Chiaro - Instant audio guides from your camera. Snap, listen, explore

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Point your camera at any painting, statue, or building. Chiaro recognizes it and tells you the story out loud, like a private guide in your pocket. Ask follow-up questions, listen in nine languages. No tours to book, no plaques to squint at. Snap, listen, explore.

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Hey Product Hunt šŸ‘‹ I'm Anatoly, founder of Chiaro. I kept traveling to see incredible art and landmarks — and standing there understanding almost none of it. The little sign gives you a name and a date. That's it. Audio guides exist for maybe the top 50 museums in the world. Everything else, you're on your own. So I built Chiaro. You point your camera at any painting, statue, or building, and it instantly tells you the story — out loud. You can ask it anything, like having a curator in your pocket. It works in nine languages, anywhere in the world, not just famous museums. The video above shows exactly how it feels in the moment. That instant when recognition fires and the audio starts is the whole product. What's new in 2.0: šŸŽ§ Recognition-first flow — snap to listen, no typing, no searching šŸ’¬ Follow-up questions on anything you're looking at šŸ—‚ļø Your discoveries are saved into a personal collection ✨ Redesigned around iOS Liquid Glass It's free to try on the App Store. I'll be here all day — tell me what you'd want it to recognize next.

the nine language thing is honestly such a smart call, makes it useful way beyond just english speakers and feels way more inclusive than most travel apps I've tried

the way it reads things out loud in nine languages without making you tap through menus feels really thoughtful, like they actually thought about someone standing in front of a sculpture with one hand free

Pointed it at a random sculpture in a museum and it actually nailed who the artist was, then gave me background I hadn't heard before. Kinda felt like having a knowledgeable friend whisper context in my ear.