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SwitchXS

Product Type: 
Device modifier
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Approximate Cost: $299.00

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Product Description: 

SwitchXS provides switch access to Mac OS X and all standard Mac applications. The software provides a number of predefined scanning panels that the user can choose to move the cursor, click, and type. Users can control features including audio-cueing, speech-cueing, mouse speed/movement, and SmartTransparency, which makes the scanning panel partially or fully transparent when no scan is taking place.

Main Features: 

  • Full mouse and keyboard emulation.  
  • Supports multiple switches with user configurable scanning methods, including inverse and step scanning. 
  • Provides auto-stepping, auto-selecting, and automatic menu scanning.  
  • Includes SmartTransparency technology, which makes the scan window become transparent when not used and makes it automatically reappear when the switch is pressed.  
  • Handles command-key combinations, dead-keys, and modifier key-click combinations.  
  • Provides audio-cueing and speech-cueing.  
  • Offers multiple interactively resizable scan panels.  
  • Offers customizable scan speed and cycling, menu scan speed, mouse speed, and reduced mouse speed.
  • Works with a wide range of input devices.  
  • Includes layout editor LayoutKitchen.
  • Gives access to word prediction when combined with KeyStrokes.

Primary Specifications: 

  • SwitchXS 2.5.4 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.7- 10.11.
  • SwitchXS 2.5.1 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 – 10.6.
  • Works with all standard Mac OS X applications and with multiple monitor setups.  
  • Works with US and international keyboard layouts.  

More Information: 

This product is discontinued by the manufacturer, but it may still be available for purchase from third party vendors. Try searching the product by name on the internet. Be careful as the manufacturer may no longer support it - or support it for long.