macOS · SwanHacks 2026
NarrAIt
Guidance, not automation.
An AI-powered assistive companion for disabled students
navigating inaccessible software.
macOS menu bar app
screen understanding
spoken guidance
⌥
Hold Option
Point at anything.
NarrAIt explains it.
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THE PROBLEM
Software wasn't built for them.
1 in 5
People which are mostly college students
has a disability
3 weeks
average wait
for disability services
$20–30/mo
AI tools cost
out of reach on aid
Most AI tools either DO the task for them, or just READ the screen. Neither TEACHES.
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WE PICKED A SIDE
AI DOES IT FOR YOU
Automation
Cluely. OpenClaw. Browse-use agents.��They click for you. They write for you.��You get the answer. You don't get any better.
AI SHOWS YOU HOW
Guidance
Narrait.��It explains. It points. It teaches.��You learn the software once.�Next time, you don't need help.
Screen readers don't read books for you. They give you access to read.
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LIVE DEMO
switch to the app
01
HOVER
explain a confusing toggle
02
VOICE
ask & point with a marker
03
WALKTHROUGH
step-by-step task
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HOW IT FEELS
Hold a key. That's it.
⌥
HOLD OPTION
Explain
Point at any button, field, or icon on screen.�Narrait reads it and tells you what it is.
⌘
⌥
HOLD CMD + OPTION
Ask
Speak a question while held - release to send.�Narrait answers and points to where to click.
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UNDER THE HOOD
One key press. Five things happen.
Hotkey
⌥ or ⌘⌥
Capture
ScreenCaptureKit
Reason
Gemini / Claude
Speak
Gemini TTS / Claude sonnet
Point
Buddy + marker tracker
Sub-second to first spoken word. No backend. Keys live in the local Keychain.
Swift 5.9 · ScreenCaptureKit · Claude / Gemini · Groq Whisper · Gemini TTS
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ONE TAP CHANGES EVERYTHING
Four profiles for four needs.
Default
Clear, practical guidance
Low Vision
Layout, color, and visible text
Dyslexia
Short sentences. Slower TTS.
Plain
Jargon defined inline
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Magnifier
Trail for Visually impaired
UI SETUP
switch to the app
WHAT NARRAIT REFUSES TO DO
It won't do your homework.
REFUSED
"What's the answer to this calculus problem?"
"Write my essay introduction."
"Finish this code assignment."
ALLOWED
"What does this FAFSA field mean?"
"Where do I open System Settings?"
"How do I rotate this slide?"
Content-type-based refusal — not keyword matching. The rubric reads what's on the screen.
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ACCESSIBLE COST
Pay-as-you-go fits student reality better
than another subscription.
Claude Computer
$200/mo
ChatGPT Plus(Agent Mode)
$20/mo
NarrAIt target usage
~$6/mo
Local-first with swappable models + the cost story keeps improving as model prices fall.
Out-of-pocket assistive tech has to be affordable on a financial-aid budget.
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Narrait
Built this weekend by
rah · hrishikesh · musthafa
github.com/rah757/narrAIt
Thank you.
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