Seeing AI

Name: Seeing AI
Rating: 4.09 (1065 reviews)
Author: Microsoft Corporation

By: Microsoft Corporation

Talking Camera for the Blind

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

App Accessibility AI Communication

By:

Microsoft Corporation

Downloads:

372,474 2.07K

Rating:

4.09

(1,065) 0.04

Version:

1.4.1 Last updated: 2025-08-01

Version code:

1754071553

Creation date:

2023-10-07

Publisher country:

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

Size:

193.57MB

Email:

Se*****@Microsoft.com

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 113,751 ▼ 165

Other rankings

#3 in ki-fähigkeiten keyword 22 #6 in capacidades ai keyword 52

Other platforms

Seeing AI (v5.6.1)

4.30

(625)

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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

I downloaded this app to assist me with my vision as I am visually impaired. It works usually well, however I have noticed a bug. Whenever I try to delete a recognized face in the "People" tab, it never actually deletes and just comes back. Also, if I may add a suggestion: please make it be able to recognize pets! My daughter has a small black cat and it would be very helpful to be able to identify her as we have dark furniture and I don't want to accidentally harm her. Thank you.

Ju*****, 2026-04-18

This is only one and the best app to OCR Nepali pdfs as it retains the original layout remarkably. Please remove the 10-page limit window as students and professionals are facing hardship to OCR larger files.

Sh*****, 2026-04-17

Excellent idea but I can't understand a word it says. Speech is very fast, high pitched and overly digitized. Would be nice if it used our phones voice processing.