Virtual Magnifying Glass is an
open-source,
screen magnification tool for
Microsoft Windows and
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...
.
Virtual Magnifying Glass is designed for the
visually impaired
Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment†...
and others who need to magnify part of the computer display. Unlike most similar programs, it does not open a separate
program window for the magnification but instead puts a movable
magnifying glass on the screen.
Virtual Magnifying Glass works on a variety of platforms (Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS) due to being developed with the
Free Pascal
Free Pascal Compiler (FPC) is a compiler for the closely related programming-language dialects Pascal and Object Pascal. It is free software released under the GNU General Public License, witexception clausesthat allow static linking against its ...
compiler. There is no charge for the software.
See also
{{Portal, Free and open-source software
*
Screen magnifier
A screen magnifier is software that interfaces with a computer's graphical output to present enlarged screen content. By enlarging part (or all) of a screen, people with visual impairments can better see words and images. This type of assistive te ...
External links
Virtual Magnifying Glasson
SourceForge.net
References
Screen magnifiers
Utilities for Windows