People who are blind or have low vision now have three powerful tools in one with Be My Eyes.
Worldwide more than half a million people who are blind use the innovative Be My Eyes app through their smartphone to get visual description when they need it. Connect with more than 7 million volunteers. Or use the latest AI image describer. Or connect with dedicated company representatives to help with their products. All in one app.
Connect with Be My Eyes volunteers speaking 185 languages and available – for free – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our newest feature, ‘Be My AI’, is a pioneering AI assistant integrated in the Be My Eyes app. You can send images via the app to Be My AI, which will answer questions about that image and provide conversational AI generated visual descriptions for a wide variety of tasks in 36 languages. Be My AI is powered by artificial intelligence and is able to provide assistance in a wide variety of situations, from checking makeup before a night out to translating text from hundreds of different languages.
Lastly, our ‘Service Directory’ section allows you to connect directly with a wide range of companies for support with their products and services as well as organizations within the blindness community
FREE. GLOBAL. 24/7.
Be My Eyes Key Features:
• Get assistance on your own terms: call a volunteer, chat with Be My AI or contact a company representative.
• Volunteers and Be My AI available globally 24/7
• Always free of charge
• 185 languages worldwide in 150+ countries
What can Be My Eyes help you with?
• Using home appliances
• Reading product labels
• Matching outfits and identifying clothes
• Helping to read product expiration dates and cooking instructions
• Reading digital displays or computer screens
• Navigating TV or game menus
• Operating vending machines or kiosks
• Sorting music collections or other libraries
• Sorting and dealing with paper mail
What the World is Saying About Be My Eyes:
“It was just amazing that someone from the other side of the world could be in my kitchen and help me with something.” - Julia, Be My Eyes user
“Having access to Be My AI has been like having an AI friend by my side all the time describing things to me, giving me unprecedented access to the visual world and helping me be more independent.” - Roberto, Be My Eyes User
“The tie-up between Be My Eyes and Microsoft is fantastic! I don’t know what I would have done to fix my PC issues without their help. Well done!” - Gordon, Be My Eyes User
Selected Awards:
• Mentioned in the 2023 Time Magazine best inventions
• 2021 Apple Design Award for best Social Impact app
• 2020 Dubai Expo Global Innovator.
• 2018 Winner of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award at the NFB National Convention.
• 2018 Winner of AbilityNet Accessibility Award at the Tech4Good Awards.
• 2017 Winner of World Summit Awards - Inclusion and Empowerment.
This altruistic app connects thousands of people who are blind or have low vision with millions of sighted volunteers who can help with day-to-day tasks. Choose your preferred language(s) and start video calls with a tap.
An Essential Download
ESPeciallyFlynn
If you like helping people and you’ve sometimes got free time in your day, download this app. From my experience as a volunteer, you will generally forget you have this app on your phone; notifications are infrequent and the app makes it clear that there’s never any pressure to answer if you’re busy.But if you’re not busy and a notification pops up, you can help someone. From helping someone pick the right colour top for their outfit to getting the settings right on their washing machine so they don’t ruin their laundry, a two minute call can really make a huge difference to a stranger’s day. It’s a genuinely amazing use of technology, making the experience as easy as possible for both people involved. It doesn’t bombard you with ads, the settings are all very clear, and once every couple of months you can make a real difference to someone’s life without going anywhere to do so!
Nice idea and very worthy of recommendation
UK Feds
As a sighted person we take so much for granted. If you have a visual impairment, then life can present many every-day challenges, like choosing the right colour shirt when going out or sorting through a few bottles of spices in the kitchen. That’s where Be My Eyes can be an instant life line for thousands of people every day.As someone with visual impairment you can ask someone at any time and as many times as you need. Due to the large helper database of very willing volunteers you will always get a helping hand and you’re very unlikely to get the same person twice. This means that there is always a willing volunteer waiting to take your call - so what are you waiting for?As a volunteer you will be notified, occasionally, when someone needs help of a sighted person. An alert pops up on your phone / tablet and you have a few seconds to answer the call. If you don’t because you’re busy, don’t worry someone else will answer usually in a few seconds and you’ll be notified that the call has already been answered. If you’re lucky enough to be able to help someone and answer a call then you will see a live stream from someone looking for assistance. You may need to provide some helpful instructions to the person so that the phone camera is showing what you need to see in order to help. Then just chat away and provide the help required.As there are so many volunteers the number of calls received in my experience is very low, maybe one call per 30-60 days on average. In short this app is an inspiration and I cannot recommend it enough.
Great way to help but be aware
Robin piggy
I loved the idea and I was over the moon to be able to help for the first time helping someone using this app. But the second time I picked up the call, it was a pervert on the other side. The good thing is that I had already thought about this particular risk when I downloaded the app and asked my husband to help IF it happens. And it did happen and my husband did shout at the guy. I hope we contributed to the community by doing this but I am still very much shaken by this(it has just happened earlier). But I don’t want people and myself to get discouraged to help someone just because there are horrible people like this. So I would be grateful if more men could join Be My Eyes so that less perverts can mess up the great system! Good thing that I could report it straight after the call and received that the user is now blocked. I just hope I can help someone again without bumping into such awful incident again.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
- Translated into even more languages
We release updates regularly and we're always looking for ways to make things better. If something is not working, if you have a great idea, or if you just want to say hello, then email us at info@bemyeyes.com, we would love to hear from you!
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Version 7.18.0
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Contact Info
User Content
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Usage Data
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