Scan a Business Card Online Free — No App, No Account, Runs in Your Browser

Every smartphone has a camera, but turning a business card photo into a saved contact still requires either a dedicated app or a lot of manual typing. This browser-based business card scanner extracts all the contact information from a card photo automatically — no app download, no account creation, no subscription.

Upload a photo, click Scan, and get name, phone, email, company, title, website, and address in labeled fields you can copy individually or all at once.

How to Scan a Business Card Online — Step by Step

1. Take a photo of the business card using your phone or camera. Flat, straight-on, good lighting — the clearer the photo, the better the OCR accuracy.
2. Open the scanner (link below) in your browser — works on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge on any device.
3. Drop or select your photo. JPG, PNG, WebP, and BMP are all accepted. You can drag the file directly into the tool.
4. Click "Scan Card." The browser's OCR engine reads every character on the card, then smart pattern matching identifies which text is a phone number, which is an email, which is a name, and so on.
5. Copy the fields you need. Each extracted field (Name, Title, Company, Phone, Email, Website, Address) appears in its own labeled box. Click "Copy All Fields" to get everything at once, or copy individual fields.

What Contact Information Gets Extracted

The scanner identifies and extracts seven contact fields:

• Name — the person's full name
• Title / Position — job title or role
• Company — organization name
• Phone — phone number (mobile, office, fax)
• Email — email address (detected by pattern)
• Website — URL (detected by pattern)
• Address — physical address if present

The full raw OCR text is also shown below the fields — so you can see everything the scanner read, including anything that didn't fit neatly into a category.

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Privacy: Your Business Cards Never Leave Your Device

The scanner runs entirely in your browser. Your business card photo is never uploaded to any server. The OCR engine processes the image locally using browser technology — the same approach your browser uses to run games and applications without installing anything.

This matters: business cards contain personal contact information. When you use an app or upload-based service, that data passes through a third-party server and is potentially stored, analyzed, or shared. With this tool, the data stays on your device and disappears when you close the tab.

Tips for Getting the Best Scan Results

• Flat and straight-on: Hold the card flat on a surface and photograph it from directly above, not at an angle
• Good lighting: Avoid shadows across the card — bright, even lighting works best
• No glare: Glossy or metallic cards can create glare; try moving the light source
• High resolution: A clear 8+ megapixel photo gives the OCR engine more pixel data to work with
• Clean background: Contrast between the card and background helps edge detection

Cards with decorative or script fonts, heavy graphic designs, or very small text may require some manual correction of the raw OCR output — the raw text panel at the bottom lets you see everything that was read.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the scanner work for cards in other languages?

Yes. The tool supports English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified). Select the correct language from the dropdown before scanning for best results.

What if the scanner doesn't extract a field correctly?

The raw OCR text is always shown below the extracted fields. You can see exactly what was read from the card and copy any information that wasn't automatically categorized into the right field.

Can I scan multiple business cards at once?

The current version scans one card at a time. For multiple cards, scan and copy each one in sequence — it only takes 10–15 seconds per card.