Features & Capabilities

Seeing AI is a free, AI-powered Chrome extension designed to assist the blind and low vision community by narrating the visual world around them. It reads text aloud with document alignment and formatting, describes photos with rich detail, and allows users to interact by asking questions about the content.

This extension supports daily tasks such as scanning barcodes and QR codes for product information, recognizing people with saved photos, estimating age and expression, identifying currency and colors, and providing ambient light feedback. It also integrates with other apps to describe photos and videos shared from Mail, Photos, WhatsApp, and more.

Constantly evolving through community feedback and AI advancements, Seeing AI empowers users to gain greater independence and engagement with their surroundings through seamless narration and intelligent description features.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Microsoft Corporation
Downloads:
377,894 1.02K
Rating:
4.10
(1,079)
2 new ratings
Version:
1.4.1 Last updated: 2025-08-01
Version code:
1754071553
Creation date:
2023-10-07
Publisher country:
US US
Permissions:
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
  • android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
  • android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
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Size:
193.57MB
Email:
Se*****@Microsoft.com
URLs:
Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-25
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Other platforms

Apple
Seeing AI (v5.6.1)
4.30 (625)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Microsoft Corporation
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.seeingai
Email:
Se*****@Microsoft.com

User Reviews

Users praise Seeing AI for OCR and image-describing capabilities that aid visually impaired users. However, recurring issues include device compatibility and loading problems across phones, poor TalkBack/screen reader integration, and slow processing that hinders real-time object detection.
Pros
  • Reads text from images and signs with OCR, spoken aloud.
  • Describes images and identifies objects to aid visually impaired users.
  • Helpful for people with low vision; widely appreciated as an accessibility tool.
  • Allows scanning photos and reading their content aloud (AI reading).
Cons
  • Device compatibility and loading issues across Android devices, including Galaxy S9 and Moto E7 Power; difficulty opening or loading on some phones.
  • TalkBack and screen reader accessibility problems; controls can be unusable or hard to disable.
  • Very slow processing and lack of real-time object detection; noticeable lag for users.
Recent reviews
limited no .of languages available
by AI*****, 2026-06-08

being servely sight impaired, I had 2 get help 2 install it . I find it really helpful when it reads letters 4 me,otherwise I would really struggle without such an app....so it is really the dogs bollocks.......
by ia*****, 2026-05-23

I like its PDF reader very much. but large pdf should be also analyzed with formatting. thanks
by Na*****, 2026-05-12
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