Receipt Scanner

Uses Tesseract.js OCR to read printed text from receipt photos. Extracts store names, item lines with prices, subtotals, tax amounts, totals, dates, and payment method details. The structured text output preserves the receipt's line-by-line format and can be copied or downloaded for record-keeping. Processing happens entirely in your browser — no receipt data is sent to any server, which is important for financial documents containing purchase history and payment information.

Photograph receipts on a flat, contrasting surface with even lighting. Avoid shadows and folds across text — these create gaps in OCR recognition. Higher resolution photos produce significantly better results than thumbnails or low-quality camera shots. Thermal receipt paper fades over time, so scan receipts soon after purchase for best text quality. If the receipt is long, capture it in multiple overlapping photos and process each section separately. Color photos generally produce better OCR results than grayscale for receipts with colored text or logos.

Expense tracking — digitize purchase receipts for personal budgeting or business expense reports. Tax preparation — extract itemized deductions from paper receipts before filing. Small business bookkeeping — convert paper purchase records into searchable digital text. Warranty claims — create digital copies of purchase receipts as proof of purchase before the thermal print fades. Travel expense reporting — batch-process receipts from a business trip for reimbursement documentation, using the Batch Scanner to verify image quality across all photos first. Returns and exchanges — keep digital proof of purchase when the original paper receipt has been lost or faded.

The Receipt Scanner is optimized for the specific layout of purchase receipts — narrow columns, small fonts, and structured price-item formatting. For general text extraction from documents, letters, or signs, use the Text Scanner (OCR). For multi-page documents like contracts or forms, the Document Scanner handles structured layouts better. Choose the tool that matches your source material for optimal results.