Oct 9, 2026, 5:42 AMQuestion, and I think I know the answer to this but I am being thorough. Does NVDA have a keystroke to output the application version and build number, similar to JAWS Control+Insert+V?
- Oct 9, 2026, 5:42 AM
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Oct 9, 2026, 5:45 AM@brian I do it via an add-on titled Say Product Name and Version:
https://github.com/opensourcesys/sayProductNameAndVersion- Oct 9, 2026, 5:46 AM
@amir No no no, that won't do. But thank you.
- Oct 9, 2026, 5:49 AM
@brian Well, the add-on has been designed to emulate what JAWS does. But you are right. It doesn't output the result - it just announces or copies it.
BruceBruceOct 9, 2026, 6:24 AM@brian I asked this once, and was given a link to an add-on.
- Oct 9, 2026, 7:55 AM
@Bruce Thanks Bruce. It's not acceptable to install an addon just to get that, so we'll leave it. I've made the dialog a read only edit field.
- Scott Erichsenserichsen@caneandable.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:50 AM
@brian No. You need an Addon to accomplish that functionality. The addon is here.
Say Product Name and Version:
https://github.com/opensourcesys/sayProductNameAndVersion - Oct 9, 2026, 7:56 AM
@serichsen No we're not doing that, but thanks.
- Scott Erichsenserichsen@caneandable.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:51 AM
@brian I wish it did have that functionality and perhaps @NVAccess might want to look at this. I think it's been a suggestion previously. It seems quite a simple feature to implement.
Kaveinthrankaveinthran@mastodon.stickbear.meOct 9, 2026, 6:53 AM@serichsen @brian I agree, this is very important when creating an issue, we need to know the NVDA version, operating system version and also the program version that we are having issues with. There should be a way to copy the information, not only knowing it.
- Oct 9, 2026, 6:55 AM
@kaveinthran @serichsen @brian Of course, NVDA's Help menu/ About dialog box has a Copy version number button. It copies stuff like this:
alpha-57883,f56b2e0d (2027.1.0.57883) 
André Polykaninemenelion@caneandable.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:08 AM@brian No, and they claim it's not necessary (I received a reply from NvAccess not exactly in these words, but de facto it's this). I deeply disagree, but well, I don't use NVDA except for work and testing for many reasons.
- Oct 9, 2026, 11:19 AM
@menelion Thanks. That is what I thought. For this free app, I have it under Help and About with a read only edit, containing the version, build number, and the location where it is running from in the event someone is using portable.
- André Polykaninemenelion@caneandable.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:21 AM
@brian You can also add a Copy Info button. If it's CSharp, I can give you code, or just direct your agent to, for example, https://github.com/Oire/sic. I have it for bug reports and for those screen readers who don't expose versions. I also have system locale and app locale, for weird translation and format bugs.
- Oct 9, 2026, 1:10 PM
- David GoldfieldDavidGoldfieldOct 9, 2026, 2:05 PM
- Jeff BishopJeffBishop@mastodon.onlineOct 9, 2026, 4:12 PM
@brian You could gather this data with a simple Python module for both screen readers.
- Oct 9, 2026, 4:14 PM
@JeffBishop Thanks, I already have it sorted.
- Jeff BishopJeffBishop@mastodon.onlineOct 9, 2026, 4:16 PM
@brian No problem, sorry about that.
- Oct 9, 2026, 4:23 PM
@JeffBishop It's fine; I just have to get on and solve whatever the issue is.