diff --git a/stardew-access/ScreenReader/ScreenReaderMac.cs b/stardew-access/ScreenReader/ScreenReaderMac.cs
index 9fb519e..7709b63 100644
--- a/stardew-access/ScreenReader/ScreenReaderMac.cs
+++ b/stardew-access/ScreenReader/ScreenReaderMac.cs
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ namespace stardew_access.ScreenReader
         public void InitializeScreenReader()
         {
             MainClass.GetMonitor().Log("Screen reader initialized");
+            _speakProcess = new Process();
+            _speakProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "mac";
+            _speakProcess.StartInfo.Verb = "mac";
+            _speakProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
+            _speakProcess.Start();
             Speak("Mac screen reader ready", true);
         }
 
         public void CloseScreenReader()
         {
             MainClass.GetMonitor().Log("Screen reader closed");
+            _speakProcess.Kill();
         }
 
         public void Say(string text, bool interrupt)
@@ -39,7 +45,8 @@ namespace stardew_access.ScreenReader
         {
             if (text == null) return;
             MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
-            if (text != prevText) {
+            if (text != prevText)
+            {
                 Speak(text, interrupt);
                 prevText = text;
             }
@@ -49,7 +56,8 @@ namespace stardew_access.ScreenReader
         {
             if (text == null) return;
             MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
-            if (text != prevMenuText) {
+            if (text != prevMenuText)
+            {
                 Speak(text, interrupt);
                 prevMenuText = text;
             }
@@ -59,7 +67,8 @@ namespace stardew_access.ScreenReader
         {
             if (text == null) return;
             MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
-            if (text != prevChatText) {
+            if (text != prevChatText)
+            {
                 Speak(text, interrupt);
                 prevChatText = text;
             }
@@ -69,28 +78,21 @@ namespace stardew_access.ScreenReader
         {
             if (text == null) return;
             MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
-            if (text != prevTextTile) {
+            if (text != prevTextTile)
+            {
                 Speak(text, interrupt);
                 prevTextTile = text;
             }
 
         }
 
-        private void Speak(string text, bool interupt) {
-            if (interupt) {
-                if (_speakProcess != null) {
-                    _speakProcess.Kill();
-                    _speakProcess = null;
-                }
-            }
-            if (_speakProcess == null) {
-                _speakProcess = new Process();
-                _speakProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "say";
-                _speakProcess.StartInfo.Verb = "say";
-                _speakProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
-                _speakProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = text;
-                _speakProcess.Start();
+        private void Speak(string text, bool interupt)
+        {
+            if (interupt)
+            {
+                _speakProcess.StandardInput.WriteLine("x");
             }
+            _speakProcess.StandardInput.WriteLine($"s{text}");
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/stardew-access/ScreenReader/ScreenReaderMac_old.cs b/stardew-access/ScreenReader/ScreenReaderMac_old.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc9ec0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stardew-access/ScreenReader/ScreenReaderMac_old.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace stardew_access.ScreenReader
+{
+    public class ScreenReaderMacOld : IScreenReader
+    {
+        private Process? _speakProcess;
+
+
+        public string PrevTextTile
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
+        public string prevText = "", prevTextTile = " ", prevChatText = "", prevMenuText = "";
+
+        public void InitializeScreenReader()
+        {
+            MainClass.GetMonitor().Log("Screen reader initialized");
+            Speak("Mac screen reader ready", true);
+        }
+
+        public void CloseScreenReader()
+        {
+            MainClass.GetMonitor().Log("Screen reader closed");
+        }
+
+        public void Say(string text, bool interrupt)
+        {
+            if (text == null) return;
+            MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
+            Speak(text, interrupt);
+        }
+
+        public void SayWithChecker(string text, bool interrupt)
+        {
+            if (text == null) return;
+            MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
+            if (text != prevText) {
+                Speak(text, interrupt);
+                prevText = text;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void SayWithMenuChecker(string text, bool interrupt)
+        {
+            if (text == null) return;
+            MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
+            if (text != prevMenuText) {
+                Speak(text, interrupt);
+                prevMenuText = text;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void SayWithChatChecker(string text, bool interrupt)
+        {
+            if (text == null) return;
+            MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
+            if (text != prevChatText) {
+                Speak(text, interrupt);
+                prevChatText = text;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void SayWithTileQuery(string text, int x, int y, bool interrupt)
+        {
+            if (text == null) return;
+            MainClass.GetMonitor().Log($"{text}");
+            if (text != prevTextTile) {
+                Speak(text, interrupt);
+                prevTextTile = text;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        private void Speak(string text, bool interupt) {
+            if (interupt) {
+                if (_speakProcess != null) {
+                    _speakProcess.Kill();
+                    _speakProcess = null;
+                }
+            }
+            if (_speakProcess == null) {
+                _speakProcess = new Process();
+                _speakProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "say";
+                _speakProcess.StartInfo.Verb = "say";
+                _speakProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
+                _speakProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = text;
+                _speakProcess.Start();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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