Business Card Scanner
Uses optical character recognition (OCR) to read a photo of any business card, then analyzes the extracted text to automatically infer the name, job title, company, phone, email, and website — with every field kept editable before download, since business-card layouts vary a lot and automatic extraction may not always be accurate. Once reviewed, download the data as a ready vCard (.vcf) contact file to import into your phone or contacts app. All processing happens entirely in your browser, with the card photo never uploaded to a server.
Your business-card photo is processed entirely on your device by an in-browser OCR engine, and is never uploaded to a server.
Drag a business card photo here or choose one
JPG or PNG — you can also take a photo directly with your phone's camera
What this tool does
Reads a photo of a business card and extracts its details — name, job title, company, phone, email and website — exporting them as a vCard ready to add to your contacts.
When to use it
- You collected cards at a conference and want them in your phone.
- Capturing a card's details before you lose it.
- Building a contact list from paper cards.
How to use it
- Put the card photo on the drop area or choose it.
- Choose the OCR language.
- Run the scan and review the extracted fields.
- Click "Download vCard" to add it to your contacts.
A practical example
Input
A photo of a clearly printed business card.
Output
The name, title, company, phone, email and website in separate fields, with a ready vCard file.
Limitations
- Business card designs vary enormously, and some arrange details in an order or typeface that resists inference — an undetected field is reported as such rather than guessed.
- Check the phone and email before saving; one wrong character makes the contact useless.
- Decorative typefaces and metallic or embossed printing on coloured backgrounds are the hardest cases.
- One card at a time.
Privacy and processing
The image is processed entirely inside your browser and never uploaded — the cardholder's details never leave your device.
Technical notes
- The generated vCard uses the standard format, so it imports directly into contact applications on phones and computers.
Frequently Asked Questions
No — extraction relies on a best-effort analysis of the OCR text and can occasionally be wrong, especially with unusual card layouts. That's why every field stays manually editable before you download.