List of Digital Accessible Information System software explained

Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) books can be heard on standalone DAISY players,[1] computers using DAISY playback software,[2] mobile phones, and MP3 players (with limited navigation). DAISY books can be distributed on a CD/DVD, memory card or through the Internet.[3]

A computerized text DAISY book can be read using refreshable Braille display or screen-reading software, printed as Braille book on paper, converted to a talking book using synthesised voice or a human narration, and also printed on paper as large print book. In addition, it can be read as large print text on computer screen.[4] [5]

Software players

Currently available software-based players include, in alphabetical order:

Discontinued software players

Server tools

Hardware players

There are a wide range of hardware products available that can play DAISY content, usually in a portable form factor. Some of these devices are dedicated to playback of books, while others focus on other functionality, such as PDA or mobile Internet access, and offer DAISY playback as either a feature of the unit or as a software add-on.

A short (incomplete) list of products that have built-in support for DAISY playback includes:

Production systems

Add-ins or extensions to create DAISY files from office software are also available:

Other tools for DAISY production include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.daisy.org/tools/tools.shtml?Cat=hplayback DAISY: Hardware Playback Tools
  2. http://www.daisy.org/tools/tools.shtml?Cat=splayback DAISY: Software Playback Tools
  3. Web site: DAISY: Technology Overview . 2009-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090214220251/http://daisy.org/about_us/dtbooks.shtml . 2009-02-14 . dead .
  4. DAISY Consortium: "WHAT IS DAISY? ". Accessed 2009-11-23.
  5. George Kerscher: "Braille Production the DAISY Way", IFLA/SLB Pre-conference Seminar in Penang 1999. Accessed 23 November 2009.
  6. http://code.google.com/p/olearia/downloads/list Download Olearia
  7. http://code.google.com/p/olearia/ Olearia - Full Featured DAISY Talking Book Player For OS X
  8. http://sourceforge.net/projects/dbr/ DAISY Book Reader
  9. http://daisydelight.sourceforge.net/ Daisy Delight
  10. http://www.jlemmens.nl/ daisy-player
  11. http://daisy.geexbox.org/DOWNLOAD.en.html DaisyDuck
  12. Dolphin: EasyReader - Accessible eBook reader
  13. http://www.daisylatino.org/agora/doc.cfm?id_doc=2060 Dorina DAISY Reader
  14. http://code.google.com/p/emerson-reader/ emerson-reader
  15. Freedom Scientific, Inc.: FSReaderDAISY Player Software for PAC Mate and Desktop
  16. Web site: DAISY web player – Pratsam. Pratsam. www.pratsam.com. 2016-11-30.
  17. Web site: DAISY online player – Pratsam. Pratsam. www.pratsam.com. 2016-11-30.
  18. Texthelp Ltd: http://www.texthelp.com/.
  19. DAISY Consortium: AMIS: DAISY 2.02 & DAISY 3 Playback Software
  20. DAISY Consortium: Translations of AMIS
  21. http://code.google.com/p/android-daisy-epub-reader/ Android Daisy ePub Reader
  22. https://launchpad.net/daisyextension AnyDaisy Firefox Extension
  23. Web site: ButtercupReader - The Online Digital Talking Book Reader . 2009-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100514001422/http://buttercupreader.net/default.htm . 2010-05-14 . dead .
  24. http://buttercupreader.codeplex.com/ ButtercupReader
  25. Web site: DAISYPlayer . 2010-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100201181110/http://www.daisyplayer.es/ . 2010-02-01 . dead .
  26. https://mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/digital-technology/new-low-cost-daisy-reader-app-for-the-iphone DaisyWorm announcement
  27. Web site: Darwin Reader . 2019-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130528140822/http://darwinreader.com/ . 2013-05-28 . dead .
  28. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.benetech.android Go Read
  29. http://www.godaisy.se/ GoDaisy Online Daisy Player
  30. Web site: Levelware InDaisy Reader . 2012-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006081557/http://levelware.com/features . 2013-10-06 . dead .
  31. http://www.kolibre.org/en/demo Kolibre.org
  32. Deutsche Zentralbücherei für Blinde zu Leipzig (DZB): MAX DaisyPlayer .
  33. Code Factory: Mobile DAISY Player.
  34. Bookshare: Benetech Announces New Accessible e-Book Reader for Apple iOS devices - iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch Users Can Read Bookshare Books with Read2Go, press release 26 January 2011.
  35. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/read2go/id425585903?mt=8 Read2Go for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
  36. Don Johnston Incorporated: 6.
  37. Don Johnston Incorporated: Read:OutLoud Bookshare Edition
  38. gh, LLC: ReadHear PC, ReadHear Mac .
  39. http://sourceforge.net/projects/duap/ Daisy Uppsala Archive Project
  40. http://sourceforge.net/projects/daisywebplayer/ A Simple Daisy Web Player
  41. http://sourceforge.net/projects/oddt/ Online Daisy Delivery Technology
  42. Web site: Book Port DT User Guide.
  43. Web site: Mobile DAISY player – Pratsam. Pratsam. www.pratsam.com. 2016-11-30.
  44. HumanWare Ltd. Victor Reader Stream Product Page
  45. HumanWare Ltd. Victor Reader Wave Product Page
  46. GW Micro: Booksense
  47. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS): NLS/BPH Digital Talking Book Player and Cartridge.
  48. https://himsintl.com/en/daisyplayer/view.php?idx=12
  49. Web site: Save as DAISY - MS Word Add-In. DAISY Consortium. 2017-03-19.
  50. Web site: OpenOffice.org Export As DAISY. Vincent Spiewak. 2017-03-19.
  51. Web site: Tools & Services . DAISY Consortium . 2017-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095248/http://www.daisy.org/tools/579#t140 . 2015-05-18 . dead .
  52. Web site: Anemone DAISY maker.
  53. Web site: Book Wizard Producer . American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. . 2017-03-19.
  54. Web site: DAISY Demon . 18 April 2013 . gnschmidt . 2017-03-19.
  55. Web site: 4th European eAccessibility Forum: Increasing Harmonization . The DAISY Consortium's Monthly Newsletter . 2017-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095111/http://www.daisy.org/planet-2010-04#a2 . 2015-05-18 . dead .
  56. Web site: DAISY Pipeline . DAISY Consortium . 2017-03-19.
  57. Web site: daisy-validator. A modular multi-format validator for XML and DAISY-related documents. . DAISY Consortium . 2017-03-19.
  58. Web site: Dolphin Publisher . Dolphin Computer Access Ltd. . 2017-03-19.
  59. Web site: Obi: DAISY/Accessible EPUB 3 production tool . DAISY Consortium . 2017-03-19.
  60. Web site: Pipeline GUI . DAISY Consortium . 2017-03-19 . 2017-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319195859/http://www.daisy.org/pipeline/gui . dead .
  61. Web site: PipeOnline . linusericson, martin_blomberg . 2017-03-19.
  62. Web site: PLEXTALK Recording Software . PLEXTALK . 2017-03-19 . 2017-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421164608/http://www.plextalk.eu/en/top/products/prs/ . dead .
  63. Web site: Pratsam Producer . Pratsam Oy Ab . 2017-03-19.
  64. Web site: Tobi: an authoring tool for DAISY and EPUB 3 talking books . DAISY Consortium . 2017-03-19.