WordQ Desktop for Windows / Mac

WordQ Desktop

WordQ Desktop has made reading, writing, and communication easier and more accessible for millions of people around the world.

What is WordQ Desktop?

WordQ Desktop is an easy-to-install and simple-to-use desktop software that has helped millions of people around the world read, write, and communicate with ease and independence.

Including state-of-the-art word prediction, text-to-speech capability for better comprehension and effective proofreading, talk-to-type speech recognition (for Windows only) and more.

WordQ Desktop is completely secure and doesn’t require an internet connection, except to download it.

Available with Standard or Professional vocabularies for both Mac and PC, WordQ Desktop works with you virtually anywhere that you type on your computer.

Features

Floating Toolbar

WordQ Desktop’s Floating Toolbar is where you access all of WordQ’s features and settings.

It follows along with you as you navigate to different programs and applications, online and offline, allowing you to use as few or as many features as you need, anywhere you need them.

Word Prediction

Based on years of research, WordQ’s smart Word Prediction provides accurate word suggestions for you to choose from in as few as 1.3 keystrokes while offering synonyms and examples for commonly confused words.

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Speech Feedback

Speech Feedback reads aloud what you write as you type, helping you catch mistakes and learn proper pronunciation.

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Proofreading

Proofreading mode reads what you have written read back to you, making it easier to catch any mistakes and typos you missed.

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Simple Speech Recognition

Built-in Speech Recognition (available for Windows only) offers an easy-to-use, easy-to-train, talk-to-text dictation option.

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ThoughtQ Topic Research

This feature integrates lists that relate to your topic, making it easier to find connections and research new topics safely and easily, and prioritizes words related to your topic in Word Prediction.

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PDF Access

Use PDF Access to fill out forms, complete assignments, and take tests in PDF format with the help of all of WordQ Desktop’s features.

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Multiple Users and Language Profiles

Create multiple profiles for the users on your home computer, in any of the languages available in your version of WordQ Desktop.

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Abbreviation Expansion

Create your own list of abbreviations that, when typed, will expand to the full phrase, saving you time and effort.

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Customizable Topic Lists

Customize your topic lists in WordQ Desktop by uploading word sets that can be prioritized in your Word Prediction list.

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Exam Mode

Exam mode can help you out with testing accommodations, providing an accessible area for students who need to use WordQ Desktop’s accessibility features during tests and exams.

WordQ is a programme I became familiar with when I first began doing one on one structured literacy work, with children who are struggling to learn to read and write fluently. It’s a wonderful tool I keep in my back pocket at all times, and so many of my students find it invaluable.

The students who particularly thrive when using WordQ are those who have required speech language therapy for enunciation issues. For them, voice to text may not be an option, because those programmes rely on clear speech. WordQ, on the other hand, only requires students to identify the first few letter-sounds, then it supports them to select the correct word from a list, which the programme can read aloud and give a contextual example for, too.

Writing is hugely cognitively challenging: kids must remember what they wish to say, how to structure a sentence, how to hold a pen, how to spell the words, how to apply grammatical rules…it’s a lot! Ensuring kids gain typing fluency and have access to WordQ makes things so much simpler, allowing them to ensure the words are spelled correctly from the outset, and reading the work back for editing purposes. Having this tool has dramatically boosted the confidence of many of my students, because they know they are able to get their brilliant ideas down on paper without so many challenges along the way.

Melissa Carrere
Managing Director
Āwhina Education

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Minimum System Requirements

WordQ Desktop

CPU: 1 GHz Dual-Core
Memory: 2 GB
Disk: 2 GB free space
OS: Windows 10 (22H2) and up / macOS 10.13.6 and up
Internet connection required for software activation

Trial

If you are interested in trialing WordQ Desktop for free for 30 days on your own Windows PC or Mac, you can apply for a trial on the developers website.

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