FAQ
Questions, answered.
The basics — and the harder questions about pricing, privacy, and how Darvy compares to existing screen readers.
Frequently asked questions
What is Darvy?
Darvy is a voice-first AI assistant built for blind and visually impaired users on Windows. Instead of navigating menus with a screen reader, you talk to Darvy — it reads your email, writes Google Docs, browses the web, opens apps, and answers questions, all by voice. Hold the Alt key, speak, and Darvy does the work.
How is Darvy different from NVDA or JAWS?
Traditional screen readers like NVDA and JAWS describe what's on the screen so you can navigate it with the keyboard. Darvy is an AI agent that does the navigation for you. You don't memorize keystrokes or wait through linear announcements — you just say what you want done and Darvy executes it. Darvy works alongside NVDA or JAWS; you can keep using them for specific tasks and use Darvy for everything that's faster by voice.
How much does Darvy cost?
Darvy is $98/month for two computers. Every feature is available during a 72-hour trial, and no credit card is required to start. Institutional purchasing for state vocational rehabilitation agencies, university disability offices, and employer accommodation programs is available — see /for-institutions.
Why is Darvy expensive?
Darvy uses paid speech recognition, language model, and text-to-speech services to complete computer tasks by voice. The $98/month price supports those service costs, ongoing accessibility work, maintenance, and product improvement. The card-free 72-hour trial lets you decide whether those capabilities fit your workflow before subscribing.
What can Darvy do?
Like talking to someone, you can ask Darvy to:
- Describe the screen and browse the web
- Find, read and summarize files on your computer — and write them too
- Read, draft and send emails on your behalf
- Check your calendar and schedule events
- Summarize web pages and edit your Google Doc
- Open applications and control system settings (volume, brightness, wifi)
New capabilities are added based on user requests — email contact@darvy.ai with what's missing.
Does Darvy work on Mac?
Not yet. Darvy currently ships for Windows 10 and Windows 11. A Mac version is in development; your subscription will work on both platforms when Mac launches — no separate purchase. If you want to be notified when the Mac version is ready, email support@darvy.ai with the subject "Mac waitlist".
Does Darvy work with screen readers like NVDA or JAWS?
Yes. Darvy is designed to coexist with NVDA, JAWS, and Windows Narrator. Darvy speaks its own responses through its own voice; screen readers continue to read other Windows UI as usual. Many users keep their preferred screen reader running and use Darvy for tasks that are faster by voice — email triage, web research, drafting documents. Read the practical NVDA and JAWS coexistence guide for boundaries and spoken-output considerations.
How does Darvy handle my privacy?
Your voice audio goes to the selected speech-to-text service and reasoning runs on a hosted model provider. Darvy keeps required service metering separate from optional product analytics and separately optional crash diagnostics. Both optional choices start off. Reporting never includes prompts, transcripts, audio, model answers, screenshots, filenames, paths, URLs, document or browser content, tool arguments, or tool results. Raw product events expire within 90 days and daily aggregates within 13 months. Full details at /privacy and /security.
How do I install Darvy?
Sign up at /signup to start the card-free 72-hour trial. Download the Windows installer from /download and follow the accessible setup instructions. No credit card is required to start. If anything sounds different from what's described, stop and email support@darvy.ai.
What if Darvy doesn't have a feature I need?
Email contact@darvy.ai with the task you were trying to complete and how Darvy fell short. The founder reads every email personally and ships fixes the same week when feasible. Darvy is built around blind-user workflows — every gap closes faster than it would at a 50-person company because the person reading your email is the same one writing the code.
What languages does Darvy support?
Darvy currently supports English. A Hebrew variant is in development. If you need a specific language, email contact@darvy.ai — language support is added by demand.
Is Darvy open source?
Darvy itself is not open source — it's a commercial product so the team-of-one founder can sustain it. Several internal components may be released as open source over time. If you're interested in building something similar or want to contribute, email contact@darvy.ai.
Try it for 3 days
Use the five-scenario evaluation guide to test understanding, confirmation, verification, and recovery. Every feature is available for 72 hours. No credit card is required to start; subscribe for $98/month afterward if Darvy fits your workflow on your two computers.