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Export to Braille music BRF file, create and manage tempo song, recognize and convert image-based music scores into MusicXML and many other performance improvements.

Highlights in this release: 32 new user interface languages, read document with Jaws/NVDA voice, select scores/instruments to translate into Braille, use Liblouis 3.14, Braille ascii/unicode output options, NVDA addon and some more.

Released the update version of SM Myanmar TTS, 2.0.2 for Android and 1.5 for Windows! New feature and improvements include:
• Support to read Parli language,
• Updating more Burmese characters and words,
• And performance improvements.

SM Music Reader app has been being the essential tool for more visually impaired people around the world, who are both studying and/or playing music. It supports to draw sheet music in print, read with screen readers, translate into Braille, access to about 20,000 free scores, built-in Guitar tuner and now with the metronome machine.

With hope to open up equal opportunities in learning for the disadvantaged, promote positive role models and boost young’s people motivation to achieve success, Sao Mai Center is now calling for applications from all qualified candidates. To all individuals/organisations for the blind, please share this information to your friends and partners.

New interesting features and improvements in new release of Sao Mai Braille (SMB), a rich-text editor and Braille translation software for Windows, such as full speech output support, accessible math equation input, Braille music translation, new user interface and more.

Releasing new app named SM Braille Viewer to handle text translation, show the result on Braille display; and the update version of SM Music Reader with new feature of Braille music translation.

We are happy to announce the release SM Music Reader update version 1.1.7 with new features: built in the Guitar Tuner, access to Sao Mai free online music sharing library, magnification options and many other existing features + app performance improvements. It is the first free music reading app for the blind on Android platform.

We just updated the SM Music Reader app for Android,1.0.3 version  with the following improvements and new features:

• Search for music sheet in the List window
• Play current measure
• Mark previous and next passage by the same time duration of current marker
• Play tic-tac sound for waiting process events such as opening a long score or first opening the app to update sheet list
• Lyrics speaking options: speak all, skip all, speak first-fifth lyric
• Fix some minor bugs and sheet processing improvements

Sao Mai is happy to announce the release of Android text-to-speech engine for Burmese language named SM Myanmar TTS.
At the end of 2018, we already released the Burmese TTS engine on Windows platform; and today, with the Android version, we hope to bring more equal opportunities for visually impaired people in Myanmar to access to education, employment and independently manage daily living activities.
For more info about the TTS engine, please visit: SM Myanmar TTS - Apps on Google Play.

From 18 to 24 November 2018, Mr. Dang Hoai Phuc/Sao Mai's Executive Director and Mr. Phung Minh Tuan/Media Staff went on a trip to Mongolia to study and suggest plans for the MNFB's technology development programs.

Introducing two new software developed by Sao Mai: the Sao Mai Typing Tutor (SMTT) for both new computer learners/teachers to improve typing skills/manage students' keyboard learning activities; and the Sao Mai Braille (SMB), a rich-text editor + Braille translation program.