Email built for your accessibility

EmailforBlindPeople

BlindBox is the only email designed specifically for the blind and visually impaired. Stay oriented and move through your inbox with confidence on both desktop and mobile.

BlindBox desktop inbox with folders, message list, and reading pane.
Email is central to work, healthcare, banking, and community. When the interface fights you, ordinary tasks take more energy than they should.

What sets BlindBox apart

Accessible email withoutthe compromise.

Reliable navigation, clear feedback, custom apps on every device, and AI that turns attachments into something you can actually use.

Orientation

Built for your screen reader

Landmarks, skip links, and predictable focus keep VoiceOver, TalkBack, NVDA, and JAWS oriented. Spoken announcements and optional tones confirm sends, refreshes, and moves—so you never wonder if it worked.

  • Clear feedback cues
  • Easy navigation
  • Live announcements
BlindBox inbox with a clear folder sidebar, message list, and reading pane—structured for screen-reader navigation.

Dictation

Intelligent dictation

Dictate freely with our proprietary on-device AI that polishes punctuation and filler words while keeping your meaning, tone, and details intact.

  • On-device privacy
  • Speech cleanup
BlindBox composer with on-device dictation listening and polishing speech into a draft.
BlindBox mobile inbox with folders and unread counts, designed for VoiceOver and TalkBack.

Attachments unlocked

AI that describes what you cannot see

Insight describes photos and summarizes PDFs as they arrive—so a receipt, scan, or image is never a blank mystery.

  • Image descriptions
  • PDF summaries
BlindBox Insight panel summarizing an email attachment in plain language.

Everywhere you work

Full apps, desk to pocket

Apps for macOS, Windows, iPhone, and Android. Same product, built for each device—so your inbox feels familiar wherever you open it.

  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • iOS & Android

Daily workflow

Voice, files, Insight—and a quieter inbox when you need it.

Four small features that save real time once they become habit.

Audio replies in compose

Record, preview, and attach a voice clip when speaking is faster—or clearer—than typing.

Voice action commands

Say “read aloud,” “reply,” “archive,” “next message,” or “send email” to control an open message or composer without leaving the flow.

Chat with your emails

Ask questions about your emails and get answers with AI. Stop searching for information and just ask for it.

Everything else you need

A full mail app—not a niche demo.

Multiple accounts, calendars, contacts, and careful security—the everyday necessities of email, built to stay accessible.

Multi-provider mail

Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo, Proton and any other IMAP email provider in one place — unified or by account.

Calendar connections

Send invites to Google, Microsoft, or Apple. We connect to your calendar; we do not replace it...yet (BlindBox calendar coming soon!).

Address book integration

Open a clear, screen-reader-friendly list of recipients while you compose — or use our intelligent recipient dictation to quickly add multiple recipients.

Keyboard-first power

Shortcuts, landmark jumps, and predictable focus paths for people who live at a desk.

Privacy and security

Encrypted credentials, careful session handling, and CASA-certified controls accross all our apps.

Settings that travel

Save accessibility preferences and connected inboxes to your BlindBox account across devices.

Customize your experience

Made for low vision users too.

Scale text up to 200%, enlarge controls, and strengthen borders when you need clearer targets. Choose dark, light, warm paper, or high contrast—or tune the palette yourself.

BlindBox inbox in the soft dark theme with folders, message list, and reading pane.

Dark

BlindBox inbox in the warm paper theme with soft cream surfaces.

Warm

BlindBox inbox in a light theme with clear message list and controls.

Light

BlindBox in a high-contrast presentation with strong focus and status cues.

High contrast

BlindBox Blind Sight mode with a quieter visual layer and clear spoken focus cues.

Blind Sight

From our users

People who use it every day

The idea

"Blind Sight quiets the visual layer without teaching you a second product—folders, compose, and shortcuts stay familiar."

  • "I finally have an inbox that announces what changed and where I am. I am not guessing after every send or folder switch."

    Elena R.NVDA user, freelance editor
  • "Blind Sight is the first reduced mode that still feels like the same product—not a stripped-down afterthought."

    Marcus T.VoiceOver user, university staff
  • "Voice replies and the Files tab sound small until you use them every day. They save me real time."

    Priya S.TalkBack user, small business owner

Why we built this

Accessibility is the product—not a checklist.

Most email apps treat screen readers as an afterthought. BlindBox starts with orientation and honest feedback, then adds the extra bells and whistles.

  • You always know where focus is—and what just happened.
  • Dictate privately on-device with speech cleanup.
  • Reply by voice when typing slows you down.
  • Find every attachment in one Files list.
  • Get a plain-language read on images and PDFs.
  • Keep your existing mail providers and calendars.
  • Work privately with Blind Sight to stop wondering eyes.
  • Use keyboard shortcuts at the desk and assistive flow on the phone.
  • Choose comfort: themes, contrast, text size, and reduced motion.

Principles

How we decide what to build.

Three commitments that keep BlindBox useful, honest, and worth opening every day for the people it was made for.

If a flow is hard with a screen reader, it is not finished. Orientation and feedback come before polish.

Assistive technology firstHow we ship

Independence beats spectacle. We ship tools that remove friction—not features that look impressive in a demo.

Useful over flashyWhat we prioritize

Clear limits, honest pricing, and privacy-minded defaults. Reliability beats novelty.

Integrity & trustHow we work

Support Access

Help more people get a better inbox.

Support helps fund subsidized access, accessibility work, and outreach so BlindBox reaches more blind and visually impaired people.

Support cadence
Support amount

Secure checkout via Stripe with Link and other eligible payment methods. Support payments go to BlindBox LLC, are not charitable donations, and are not tax deductible.

Try BlindBox with your own email accounts.

Download for the devices you use—then open the inbox you already have.