What is new in Duxbury DBT Win

DBT 15.1
2026-08-04 (2026-08-07)

DBT 15.1 is our first version with native Apple Silicon and eBraille support, and has several other new and improved features.

DBT will no longer require Rosetta to run on modern Macintosh^®computers.
Builds for Macintosh computers with Intel processors may no longer be available. If you require one, please inquire.
DBT/Mac for Apple silicon cannot import MathType objects embedded in .docx files.

DBT 15.1 supports export of eBraille files from braille documents.
Command line support for eBraille conversion is included, using a new /ebrl command line switch.

JAWS voicing of the translated line while editing large braille files is better-synchronized to what is shown on a connected braille display..

An arbitrary size limitation within DBT has been lifted, allowing for importing larger .docx files.
The .docx importer now adds a hard space after the function name for a math function.
The .docx importer will now recognize both old and new definitions of Red, as well as similar custom colors.
Problems placing images using TactileView 3 have been corrected.

When hiding codes on the translated line, DBT will hide even codes at the end of the line.
(Windows only) The status line display is more reliable about leaving sufficient width to show text.
Several codes have been added to the Codes List dialog.

The English/Unified (UEB) print-to-braille translation table (file enuncp.btb, now version 16;4 260707) has been updated to suppress the contraction "con" in the word "cons" in most instances, excepting only certain cases where the immediate context makes clear that "cons" is a formal or informal abbreviation of a longer word where "con" would be contracted, e.g. "ex-cons" (short for "ex-convicts"). This is an effort to more commonly comply with RUEB 2024 section 10.6.4.
DBT now includes an updated version of the BANA Template for Microsoft^® Word™: BANA Braille 2026. Both >English (UEB) - BANA DBT templates and the style map file for them are updated as well.
The Urdu (Pakistan) print-to-braille translation table (file urdpcp.btb, now version 5;3 260310) has been updated to fix some reported errors.