Be My Eyes

Name: Be My Eyes
Author: Be My Eyes ApS

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Stephan EhrmannCEO Most Voted Apps

I first heard about Be My Eyes years ago, and ever since, I’ve been telling people I consider to be good-hearted about it. It helps blind people navigate real-life situations. Once you’ve activated the app and receive a “call,” you can accept or decline it. Often, it’s about such mundane things that a sighted person can do without a second thought, but which are difficult for a blind person: Which jar of pickles at the supermarket is the right one? What color is the pen? The person seeking help points to it with their iPhone during a video call, and you answer. Done. And another good deed done.

Jörg Schieb

The app with the biggest heart in my collection. Blind and visually impaired people point the camera at something and get help: either from sighted volunteers around the world or from an AI that describes labels, letters, or the washing machine display. I’m registered as a volunteer myself, and every request reminds me of what technology is really for. Here, AI makes everyday life tangibly easier—without all the hype.

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Be My Eyes is an accessibility app for people who are blind or have low vision, combining several tools for getting visual assistance. It connects users with volunteers who speak 185 languages and are available free of charge around the clock. Its built-in AI assistant, Be My AI, answers questions about photos sent through the app for tasks such as reading labels, checking outfits, or reviewing documents, in 36 languages. A Service Directory also lets users contact company representatives directly for support with specific products and services. The app is free to use.

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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.

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