Support your learning with READ&WRITE software

FREE access for all current University of Ottawa students, staff, and faculty.

Read&Write is a literacy support software designed to enhance reading and writing across a range of platforms.

Key features

  • Text to Speech
  • Hear your documents, web pages, and PDFs read aloud (with AI-enhanced voices!)
  • Screen masking & highlighting
  • Stay focused and organized while studying.
  • Dictation features
  • Turn your voice into text.
  • Multilingual tools
  • Voice notes & vocabulary lists

...and more!

To get started

  1. Visit the Read&Write download page.
  2. Select the version for your preferred platform (Windows, Mac, iPad, Android, & Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions).
  3. Download and install the software or extension.
  4. When prompted, log in using your @uOttawa.ca email address to activate the premium features.

Helpful resources

Read&Write feature tour

Read&Write resources in French

Need help? Reach out to your library accessibility services team for support.  

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