Sao Mai Braille (SMB) - Free Rich-text Editor and Braille Translator Software

• The SMB online music Braille converter
• What's new
• Video tutorials
• Localization
• Bung Sang software library

Sao Mai Braille (SMB) is a free rich-text editor and Braille translation software for Windows. SMB is created with the goal of providing a unified solution in the Braille conversion process for text, images, mathematics, and music. We hope that this additional tool will assist both blind users and transcribers in producing Braille materials more quickly, effectively, and at a lower cost.

Main Features

• Rich-text editor for both print and Braille.

• 6-key input method.

• Work with popular file types such as Microsoft Word, TXT, RTF, HTML, EPUB. Open and save Braille documents with the rich-text .SMB extension, Portable Embosser File (.PEF), Braille-Ready File (.BRF), unformatted Braille (.BRL), and Spanish Braille (.BRA).

• Scan and recognize text from images in more than 100 languages.

• Translate text into Braille with approximately 150 different language translation tables using LibLouis library.

• Translate document written in multiple languages by selecting relevant Braille translation tables.

• Mathematics Support: Edit and display equations using the math editor or equation insert dialog; import/export LaTeX and MathML; read and write DOCX and HTML files with equations; provide speech and Braille output for equations; and browse equation details in navigation mode.
  The MathCAT library is used to deliver speech and Braille functionality. It supports the following math Braille codes: ASCIIMath for German and Finnish, CMU, LaTeX, Nemeth, UEB, Swedish, and Vietnamese. For speech output, it supports rendering math equations in English, Finnish, Indonesian, Italian, Swedish, Vietnamese, and Traditional Chinese.

• Fully support the process of drawing, editing and converting images into tactile graphics.

• Translate music score into high-quality Braille result (currently supporting the MusicXML standard). SMB software uses our own Bung Sang engine, which supports many unique features and custom transcription options. With its Score Info dialogue, transcribers can perform basic score editing to obtain a high-quality Braille output.

• Easily add new highly customizable styles and apply flexible Braille formatting. The software also includes frequently used styles.

• Automate the creation of Braille table of contents with many customizable options.

• Various Braille data table types with customizable options for each.

• "Split Document" tool to manage book volumes.

• Support for different Braille output encodings and a tool to convert between Braille Ascii and Unicode.

• The software’s user interface is available in 36 languages and is designed to work friendly with screen readers like Jaws and NVDA.

Download latest version 24.12.20 (190 Mb)

Released date: Nov 8, 2024.

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