HoverText v0.2.0 - Windows Hover Text and Cursor Magnifier

Windows x64 standalone EXE release.

What's included

• Windows Hover Text-style floating text reader for low-vision users.
• UI Automation text reading, optional local OCR fallback, and pixel magnifier fallback.
• Selectable GDI screenshot, Windows Magnification API, and GPU / DirectX desktop duplication magnifier backends.

SEO / search terms

Windows Hover Text, low vision accessibility, Windows screen magnifier alternative, cursor text magnifier, UI Automation text reader, OCR text reader, WPF accessibility tool, assistive technology for visually impaired Windows users.

Download asset: HoverText-win-x64.exe

SHA256: D91165B1FA836A29FE6611DC2AD025A7BA202E0B47C6906AB4D3D1EB2C660E63

Note: this EXE is currently unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning on first run.

HoverText v0.1.2 - Windows Hover Text magnifier backends

Windows x64 standalone EXE release.

What's new

• Adds selectable magnifier backends: GDI screenshot, Windows native Magnification API, and GPU / DirectX desktop duplication.
• Improves magnifier smoothness while moving the mouse by avoiding stale capture reuse for native and GPU backends.
• Adds Right Alt magnifier mode while keeping Left Alt for Hover Text reading.
• Adds focused-input display guards for very long or multi-line text.

SEO / search terms

Windows Hover Text, low vision accessibility, Windows screen magnifier alternative, cursor text magnifier, UI Automation text reader, OCR text reader, WPF accessibility tool, assistive technology for visually impaired Windows users.

Download asset: HoverText-win-x64.exe

SHA256: 2FC03F981C997858CBC1F83B2BFC04E16DF14832DB0FCEB559DDF090DC8779B5

Note: this EXE is currently unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning on first run.

HoverText v0.1.1

Windows x64 standalone EXE release.

Download asset: HoverText-win-x64.exe

SHA256: 3B1E2A18ED57A75AEAE26A70C1827D99A1DB7CB9A098ADE767B416984D5AF190

Note: this EXE is currently unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning on first run.

HoverText v0.1.0

First public Windows EXE release.

Download: HoverText-v0.1.0-win-x64.exe

SHA256: 33E2E35897E395D779E6D5541E69BDE501595E951A9DAFF791DB91328CBFA5B4

Note: this EXE is currently unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may show a warning on first run.