Be My Eyes

Be My Eyes is a mobile accessibility application that helps blind and low-vision individuals complete visual tasks by connecting them with sighted volunteers through live video calls. When a user needs help reading a label, navigating an unfamiliar environment, identifying an object, or completing another visually dependent task, they can request a call through the app and be connected with an available volunteer who sees through the phone's camera and provides verbal guidance. The app also includes a Be My AI feature powered by GPT-4o vision, which allows users to photograph a scene and receive a detailed AI-generated description without waiting for a volunteer to become available. Be My Eyes is used daily by blind and low-vision individuals for a wide range of practical tasks including reading product labels, expiry dates, and mail; navigating public spaces and transportation; identifying medications and their instructions; setting up new devices; and completing form-based tasks. The volunteer network model means that real human assistance is available at no cost to users, with volunteers donating their time through the app. Find alternatives. Be My Eyes for Business is a paid service that enables companies to create a branded AI assistant for their visually impaired customers, allowing those customers to get visual help related to the company's specific products and services without routing through the general volunteer network. The volunteer-based model provides a unique human dimension to accessibility assistance that purely automated solutions do not replicate, with experienced volunteers offering context and judgment that AI descriptions may not fully provide. The Be My AI feature extends availability to situations where volunteer response times may vary. A practical consideration is that the volunteer model relies on network availability, and response times may vary based on time zone and volunteer availability at the moment of the request. The app is free for blind and low-vision users and for volunteers; the Be My Eyes for Business service is directed at enterprise clients Explore AI tools.