Accessible-Coconut (AC)

Welcome to AC, a GNU/Linux OS derived from Ubuntu-MATE, dedicated to accessibility. With a focus on professionalism, we deliver a free and open-source desktop environment tailored for the visually impaired. Through innovative features and community collaboration, we enable seamless navigation, communication, and creation.

Join us in shaping a future where technology knows no barriers. Accessible-Coconut features a screen reader, optical character recognition (OCR), office suite, sound editor, media players, educational games, and more.

Features

Accessible-Coconut comes with all applications we have developed along with essential popular and attractive applications

Screen reader

Provides alternative access to the desktop by using speech synthesis and Braille.

Math tutor

For developing math skills in a playful way.

Musical instrument

Play musical instruments using the keyboard of the computer.

Print reading

Facility to read printed books using a scanner in almost all the major languages in the world including English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, etc

Editing suits

Accessible audio and video editing solutions

Disk management

Accessible disk management solutions

Six key input

Type text in any text field using only six keys of the keyboard with Braille knowledge in a Perkins Brailler mode.

Media conversion

Multimedia converter with batch file conversion support which can convert to more than 100 different formats.

Keyboard shortcuts

Easy life making keyboard shortcuts for many facilities including recognizing screenshot, knowing battery status, controlling brightness, etc

Typing tutor

Improve typing skill in different languages of the world in a playful way.

Magnification

Screen Magnification facility.

Console (TTY) screenreader

Screen reader for making Linux Console Accessible

Chess game

Play chess with a computer without any barrier of sightlessness.

Ebook speaker

Read electronic books in various formats including epub, pdf, text, etc.

Office-Suit

Comes with LibreOffice which includes the applications Writer, Calc and Impress.

Daisy-player

play books in daisy format.

Connect Smartphone

Connect smartphones and share clipboard, data, control media player, etc using KDE-Connect.

Basic software

Many basic daily living applications including Firefox, Chrome, VLC media player, Artha offline English dictionary, Pidgin internet messenger, Thunderbird email client, etc.

Features inherited from Debian GNU/Linux

Accessible-Coconut is based on Ubuntu-Mate which is based on Debian GNU/Linux operating system. Features inherited are listed below.

Linux Kernel

Uses Linux kernel which is the best and most secure Kernel available in the world.

Stability and Reliability

GNU/Linux systems are widely known for their stability and reliability, many GNU/Linux servers on the Internet have been running for years without failure or even being restarted.

No Virus-Antivirus games

GNU/Linux is designed with concepts of file permissions, user privileges, etc which makes Anti-virus irrelevant.

Driver support

Most hardware is already supported by the Linux kernel. Proprietary drivers for hardware are available when the free software is not sufficient.

User controls the system

It won’t do any actions without permission of user, such as automatic update, restart, etc.

Connect with AC community

If you have any queries, bug to report, or suggestions regarding Accessible-Coconut, there are plenty of experts including developers in our group. You will get answers to your queries instantly or within 24 hours. Also we will consider your valuable suggestions and bug reports. Feel free to discuss anything.