Here today: the vision tools
In betaScene description, reading, object and face recognition — all working now in the TestFlight beta, spoken aloud in real time, with most processing done privately on your phone.
Talk to Lenny
Ask her anything — she answers out loud, in seconds.
Speak or type — no sign-up needed.
Live beta — web today, iPhone on TestFlight
The voice AI that sees the world with you.
Built for blind and low-vision people. Better for everyone.
Talk to Lenny. She answers out loud, and on iPhone she describes what her camera sees — scenes, signs, documents, faces you’ve introduced her to. On the web and in Discord she reads the markets, checks suspicious deals, finds jobs and helps you shop. Made in Adelaide. Free to try.
Voice-first
Talk, don't type
Accessible to the core
Built and tested with a screen reader
Answers out loud
Markets, jobs, shopping, scams
ChatLemur is an Australian technology company specializing in voice-first artificial intelligence and digital accessibility consulting, founded by Joseph Webber, a blind AI engineer.
Why accessibility-first is the whole point“Accessibility is the underlying framework that powers UI automation. Having a great accessibility experience means you get a great UI automation experience too.”
We build accessibility in from the first line — which is why our apps are testable, robust and usable by everyone. Read our position →
She listens while you talk. Press the mic and judge for yourself.
Voice isn’t a feature bolted on here — it’s the architecture, which is why she works by ear for everyone, whether you read the screen or never look at it. Built accessibility-first in Adelaide, and tested daily by its blind founder. Read our story →
In beta on TestFlight — the vision tools work today. Walking guidance is still in development, tested with mobility specialists.
Your eyes, out loud.
The iPhone app that sees for you.
Ask out loud. Hear answers. Point your iPhone and Lenny describes what she sees — scenes, signs, documents, money, colours, even the people you’ve introduced her to. Most of it runs entirely on your phone: fast, private, yours.
- ✓ Live scene narration — Lenny watches with you and speaks up when something changes.
- ✓ Point & Speak — point at a sign or label and hear exactly that text.
- ✓ A full vision toolkit — read documents, identify money and colours, find objects and doorways, recognise the faces you choose to save. On-device, with no photos stored.
- ✓ Everything spoken — every answer out loud. You never need to look at the screen.
- … Live walking guidance — spoken cues about the path ahead. In development, and it won’t guide anyone until mobility specialists have validated it.
Accurate indoors, outdoors and in low light — no special hardware needed, and she never states a distance she can’t back up.
Lenny works out distance on your iPhone by fusing the LiDAR sensor and neural camera depth together — “person, 1.8 metres” — so it stays accurate indoors, outdoors and in low light. Development build · simulated scene.
Our vision is vision. Accessibility isn’t different. It’s better — for everyone.
Hear it for yourself. This is what walking with Lenny sounds like.
Development build — simulated cues. It assists your judgment; it never replaces your cane, your guide dog, or you, and it will never say “it’s safe to cross.”
Coming carefully: walking guidance
In developmentSpoken awareness of the path ahead — steps, kerbs, obstacles. It’s in development now, and it will be validated step by step with Orientation & Mobility specialists before it ever guides anyone unsupervised.
Assists everything. Replaces nothing. This is an assistive tool, not a mobility aid — it will never say “it’s safe to cross,” and it steps back whenever it’s unsure.
The vision tools are in beta on TestFlight today. Walking guidance is in development and will be validated with mobility specialists before release. See how we prove it →
What else Lenny does
One assistant, one voice, a growing set of skills. Everything below works by ear as well as by eye.
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Find jobs by voice
Real Australian job listings, read aloud. Try the live search below.
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Live market briefs
Crypto and market news, explained aloud — general information, not financial advice.
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Shopping & scam-safety
Shop by voice and let Lenny flag dodgy deals — she works for you, not the seller.
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Voice, chat & video rooms
Talk with your people — Lenny’s already in the room.
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Give your store a voice
Customers browse a real shop’s live catalogue just by talking to Lenny.
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Walking guidance Coming soon
Spoken cues about the path ahead, validated with mobility specialists before it ships.
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Projects & plans, by voice On the roadmap
Lenny breaks a goal into steps and keeps track of what’s next — not live yet.
Also on the platform: travel & accessibility, artist pages and Discord. See all of these on the platform capabilities page →
One room: chat, live voice, video — and Lenny’s already in it.
Your workspace has text channels and threads, live voice rooms Lenny joins and speaks in with one of 21 voices, and camera video calls with screen share between the people in your room — all in one place, all accessible by ear.
- ✓ Text channels & threads — organised, screen-reader-friendly workspaces; mentions are announced the moment they land.
- ✓ Live voice rooms — Lenny joins and speaks, in any of 21 voices, alongside your team.
- ✓ Camera video calls & screen share — face-to-face video between people, built on WebRTC/LiveKit and covered by end-to-end tests.
- … Lenny narrating the shared screen — watching what’s on the call and describing it aloud. In development, not live yet.
The real logged-in workspace — channels on the left, Lenny already in the room, and a Play button on every reply so the whole conversation can be heard, not just read.
Built accessibility-first by a blind developer.
Better for everyone.
I built ChatLemur because I couldn’t find a tool that saw the world the way I needed. Accessibility-first isn’t a marketing claim here — I use the product every day with VoiceOver, and every line is designed against WCAG 2.1 AA from the start, not patched on afterwards. Read our story →
- Private, on-device vision on iPhone
- Real-time voice, not a laggy bot
- Remembers context across a conversation
- Every answer checked before it ships
- WCAG 2.1 AA throughout
She’s on your side. Lenny screens for scams, fake urgency and dodgy “deals,” and explains your Australian consumer rights in plain English. When a link ever earns us a commission, she always tells you — she works for you, not the seller.
How she protects you →Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about ChatLemur. Still curious? Just ask Lenny.
Is ChatLemur only for blind and low-vision people?
No. It’s built accessibility-first for blind and low-vision people, and that discipline makes it better for everyone. Voice beats typing when your hands are full or your eyes are busy, and anyone can use the vision tools to check a label, a document or a scene hands-free.
Does ChatLemur work on iPhone?
Yes — in any browser today, including Safari. There's also a native iPhone app in beta on TestFlight: talk to Lenny hands-free, and use her vision tools to describe scenes, read documents and text, and identify objects, money, colours and faces — spoken aloud, mostly processed right on your phone. Walking guidance is in development.
What does the vision app actually describe?
Scenes, signs, documents and text, money, colours, objects and the faces you choose to save — spoken aloud, mostly processed right on your phone, in beta on TestFlight today. Everything the vision app does →
Is walking guidance ready now?
Not yet. The vision tools are in beta now; walking guidance is in active development and will be tested in supervised stages with Orientation & Mobility specialists before it guides anyone on a real walk. It assists your cane, your dog and your judgment — it never replaces them. More about us →
Is ChatLemur really free?
Yes. Everything is free during beta — no card required. At launch, paid plans (from A$19/month) will add extra capacity and premium features, and the Free plan stays free.
Is there a business version?
Yes. Lenny can give your store a voice — customers browse a real shop’s live catalogue just by talking to her. See how it works →
Start talking to Lenny today.
Free during beta — ask her anything, out loud, no sign-up needed. Create a free account to save your conversations and set price alerts. Built — and used every day — by its blind founder.
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Built in Adelaide, Australia
Accessible by design
Privacy first
ACL compliant · ABN 26 994 122 501