VoiceLens

VoiceLens is an assistive reading companion designed primarily for blind and visually impaired users. It helps make everyday reading more accessible by using your phone’s camera to recognize printed text and read it aloud. For someone who cannot easily see printed information, simple things like reading a sign, checking a product label, understanding a document, or choosing something from a menu can mean asking another person for help. VoiceLens is designed to reduce that dependency and give users a more independent way to access the information around them. How VoiceLens works: Point your camera at the text you want to read. It could be a sign, book page, document, menu, label, package, notice, or other printed material. VoiceLens uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to recognize the text. The recognized content is then converted into speech so you can listen through your phone’s speaker or headphones. You can adjust the reading speed and volume to make listening more comfortable, whether you are reading a short label or several pages of text. Multilingual support: India is home to many languages, and VoiceLens is built to support users who rely on different languages in their everyday lives. Currently supported languages include: Hindi Marathi Bengali Telugu Tamil Kannada Gujarati VoiceLens also supports several African languages: Amharic Afrikaans Swahili Tigrinya More languages can be added over time, helping make accessible reading available to more people across different regions and communities. Built to work offline: One of VoiceLens’s key advantages is its ability to provide reading assistance without depending on an internet connection. The app can perform text recognition and text-to-speech processing directly on the device. This means you can use it in places with poor connectivity, while travelling, in remote areas, or whenever an internet connection is unavailable. It also means you don't have to worry about using mobile data every time you want to read something. Your privacy matters: VoiceLens is designed with on-device processing in mind. When you use the app to read personal documents, letters, bills, labels, or other private information, keeping that information on your device can provide an additional layer of privacy. Everyday assistance: VoiceLens can help with many of the reading tasks people encounter throughout the day. Read signs and notices around you. Listen to information printed on product packaging and labels. Read letters, forms, bills, and other documents. Listen to pages from books and other printed materials. Understand restaurant menus and make choices more independently. Read printed information on medicine packaging and labels. For important medical information, always verify the details when possible. Key features: Real-time text recognition Multi-page and batch recognition Offline OCR Offline text-to-speech Support for multiple Indian and African languages Natural-sounding voices Adjustable reading speed Adjustable volume Text highlighting Accessibility-focused interface On-device processing No internet required for offline features VoiceLens is more than just an OCR scanner. It is designed as an everyday reading assistant for blind and visually impaired users who want easier access to printed information. Whether you are trying to read a label, understand a document, identify a sign, or simply find out what is written on a page, VoiceLens helps turn visual information into something you can hear and understand. VoiceLens helps you access the written world through sound, giving you a more convenient and independent way to read wherever you are—even when there is no internet connection.