Virtual Magnifying Glass 3.4

When you need to take a closer look at a physical object, say a piece of paper, you can take out your trusty magnifying glass – don’t know why, but the image of Sherlock Holmes and his magnifying glass comes to mind when saying that. What do you do when you don’t have a physical object, when you have a virtual one? Why you use a virtual magnifying glass.

To be more precise, you get a piece of software that acts like a virtual magnifying glass. Such an application is the aptly named Virtual Magnifying Glass. It is an open source, screen magnification tool that puts a movable magnifying glass on the screen. You can move that magnifying glass anywhere you want on the screen and get a better picture of what’s under the magnifying glass.

There are, as far as I see it, two reasons why you would want to get the Virtual Magnifying Glass application:
- You need to magnify part of the screen for some reason and you want a free, easy to use application.
- You have a visual impairment and you need to magnify part of the screen and, again, you need a free, easy to use application.

Before you get Virtual Magnifying Glass and put it the test, take a look at the technical details presented below:
Download – the download weighs in at 2.4MB, which isn’t that much. The download will complete in no time at all, even if you have a less than spectacular internet connection.
Supported OS – at the time of writing this and according to the developer, Virtual Magnifying Glass works with Windows Vista, 2003, XP, 2000, NT, ME, 98 or 95. There’s also a Mac version that works with Mac OS X 10.4 or newer. Last but not least, there’s a Linux version.
Limitations – there are none. As mentioned above, Virtual Magnifying glass is a free, open source application.

Virtual Magnifying Glass is free, it’s easy to use, it’s useful, and it’s waiting for you to give it a try.

Pros

• Lightweight download
• Easy to use
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Free, open source
• Extensive language support

Cons

• None that I could think of

Additional information on Virtual Magnifying Glass is available here.

Virtual Magnifying Glass has been reviewed by George Norman on 29 Mar 2011. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Virtual Magnifying Glass 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent