MYdys
A reading app that captures printed text with OCR and AR and adjusts font spacing and contrast for people with dyslexia
What is this
MYdys is a French reading-aid app designed specifically for people with dyslexia. Combining optical character recognition (OCR) and augmented reality (AR), it captures printed text with the phone camera, then adjusts the font, letter spacing, line spacing, contrast, and other presentation in real time, and can also read aloud and translate, making reading easier.
What problem it solves
When facing ordinary printed books and papers, people with dyslexia often struggle to read due to crowded fonts and insufficient contrast, easily getting fatigued, skipping lines, or misreading. MYdys lets users point the phone at text and instantly remake the hard-to-read layout into a form suited to them: wider letter spacing, a friendly font, adjusted background contrast, and, when needed, read-aloud or translation into other languages. Through AR presentation, the adjusted text overlays directly on the original, intuitive and instant. It suits students and adults with dyslexia, parents, and special-education teachers. Everyone's suitable settings differ, so it takes some time to find the most comfortable combination. Actual supported languages and features follow the official source.
Key Features
- OCR captures printed text
- Augmented-reality real-time presentation
- Font, letter-spacing, and line-spacing adjustment
- Contrast and background customization
- Text read-aloud
- Translation feature
Pros
- Point your phone to instantly remake hard-to-read layouts
- AR overlays directly on the original, intuitive and instant
- Integrates read-aloud and translation for multiple reading needs
Cons
- The best settings vary by person, taking time to explore
- Recognition is affected by lighting and print quality
Use Cases
- Students with dyslexia pointing their phone at textbooks to adjust to a readable font
- Adults enlarging and reading official documents or manuals aloud
- Parents helping children reformat picture-book text into friendly layouts
Editor's Note
Using AR for dyslexia support, the idea of instantly remaking layouts is clever.
FAQ
Can MYdys handle any printed text?
It captures printed text via OCR; recognition is affected by lighting and print clarity, and accuracy may drop when text is blurry or glaring.
Why does it use augmented reality?
AR presents the adjusted text directly overlaid on the original position, so users can point and instantly see the readable version, intuitive to use.
Can only people with dyslexia use it?
It is mainly designed for people with dyslexia, but anyone who finds print too small or hard to read can benefit from its adjustments.
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