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CVIPDF

For children with CVI
and low vision

Make worksheets easy to read – the layout stays. CVI PDF resets the text in a clear font with more spacing. Images, tables and lines stay exactly where they are.

Only the text
gets better

  • 01

    Clear fonts

    Verdana or Arial instead of ornate or narrow fonts.

  • 02

    More space

    1.5× or 2× line spacing and more space between letters.

  • 03

    Layout stays

    Every text stays in its place. Images, tables, lines and boxes are not changed.

  • 04

    Printed sheets too

    Scan pages with the iPad camera – text recognition reads the text.

  • 05

    Accessible PDF

    Real text with headings, paragraphs and image descriptions for VoiceOver.

  • 06

    Everything stays on the device

    No sign-in, no ads, no data on the internet.

Before /
After

The same worksheet after CVI PDF: text in Verdana with more letter spacing; image, task and writing lines stay in the same place.
Original worksheet “The hedgehog in autumn” in a narrow serif font with tight lines.
Before
Original worksheet “The hedgehog in autumn” in a narrow serif font with tight lines.
After
The same worksheet after CVI PDF: text in Verdana with more letter spacing; image, task and writing lines stay in the same place.

Three
steps

  1. Open

    Choose a PDF from Files, open a photo or scan printed pages.

  2. Adjust

    Choose font, line spacing and letter spacing. The preview shows the result instantly.

  3. Save

    The new PDF is called Name_CVI.pdf and goes to Files – ready for the child’s iPad.

More
apps

Two more tools with the same goal: being able to do more on your own.

  • Tastenreise

    Learn to type

    The keyboard becomes familiar. A touch-typing trainer for children with and without visual impairment – on a real keyboard connected to the iPad. 16 levels, read-aloud, VoiceOver and braille display, fully keyboard-operated. Currently in German.

    • 16 levels
    • Read-aloud
    • VoiceOver & braille

  • PDF Text Field

    Create forms

    From worksheet to fillable PDF. The tool for teachers detects writing lines, boxes and checkboxes and turns them into real form fields – so children can type instead of writing by hand. Currently in German.

    • Detect fields
    • Fine-tune
    • Save as form

About
me

Portrait of Philipp

My name is Philipp and I live in Zurich.

I am a special needs educator working with children and young people with visual impairment. Today I lead a team that supports and advises these pupils in their schools.

In everyday work I often see where things get stuck. A worksheet a child cannot fill in on the iPad. A text set too tightly. A program that only works with an account or the internet.

My apps grow out of moments like these. They are made for people who see poorly or not at all, and for the professionals who work with them.

support@sichtnah.com

Local.
Offline.
No AI.

All my apps work entirely on the iPad or Mac. They need no internet, use no AI, contain no analytics and send no data.

  • Works without internet
  • No AI
  • No usage analytics

The apps are in development. CVI PDF is coming soon to the App Store – for iPad with iPadOS 18 and Mac with macOS 15 or later.

Questions? Support