a secure screen
• Allow Remote Access leaders to regain control after the last follower has disconnected
• Improve focus handling in the Remote Access Connection dialog
• Don’t toggle Remote Access mute when not connected

Read the full details & download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta4/

Our lates In-Process blog is out: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-30th-april-2025/

Featuring

• The NVDA 2025.1 Beta
• What’s New in 2025.1
• Updated NVDA Expert Certification 2025
• Gene Empowers New Zealand
• Changes for Developers
• NVDA Add-ons and API Breaking Changes

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NVDA 2025.1 Beta 3 is now available for testing. As well as all the NVDA 2025.1 updates, beta3 adds:

• Updates to translations
• Disallow new Remote Access session in Secure Mode
• Update Remote Access interface
• Add unassigned command for Remote Access settings
• SAPI 4 bug fixes

Read the full release notes (including all the 2025.1 features & fixes) & download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta3/

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Our In-Process blog is out! Featuring:

• Update on NVDA 2025.1
• Planning for CSUN
• What's on the web
• Reading paragraphs in Braille

And bonus history of the Pilcrow! (Ok I was interested)

https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-27th-february-2025/

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Hi everyone,

We're taking a well-earned break until the middle of January. We'll endeavour to respond to any direct messages or public queries as soon as possible. In the meantime, have a happy & safe time while we’re on leave. Enjoy Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, or just time with loved ones!