Seeing AI is a free app developed by Microsoft Corporation that uses artificial intelligence to narrate the world for blind and low-vision individuals. Designed as an ongoing research project, it helps you interact with your surroundings by describing people, objects, and text in real time.
With Seeing AI, you can read printed and handwritten text, identify products using barcodes, navigate indoor spaces, recognize faces, and even understand colors and light levels. This powerful tool helps you become more independent by making everyday tasks easier and more accessible.
📖 Read short text as soon as it appears in front of the camera with its instant text recognition.
📄 Get audio guidance to capture a printed page, and recognize the text, along with its original formatting with Its document reading feature.
📸 Scans barcodes, using audio beeps to guide you, hear the name, and package information when available.
🙂 Save people’s faces so you can recognize them, and get an estimate of their age, gender, and expression.
💵 Point the camera at a currency note, and Seeing AI will tell you its denomination. Because it can detect and identify different banknotes.
🌆 Capture a photo of your surroundings, and the app will describe what’s in the scene, such as “A park with trees and a bench.” You can also touch the screen to hear where objects are located.
🎧 With LiDAR-supported devices, Seeing AI can provide an immersive experience by describing objects in 3D space using spatial audio, helping you understand their surroundings.
🏠 Create personalized routes inside buildings, such as from the entrance to a classroom. Follow sound cues to navigate independently in indoor spaces.
🎨 Point the camera at an object, and Seeing AI will tell you its color. This is useful for choosing clothes, identifying colored items, or organizing objects.
🗣️ Read handwritten notes, letters, and greeting cards. While accuracy depends on handwriting style, it helps you understand personal notes.
💡 Detects light sources and converts them into different tones. The closer the light source, the higher the pitch, helping you know if lights are on or off.
🖼️ If you receive an image in an email or on social media, you can share it with Seeing AI to get a description of what’s in the picture.
📁 Browse photos saved on your phone, and the app will describe them to you. It can identify objects, people, and settings, helping you understand their stored memories.
💲 Not all apps are created to make millions – some are made to make a meaningful difference. Seeing AI is one of those rare gems, designed with heart and purpose. Developed by Microsoft, It’s completely free to download and use. No trials, no in-app purchases, just the pure power of AI, making visually disabled people’s everyday tasks easier.
