Getting started with VibraBraille

For blind users, here’s a quick guide to get started with VibraBraille:

1. Paste or open text.

Copy some text to the clipboard. Then, after opening VibraBraille, use the Paste button to insert text from the clipboard, or Open… to select a .txt file.

After that, VibraBraille converts it to Unified English Braille.

If pasting doesn’t work at first, wait for the system dialog that asks for permission and double-tap Allow Paste.

2. Explore the Braille area.

The large rectangle below the buttons is the Braille trace area.

With VoiceOver on, it uses Direct Touch — you can slide your finger across it.

In the center of that area is the Braille cell. Raised dots make short vibration “ticks,” and the gaps between dots give a soft hum for orientation.

3. Navigate.

Tap right → next character

Tap left → previous character

Double-tap right → next word

Double-tap left → previous word

Feel a quick haptic preview of each word before you read it in Braille, when you arrive at the first letter of a word. The app now plays a short phoneme-based vibration pattern that gives you a rough sense of the word’s structure in advance.

A soft bump means you’ve reached the start or end.

4. VoiceOver feedback.

Below the Braille area, you’ll hear “Current cell…” followed by the character name.

This helps link the tactile pattern with the symbol.

5. Resume later.

Your reading position is saved automatically, so you can pick up where you left off.