AceReader Pro Deluxe (PC Version) Download Details:

System Requirements: Windows NT, 2000, 2003, XP or Vista. 20 MB disk space.

Approximate Size: ~4.8Mb

Approximate Download Time:

• Cable/DSL - Less than 1 minute
• 28.8K Modem - Less than 23 Minutes

Version Information:

• Version 6.0.5 (Current Release):
  • New Course Mode functionality (i.e. ability to manually select activities, course activities are now remembered when switching courses...).
  • Background screen now hides desktop while running Wizard.
  • Added ability to filter tests for view/export based on partial test name (i.e. Level xx).
  • Menu Mode now auto increments current test and drill list items.
  • Added ability to Ignore Fine Tune Speed options when taking Forced Speed test.
  • Added ability to manually override Drill Session Speeds.
  • Other maintenance.
• Version 5.0.1.5:
  • Maintenance Release.
• Version 5.0.1.3:
  • Improved PDF extraction. Now maintains better white space formatting when using Formatted Display mode.
  • New logon screen options. Now if students are assigned to classes, user can select user name from list of names assigned to classes. Can also now force user to type their user name. These options can be turned on/off in from the Admin Miscellaneous options screen.
  • Other minor maintenance.
• Version 5.0.1.1:
  • Maintenance release.
  Version 5.0:
  • Vista Certified.
  • New Wizard screen which utilizes tabs for easy navigation.
  • New course mode that automates the training process.
• Version 4.5:
  • Added the ability to extract text from .pdf and .doc files via the Load File function. Supports passwords with pdf files.
  • Encrypted reading comprehension tests.
• Version 4.2:
  • New file open/save dialogs and other screen updates.
• Version 4.1:
  • Admin can now display test result details for all users (or for all users in a class).
  • Added "Copy To Notepad" button to the "View Test Results" screens. This function starts Notepad and loads it with the test results that you are currently viewing.
  • Other minor maintenance.
• Version 4.0:
  • Text-To-Speech enabled. This means that you need this version for the Text-To-Speech add-on.
  • Separated Warm-up Drills on Wizard screen (and menu options) making drill selection easier.
  • Other minor maintenance.
• Version 3.4d (Current Release):
  • Added ability to force startup wizard screen to always appear when students logon. Other minor maintenance.
• Version 3.4:
  • Added checkboxes to show which tests you have performed.
  • Added ability to view and configure the Base Reading Speed value (used to determine drill pacing speeds).
• Version 3.3f:
  • Maintenance release.
• Version 3.3e:
  • Added ability to add users via administration functions. Added option that will disallow users/students from adding themselves via the logon screen. Improved User Management functions. Added View and Export test result filtering. Other minor maintenance.
• Version 3.3:
  • Maintenance release.
• Version 3.2:
  • Maintenance release.
• Version 3.1:
  • Maintenance release. Includes updated drill text, updated help...
• Version 3.0 (Major Update):
  • New advanced Display Modes (i.e. ability to display a sentence at a time, ability to display a phrase at a time, highlighting, ability to specify the number of eye fixations per line to display or highlight...).
  • New games (Tachistoscope Flash and Recall Game, Flash Card Game and Search/Scan Game).
  • Added Game Editors so that you can now incorporate your own game text.
  • New and improved reading/comprehension tests.
• Version 2.3:
  • Improved startup time and minor maintenance updates.
• Version 2.2:
  • Can now remove individual test scores.
  • Can now flip back and forth between story and quiz to simulate real world test taking while also keeping track of story reading speed.
  • Canceled tests are now logged.
• Version 2.1:
  • Maintenance release
• Version 2.0 (Major Update):
  • We added a Startup Wizard Screen that will launch you into common areas of the program and makes the program much more intuitive to use.
  • We added the ability to create and group custom content (Comprehension Tests, Drills...) into separate sets. Sets make it possible to group and separate Tests and Drills according to your own needs.
  • You can now Import and Export "sets" of custom content (Comprehension Test sets, Drill...), making it possible to share custom content with other AceReader Pro users.
  • We added two Eye Fixation Games that are designed to improve reading skills while having fun.
  • We made the Drills smarter. The Drills now set the pacing speed relative to each individuals "Base Reading Speed". A users "Base Reading Speed" is determined from their "last" Self-Paced Reading Comprehension Test.
  • We added several new Drill sets.
  • The Help is new and improved.
• Version 1.1 (Initial Release)

This demo can be unlocked (via registration code entry) and made into fully functional version after purchase is made.

The differences between the UNREGISTERED-DEMO and REGISTERED version of AceReader are:

• The Demo version has a 30 day expiration.
• The Registered version comes with 247 additional reading/comprehension tests that are broken out by grade levels (1-12+). That is 260 tests total! The demo comes with 13 tests.
• The Registered version does not have the higher speed limitation.
• The Registered version does not have course activity limits.
• The Registered version does not have the initial registration screen that pops up when AceReader is started.
• Users of the Registered version get 90 days support.