NVDA 2026.2beta1 available for testing
NVDA Screen Reader Discussion
Beta1 of NVDA 2026.2 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome you to download the beta and provide feedback using our issue reporting process. By installing the beta you will be opting into NVDA’s beta channel, and will only receive update notifications for beta and release candidate (RC) builds. The beta/RC channel will always keep you up to date with the latest NVDA version. The last RC in a release cycle is identical to the final stable release. To return to the stable release channel, upgrade manually to the latest stable build.
Links- Download NVDA 2026.2beta1
- SHA256 sum: 25b0f893f6a45017d4e8f1388e45feb8707052baafc47af713332de6fde5dd48
- What’s new in this release of NVDA
- Please report any issues on GitHub.
This release includes a new built-in Magnifier feature, improvements to touch gestures and navigation, and expanded speech and braille capabilities.
The Magnifier provides zoom and color filtering options to assist users with visual impairments. The Magnifier currently only supports fullscreen mode, with docked modes planned in a future release.
Touch support has been significantly expanded with new pinch gestures and touch-based browse mode navigation for web content. You can now navigate between links, headings, form fields, and other elements using touch flicks.
Speech features have been enhanced with support for custom speech dictionaries that can be provided by add-ons and new dictionary entry types for more granular control. A new voice setting for OneCore voices was added to control pauses after punctuation. A new command allows repeating the last spoken information, with the ability to display it in a browsable message. The default gesture to repeat the last spoken information is NVDA+x, which can be changed in the Input Gestures dialog.
The braille display can now automatically scroll and DotPad devices support multi-button combinations.
Liblouis has been updated with new Italian and Estonian braille tables.
When resetting NVDA to factory defaults, an Undo button is now available to restore the previous configuration.
Gene Asner
When I uncheck the check box to control pause length for punctuation for One Core voices, there is no difference. Also, why isn't there a way to set the pause length when the check box is unchecked. Evidently the natural pause setting when checked is for whatever the setting is in One Core voices but if this is going to be allowed to be not adhered to, users should be able to set the pause length perhaps in a combo box.
Gene
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Fettah Pınar
If a delay setting is to be added, it should be in the form of a checkbox or a slider, and the user should be able to adjust the slider as desired.
Additionally, this setting should not be limited to One Core voices; it should be available for all supported synthesizers.
Veli Laasala
comments of my hundreds of dictionary entries.
Veli
NVDA Screen Reader Discussion kirjoitti 2.6.2026 klo 4:06:
> Beta1 of NVDA 2026.2 is now available for download and testing. For
> anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has
> to offer before it is officially released, we welcome you to download
> the beta and provide feedback using our issue reporting process
> readme.md>. By installing the beta you will be opting into NVDA’s beta
> candidate (RC) builds. The beta/RC channel will always keep you up to
> date with the latest NVDA version. The last RC in a release cycle is
> identical to the final stable release. To return to the stable release
> www.nvaccess.org/download/>.
>
> Links
>
> * Download NVDA 2026.2beta1 <https://download.nvaccess.org/
> releases/2026.2beta1/nvda_2026.2beta1.exe>
> o SHA256 sum:
> 25b0f893f6a45017d4e8f1388e45feb8707052baafc47af713332de6fde5dd48
> * What’s new in this release of NVDA <https://download.nvaccess.org/
> releases/2026.2beta1/documentation/changes.html>
> * Please report any issues on GitHub <https://github.com/nvaccess/
> nvda/issues>.
> Highlights
>
> This release includes a new built-in Magnifier feature, improvements to
> touch gestures and navigation, and expanded speech and braille capabilities.
>
> The Magnifier provides zoom and color filtering options to assist users
> with visual impairments. The Magnifier currently only supports
> fullscreen mode, with docked modes planned in a future release.
>
> Touch support has been significantly expanded with new pinch gestures
> and touch-based browse mode navigation for web content. You can now
> navigate between links, headings, form fields, and other elements using
> touch flicks.
>
> Speech features have been enhanced with support for custom speech
> dictionaries that can be provided by add-ons and new dictionary entry
> types for more granular control. A new voice setting for OneCore voices
> was added to control pauses after punctuation. A new command allows
> repeating the last spoken information, with the ability to display it in
> a browsable message. The default gesture to repeat the last spoken
> information is NVDA+x, which can be changed in the Input Gestures dialog.
>
> The braille display can now automatically scroll and DotPad devices
> support multi-button combinations.
>
> Liblouis has been updated with new Italian and Estonian braille tables.
>
> When resetting NVDA to factory defaults, an Undo button is now available
> to restore the previous configuration.
>
>
>
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> <https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>
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Sean Budd
The setting matches an internal API setting Microsoft controls. It has two options, about 750ms delay after punctuation, or no delay. Unfortunately we cannot configure it.
NVDA only has so much control over how synthesizers decide to output speech. All we can really do is send speech text and any additional commands or config they support themselves.
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NVDA Screen Reader Discussion
Hi all,
Beta2 of NVDA 2026.2 is now available for download and testing. Please see the original thread message for more information about the release and beta testing.
Download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta2/
Changes introduced in Beta 2:
- Updates to translations
- Removed the Magnifier option "keep mouse centered"
- Improvements to Magnifier settings names and layout
Cyrille BOUGOT
Quentin Christensen
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Quentin Christensen
Cyrille BOUGOT
NVDA Screen Reader Discussion
Hi all,
Beta3 of NVDA 2026.2 is now available for download and testing. Please see the original thread message for more information about the release and beta testing.
Download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta3/
Changes introduced in Beta 3:- Pressing NVDA+control+w on secure screens now opens Magnifier settings as expected.
- Highlighter and Magnifier now follow the focused cell in Excel
- Improvements to Magnifier settings names and layout