Nidaa is a lightweight Windows tray application designed to announce Islamic prayer times via screen readers. It provides essential prayer time information for users who rely on assistive technology, offering accessibility and convenience in a compact package.
Key Features:
Screen Reader Compatibility: Announces prayer times through any screen reader using UniversalSpeech (compatible with NVDA, JAWS, SAPI, and more).
Global Hotkey Support: Access prayer time information instantly by pressing Ctrl+Alt+P (configurable) from anywhere.
Extensive Geographic Coverage: Supports over 250 countries, with automatic calculation method selection based on location.
Detailed Saudi Arabia Data: Includes precise details for 13 regions and 4,581 cities within Saudi Arabia.
Hijri Date Display: Shows the current Islamic date in both Arabic and English, providing cultural relevance and clarity.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for visually impaired Muslims using screen readers, Nidaa ensures timely prayer reminders without requiring internet access. Its accessibility features and compact design make it a reliable tool for maintaining religious observance while respecting resource constraints. Users benefit from seamless integration with assistive technologies and the ability to stay informed about prayer schedules effortlessly.
Nidaa is available via winget, offering an easy installation process for Windows users.
README
Nidaa (نداء) - Prayer Times for Windows
Nidaa is a lightweight Windows tray application that announces Islamic prayer times via screen reader. It runs silently in the system tray and speaks the current/next prayer time, remaining time, and Hijri date when you press a global hotkey.
Features
Screen reader accessible - Announces prayer times through any screen reader using UniversalSpeech (NVDA, JAWS, SAPI, etc.)
Global hotkey - Press Ctrl+Alt+P (configurable) from anywhere to hear prayer times
250 countries supported - Automatic calculation method selection per country
Detailed Saudi Arabia data - 13 regions and 4581 cities with precise coordinates
8 calculation methods - Umm al-Qura, Muslim World League, Egyptian, Karachi, ISNA, Diyanet, Tehran, Singapore
Hijri date - Always displays the Hijri (Islamic) date in both Arabic and English
Bilingual - Full Arabic and English interface
Offline - All prayer time calculations are done locally, no internet required after first launch
Lightweight - Minimal resource usage, runs quietly in the system tray
How It Works
On first launch, Nidaa downloads location data and opens the settings window
Select your country, region, and city (Saudi Arabia has detailed city-level data)
Configure your preferred language and hotkey
Nidaa sits in the system tray - press the hotkey anytime to hear:
Today's Hijri date
All six prayer times (Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha)
The next upcoming prayer and time remaining
Or time elapsed since the last prayer (after Isha)
Calculation Methods
Each country is automatically mapped to its standard calculation method: