21/03/2026
Dear Index Braille Embosser users of South East Asia,
Index Braille AB (the manufacturer) has recently released INDEX BRAILLE TACTILE GRAPHIC (IBTG) software free of charge for all users. IBTG helps you create tactile faster and easier. Download your free IBTG version 1.0.1 via link below.
If you have an older version IBTG 1.0.0 downloaded before, please uninstall it, restart computer and download version 1.0.1.
https://downloads.indexbraille.com/Software/Index%20Braille%20Tactile%20Graphics/IBTG_1.0.1.exe
Once the downloading and installation is completed, please right click the icon of the installer and choose "run as admoinistrator". Open the software and start exploring.
The first screen will show the default paper size is an A4 portrait.
Top line menu from left - File, View, Image, Setting and Help, save icon, back arrow, forward arrow and delete icon.
File menu -
Open project - to open an Index Tactile Graphic file format .itg
Import image - 20 modern file formats
Aquire image - we**am upload or scan image
Save, save as, export, emboss, close and exit
View menu -
Image preview - to view original imported image
Print preview - to view print image
Zoom in, Zoom out, zoom 100% and fit to window
Image menu -
Page setup - set your paper size, format and load orientation
Image setup - set your imported image position
Orientation mark - with or without orientation mark
Edge detection - thin line, lines, canny. Edge threshold % and
Dot distance options
Rotation - Rotate clockwise and countre clock wise
Flip - Flip horizontal or vertical options
Setting -
Language selection
Help - About Index Tactile Graphic and contcat support
Save icon - save created tactile file to .itg (Index Tactile Graphic) format
Back arrow
Forward arrow
Delete icon - clear all changes
Second line menu are tools, shape and line width.
Tools -
For editing. Pencil, eraser, pen tool, move object and add label. Choose your braille table and grade from the translation list
Shapes -
Create round, oval, square, regtangular shapes
Line width -
Start from 1px
Simple step to create tactile:
1. Go to File - Import image and select image
2. Go to Image - Edge detection and change the resolution of the braille.
3. Done.
More info here https://indexbraille.com/print-braille/