Debian Accessibility Project
Summary
Magnification
Debian Accessibility Magnification software

This metapackage will install packages which are useful to get magnification support

Description

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If you discover a project which looks like a good candidate for Debian Accessibility to you, or if you have prepared an unofficial Debian package, please do not hesitate to send a description of that project to the Debian Accessibility mailing list

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Debian Accessibility Magnification packages

Official Debian packages with high relevance

compiz
OpenGL window and compositing manager
Versions of package compiz
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
stretch-backports0.8.16.1-10~bpo9+1all
buster0.8.16.1-10all
buster-backports0.8.18-2~bpo10+1all
bullseye0.8.18-2all
bookworm0.8.18-5all
trixie0.8.18-6all
sid0.8.18-6all
stretch0.9.13.0+16.10.20160818.2-5.1all
Debtags of package compiz:
accessibilityscreen-magnify
interface3d, x11
rolemetapackage, program
scopeapplication
suitegnome
uitoolkitgtk, xlib
x11window-manager
Popcon: 0 users (0 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
License: DFSG free
Git

Compiz brings to life a variety of visual effects that make the Linux desktop easier to use, more powerful and intuitive, and more accessible for users with special needs.

This metapackage provides the components necessary for running compiz. It provides the compiz core, a set of standard plugins, a window decorator using the Gtk toolkit and a settings manager.

kmag
screen magnifier tool
Versions of package kmag
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
experimental24.08.0-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
stretch16.08.0-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
buster18.04.3-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bullseye20.12.0-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bookworm22.12.3-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
trixie22.12.3-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
sid22.12.3-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
jessie4.14.2-1amd64,armel,armhf,i386
upstream24.08.3
Debtags of package kmag:
accessibilityscreen-magnify
interfacex11
roleprogram
suitekde
uitoolkitqt
useviewing
x11application
Popcon: 1308 users (4333 upd.)*
Newer upstream!
License: DFSG free
Git

KDE's screen magnifier tool.

You can use KMagnifier to magnify a part of the screen just as you would use a lens to magnify a newspaper fine-print or a photograph. This application is useful for a variety of people: from researchers to artists to web-designers to people with low vision.

This package is part of the KDE accessibility module.

vmg
Virtual Magnifying Glass
Versions of package vmg
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
buster3.7.1-3amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bullseye3.7.1-5amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mipsel
bookworm3.7.1-7amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mipsel,ppc64el
trixie3.7.1-8amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el
sid3.7.1-8amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el
stretch3.7.1-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386
Popcon: 9 users (24 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
License: DFSG free
Git

Virtual Magnifying Glass is designed for visually-impaired and others who need to magnify a part of the screen. Unlike most similar programs it does not open a separate window for the magnification but instead puts a movable magnifying glass on screen.

*Popularitycontest results: number of people who use this package regularly (number of people who upgraded this package recently) out of 246355