HearMeOut: AAC Communicator
Select symbols to build your phrase
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Speech
Helpful for users who want immediate auditory feedback per tap.
Board Layout
Fixed options keep a constant number of columns; rows grow as needed.
How to Use
×- Tap a symbol - adds it to your phrase bar.
- Long-press a symbol (≈ 0.5s) - speaks the symbol text without adding it.
- Phrase bar - drag items to reorder; tap an item to remove it.
- Speak - reads the whole phrase aloud.
- Undo - restores the previous phrase state.
- Copy - copies the phrase text to your clipboard.
- Clear - empties the phrase bar.
- Left / Right arrows - switch between category pages.
Settings (⚙️ gear icon)
- Add Symbol / Edit Mode - build your own board.
- Save - commit changes to this device.
- Export / Import - back up or share symbols & settings.
- Manage Categories - rename or delete categories (also merges categories from symbols).
- Additional Settings - theme (light/dark/high-contrast/auto), speech volume, voice, "speak as I build" toggle, and board grid columns (auto-responsive or fixed 3/4/6 columns per row).
Keyboard shortcuts
- E - toggle edit mode.
- Ctrl+Z - undo last phrase change.
- Enter or Space - add focused symbol.
- ← / → - previous / next category.
- Delete / Backspace - remove focused phrase chip.
- 1-9 - speak card 1-9; 0 speaks card 10.
- Ctrl+1-Ctrl+9 - speak cards 11-19; Ctrl+0 speaks card 20.
- Alt+1-Alt+9 - speak cards 21-29; Alt+0 speaks card 30.
- Ctrl+Alt+1-Ctrl+Alt+9 - speak cards 31-39; Ctrl+Alt+0 speaks card 40.
- Escape - close the current modal or settings dropdown.