Photograph a business card and get back a real vCard (.vcf) file you can import straight into your contacts.
Typing a stack of business cards into your phone one at a time is exactly the kind of task that should be automatic by now. This free tool reads a photo of a business card and builds a real vCard (.vcf) file, the standard contact format that iPhone, Android, Outlook, and Gmail all recognise, so you can import it with a tap instead of retyping every field.
Take a clear, well-lit photo of the card, or upload an existing photo.
The tool reads the card and builds a structured contact record from it.
Download the .vcf file and open it, most phones and contacts apps will offer to import it immediately.
The tool runs OCR on the card, then separates the different pieces: email and phone number are found with high reliability, while name, job title, and company are identified from their position and common title keywords (like "Director" or "CEO"). Business cards often place a small icon next to each line, phone, envelope, pin, globe, and the tool is built to recognise and strip out the OCR noise those icons commonly introduce.
If the card's name is printed in a heavily stylised font or with low contrast against the design, OCR may not be able to read it reliably. Rather than guess and hand you a wrong name, the tool leaves that field blank and adds a note in the vCard explaining what happened, so you always know when a field needs a manual check versus when it's solid.
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Yes. Files are uploaded over an encrypted HTTPS connection, processed on a secure server, and automatically deleted within 30 minutes. We never share, sell, or reuse your documents, and you do not need to create an account to use this tool.
A real vCard (.vcf) file, the standard contact format. Opening it on most phones or in Outlook/Gmail will prompt you to add it directly to your contacts.
Name, job title, company, phone number, email address, physical address, and website, whichever of these are present and readable on the card.
Rather than guess, the tool leaves the field blank and adds a note inside the vCard so you know to fill it in manually. This only happens when the name text itself wasn't clearly readable by OCR, usually due to a stylised font or low contrast.
It works best on cards with clear, high-contrast text. Heavily decorative fonts, very small text, or busy background designs can reduce accuracy for name, title, and company specifically, phone and email are extracted reliably in nearly all cases since they follow a predictable pattern.
Yes. Files are processed over an encrypted connection and deleted within 30 minutes. We never store or share your contacts.
No, this tool works without logging in. A free account raises your daily processing limit.