Introduction

This directory lists 96 apps and tools made by 39 developers who are blind or have low vision. It is a companion to Blind Developers, which profiles the people. This page puts the apps first, so you can find a tool by name, platform, or purpose.

An app is included when all of the following are true, the same tests Blind Developers uses:

Blind Developers shows up to three apps per person. This directory has no such limit: it includes every app that meets the tests and has a verified link.

Each app has a heading that links to where you can get it, a one-sentence description, and fields in alphabetical order: Available from, Category, Developer, Platform, and Tech, the last naming the programming languages, other key technology, and any AI involved, where known; an AI marked “(to build)” helped make the app rather than running inside it. The Developer field links to that person’s entry in Blind Developers. Apps are listed alphabetically by title, ignoring a leading A, An, or The, under a heading for each letter. Statistics come next, and appendixes group the apps by platform, by category, and by developer.

Each app belongs to its developer and keeps its own license. This directory’s own text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is English-language in scope. Its companions are Blind Authors, Blind Presenters, and Blind Creators.

Table of Contents

By the Numbers

The directory holds 96 apps from 39 developers, an average of 2.6 apps per developer (median 2). Of these, 18 developers have one app each; the most prolific are listed below.

Reach across platforms

A platform is the kind of place an app runs: an operating system, the web, a device, or another program the app lives inside, such as a screen reader, the REAPER audio workstation, or an AI coding tool.

Apps per platform

Most first; an app on several platforms counts once for each.

Apps per category

Most first; each app has one category.

AI

From the Tech field, where “(to build)” marks an AI used to make the app rather than one the app uses.

Programming languages

Counted from the Tech field, which is filled in for 69 of the 96 apps; an app written in two languages counts once for each. Most first.

Other technology used more than once

Engines, frameworks, and services from the Tech field that appear in two or more apps. Most first.

Where the apps are available

Counted by each app’s main link. GitHub links usually mean the source code is public.

Most apps by one developer

Developers with three or more apps here, most first.

0-9

2htm

Converts Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and Markdown files to clean HTML or plain text that keeps the headings, lists, tables, and reading order a screen reader needs.

A

The American Council of the Blind’s official app for its news, media, and community content.

AccDC API

A JavaScript engine that renders dynamic web content with accessibility built in for screen reader and keyboard users.

AccDC Technical Style Guide

A library of tested, accessible interface widget patterns with practical ARIA design guidance.

Accessibility Agents

A community-built set of AI agents that review web code, Office documents, PDFs, and Markdown against WCAG 2.2 AA so AI coding tools stop producing inaccessible results.

Accessible Live Captions

Captions anything a Windows computer can hear, such as a meeting, a video, or one chosen app, in a transcript a screen reader user can follow and review.

AccessKit

A cross-platform library that connects user interface toolkits to the accessibility interfaces of Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Add-on Updater

Keeps other NVDA add-ons up to date.

AI Content Describer

Uses AI to describe images and other on-screen content to NVDA users.

AllToMidi

Recovers song files from old versions of the Cubase music program as standard MIDI files, keeping track names, notes, timing, and tempo.

ART (Accessibility Reporting Tool)

A local-first, keyboard-friendly workspace for recording accessibility findings against WCAG and exporting reports to Word, Excel, PDF, and HTML.

B

bookFido

Builds one catalog of your books across Audible, Bookshare, Goodreads, Kindle, and NLS BARD through your own signed-in Microsoft Edge, with nothing about your accounts leaving the computer.

BrailleBlaster

A free program for transcribing print documents into well-formatted braille.

BrailleKeyboard

Turns a standard keyboard into a six-key braille keyboard that types Unified English Braille as ordinary text anywhere in Windows.

BrowserNav

Adds fast, structured navigation of web and document content to NVDA.

C

CAPTCHA Be Gone

A service and browser integration that solves CAPTCHAs accessibly.

The Card Place

Card games built for screen reader users, playable on the web and on iPhone.

ClaudeSpeak

Speaks each Claude Code reply aloud through a computer voice or a screen reader as soon as the reply finishes, on Windows and Mac.

Clipman

A clipboard manager that keeps a searchable, organized history for fast keyboard and screen reader use, with optional encrypted sync across devices.

Codestats

A very fast command-line tool that reports detailed statistics about a codebase across hundreds of programming languages.

D

DbDo

Manages SQLite, Access, Excel, and other databases from the keyboard as lists you move through cell by cell or with a dot prompt for commands and SQL.

E

EdSharp

An editor for text and program code, in use since 2007, that speaks the result of each command.

Emacspeak

The “Complete Audio Desktop,” a speech interface built on the Emacs editor.

evvdroid

Brings the Eloquence text-to-speech voice to Android phones and Wear OS watches.

extCheck

Checks Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Markdown files, a whole folder at a time, against rules from the Microsoft Office Accessibility Checker and WCAG.

F

Fedra

A light, fast Mastodon client designed to be fully usable with screen readers and the keyboard.

FileDentify

Identifies unknown files from their contents, with signatures, hashes, readable text, and metadata, in a keyboard-first window or from the command line.

FileDir

Manages files and folders by typed command rather than by mouse, in use since 2006.

FM-DX Servers Lister

Lists public FM-DX radio receivers by country, with search and favorites, replacing a map that screen readers cannot use.

G

GHManage

A screen-reader-friendly desktop app for reading and managing GitHub issues, pull requests, branches, releases, workflows, labels, and Pages.

GLOW Accessibility Toolkit

Audits, fixes, and provides templates for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Markdown, PDF, and EPUB documents so they meet accessibility guidelines.

Graphiti

A refreshable tactile graphics display that presents braille and images on a field of moving pins.

H

HomerDev

The Homer Development Kit of shared classes, app templates, and build and release scripts that every Homer Tool is built on.

HomerScribe

Describes video and transcribes audio with AI models running on your own computer, returning a copy of the film with description mixed into its sound.

HomerView

Asks Microsoft Edge directly what is on a page, reporting headings, links, accessibility problems, and the main article without the clutter, with JAWS support in progress.

Hyper-V Manage

Creates and manages Hyper-V virtual machines and can picture a machine’s screen with a text description from its accessibility tree, so a screen reader user can tell what it shows.

I

Image Description Toolkit

Describes whole folders of images with a choice of local or online AI vision models and includes a screen-reader-friendly chat client.

IndentNav

Moves through code and other text by indentation level, jumping to sibling, parent, and child lines.

Iridium

A security library for encrypting data, hashing passwords, and managing secure tokens.

J

J-Say

Links JAWS with Dragon speech recognition so a blind person can control the computer and dictate entirely by voice.

JAWS

Job Access With Speech, the long-standing and widely used commercial screen reader for Windows.

L

Leasey

A suite of JAWS scripts that simplifies common Windows tasks for users of all experience levels.

Liblouis

The open-source braille translator and back-translator behind the braille output of NVDA, Orca, and many commercial tools.

LWorks Audio Games

A catalog of fully accessible audio games, including LWorks Arcade, Pigeon Panic, and Super Egg Hunt Plus.

M

MidiCleaner

Cleans up MIDI files in an accessible window or from the command line.

Mini Load

A light, keyboard-friendly downloader for media from popular sites.

N

Native Serials

Reports which Native Instruments music products and serial numbers are on a computer, reading locally and changing nothing.

NFB 2026 Convention Web App

An accessible web app for people attending the 2026 National Federation of the Blind national convention in Austin, Texas.

NVDA

NonVisual Desktop Access, the free, open-source screen reader for Windows.

NVDA Add-ons by Derek Riemer

Roughly two dozen add-ons that extend NVDA.

NVDA Coach

Teaches NVDA commands from inside NVDA through 45 guided, hands-on lessons with spoken instructions and built-in practice pages.

NVDA Remote

Controls another computer with NVDA, and became part of NVDA itself in 2025.

NVGT

The NonVisual Gaming Toolkit, a cross-platform engine and scripting environment for building audio games.

nvgt-bridge

Gives NVGT audio games direct touch control on Android while TalkBack keeps handling menus, dialogs, and the keyboard.

O

OSARA

Makes the REAPER digital audio workstation accessible to screen reader users on Windows and macOS.

P

Paperback

A fast document and e-book reader that opens EPUB, PDF, MOBI, audiobooks, and many other formats and moves by headings, pages, links, and tables.

Perspective Intelligence

A private AI assistant that chats, transcribes audio, and recognizes text in images, all on the device.

PlanCake

A Markdown reader for reviewing the long plans written by AI coding tools, with notes stored inside the file itself.

Q

QRead

An accessible reader for documents and books.

QuickMail

A screen-reader-friendly email client for IMAP servers, with conversations, flags, attachments, and shared mailboxes.

Quill

A screen-reader-first writing environment that reads and writes nearly every document format, from Word, EPUB, and PDF to braille files and DAISY talking books.

Quill Radio

A screen-reader-first internet radio player for every ACB Media stream plus tens of thousands of stations worldwide.

R

Remote Incident Manager

An accessible remote support and remote desktop tool.

Resource Monitor

Speaks processor load, memory use, battery, drive space, and system uptime on request.

ReVision Fitness

An audio fitness program whose exercises and workouts are described for blind and low-vision users with clock-face directions.

RSS Quick

A fast RSS reader built for screen readers, braille displays, and the keyboard, with a tree of feed folders, OPML import, and articles that open in your own browser.

S

ScribeMe

An AI assistant that makes documents and images accessible and describes surroundings in real time.

Seeing AI

A free app that narrates the visual world for blind and low-vision users.

Sensor Readout

Reports a computer’s hardware sensor readings, such as temperatures and fan speeds, to screen reader users.

SentenceNav

Lets NVDA users read text sentence by sentence rather than by paragraph or word.

SIC! (Simple Image Converter)

Converts, resizes, and crops images in batches across eight formats, from a window or the command line.

Sports Scores

Brings scores, standings, stats, news, play-by-play, and box scores for professional and college leagues to screen reader users in plain lists, trees, and tables.

Start Testing

An accessible project management platform for tasks, bugs, milestones, reviews, and releases.

StationPlaylist

Gives NVDA users accessible control of StationPlaylist radio broadcasting software.

Survive the Wild

A multiplayer survival audio game.

Swift Agents

Sixteen AI coding agents that enforce modern Swift practices, VoiceOver accessibility, security, and App Store rules.

T

taskmon

A light replacement for the Windows Task Manager.

TD Sound Manager

Opens the classic Windows audio panels and switches between sound cards with global hotkeys or a menu.

tdsr

A lightweight screen reader for macOS and Linux terminals.

TG Drop Deck

A keyboard-first soundboard and playout desk for podcasts, radio, and live shows, with recording and streaming.

TifloAcosta App

A free web app in Spanish and English that gathers guides, courses, news, and videos for screen reader users.

Tony’s Enhancements

A bundle of quality-of-life improvements for NVDA.

TTCom

A command-line client for TeamTalk voice chat.

U

urlCheck

Tests a whole list of web pages unattended and drafts an Accessibility Conformance Report over all 86 WCAG 2.2 success criteria.

urlFido

Downloads every file of a chosen kind from a web page, driving your own Microsoft Edge so that sign-ins apply.

V

VAL: Voice, Alarm & Chimes

A customizable talking and chiming clock whose alarms sound through Focus and silent mode.

Vision AI Assistant

Lets users explore a photo by touch, hear live camera descriptions, find objects, and read signs and books.

vmtest

Lets Claude Code test Windows desktop apps inside a Hyper-V virtual machine, reading each app’s accessibility tree and reporting where focus lands, so testing never takes over your own keyboard and screen reader.

VoiceView

Amazon’s built-in screen reader for Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Echo Show smart displays.

W

WayAround

Records and reads back details about clothing, medicine, food, and other items through reusable NFC tags.

WeatherFast

A clutter-free weather app built by and for screen reader users, with conditions for nearby cities and decades of past weather.

Windows App Essentials

Improves NVDA access to the apps built into Windows.

wx-accessible-webview

Makes web views embedded in Python desktop apps report correctly to screen readers such as JAWS and NVDA.

Z

zEdit

A video and audio editor that trims, merges, and mixes clips and adds subtitles and audio description, with every screen tested with VoiceOver.

Zerogram

An independent Telegram client designed from the ground up for VoiceOver.

Zoom Professional Scripts

JAWS scripts that make Zoom meetings easier to run and join, with sound cues for muted participants and raised hands.

Apps by Platform

Platforms in alphabetical order, each with its apps ordered by title. An app on several platforms appears under each.

Android (11 apps)

Claude Code (4 apps)

Codex CLI (1 app)

Fire OS (1 app)

Gemini CLI (1 app)

GitHub Copilot (2 apps)

Hardware (1 app)

iOS (16 apps)

JAWS (3 apps)

Linux (10 apps)

macOS (19 apps)

NVDA (13 apps)

REAPER (1 app)

Wear OS (1 app)

Web (13 apps)

Windows (51 apps)

Apps by Category

Categories in alphabetical order, each with its apps ordered by title.

Accessibility testing and remediation (5 apps)

AI and visual assistance (5 apps)

Audio and video production (7 apps)

Braille and tactile (4 apps)

Communication (5 apps)

Developer tools and libraries (10 apps)

Documents and reading (8 apps)

Education and training (2 apps)

Files and system utilities (10 apps)

Games and game engines (5 apps)

Media and listening (5 apps)

Productivity and daily living (8 apps)

Screen reader add-ons and scripts (15 apps)

Screen readers and speech (7 apps)

Apps by Developer

Developers in alphabetical order by surname, each with apps ordered by title. Each heading links to the developer’s profile in Blind Developers.

Tony Acosta (1 app)

Nicholas Adams (1 app)

Taylor Arndt (5 apps)

Jeff Bishop (4 apps)

John Boyer (2 apps)

Tristen Breitenfeldt (1 app)

Matt Campbell (2 apps)

Michael “Mick” Curran (1 app)

Dash (3 apps)

Michael Doise (3 apps)

Liam Erven (1 app)

Kelly Ford (11 apps)

Bryan Garaventa (2 apps)

Tony Gebhard (2 apps)

Quin Gillespie (6 apps)

Glen Gordon (1 app)

Brian Hartgen (3 apps)

Meriç Karaca (2 apps)

Doug Lee (1 app)

Joseph Lee (4 apps)

Andre “Onj” Louis (6 apps)

Stephen Lovely (1 app)

Tony Malykh (4 apps)

Jamal Mazrui (11 apps)

J.J. Meddaugh (1 app)

Tyler Merren (1 app)

Mark Morad (1 app)

Marc Mulcahy (1 app)

Ken Perry (1 app)

André Polykanine (3 apps)

T. V. Raman (1 app)

Derek Riemer (1 app)

Saqib Shaikh (1 app)

Tyler Spivey (2 apps)

James “Jamie” Teh (2 apps)

Carter Temm (1 app)

Christopher “Q” Toth (3 apps)

Sam Tupy (2 apps)

Quinton Williams (1 app)