Passport & ID Card OCR Reader
Scan passport to text securely and extract biometric data locally. This online ID card OCR reader parses ISO/IEC 7501 MRZ zones instantly in your browser with 100% privacy.
Click or drag document
Supports JPG, PNG formats
Extracted Biometric Data
Upload an ID or Passport to view parsed results
How to Scan Passports Online
Extract biometric records safely in three easy steps without external API calls.
Upload Photo
Select or drag a clear photo of the passport or identity card into the upload zone.
Align & Process
Ensure the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) at the bottom is visible. The local OCR engine will detect the text.
Copy Extracted Data
Click to instantly copy validated details like name, document number, and date of birth to your clipboard.
Why use our ID Card Reader?
Designed for travel agents, HR managers, and compliance officers to digitize sensitive documents safely.
100% Client-Side Privacy
Unlike other tools, photos of IDs are never uploaded. Execution happens entirely inside your browser memory ensuring HIPAA and GDPR compliance.
ISO/IEC 7501 MRZ Parsing
Supports standard TD1, TD2, and TD3 Machine Readable Zones. Automatically extracts and formats names, dates, and nationality codes.
Checksum Validation
Ensures high accuracy by mathematically verifying the check digits printed on the passport against the OCR results.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common queries regarding MRZ parsing and local passport scanning security.
Q.Is it safe to upload a passport photo here?
Yes. Your passport photo is processed entirely within your web browser. No data is sent to our servers or stored anywhere. It's 100% private.
Q.What is an MRZ code?
MRZ stands for Machine Readable Zone. It's the two or three lines of characters at the bottom of passports and ID cards that encode personal details for optical scanners.
Q.Why is the checksum invalid?
MRZ codes include mathematical check digits to detect read errors. If the image is blurry, the OCR might misread a character (like 'O' instead of '0'), causing the validation to fail.
Q.Does this work for national ID cards?
Yes, our tool supports parsing standard TD1 (3 lines) and TD2 (2 lines) format Machine Readable Zones commonly found on national identity cards worldwide.
🛠️ Discover Related Workflows
Need to extract text from ordinary images? Use our Image to Word converter, or run PDF OCR to extract text from scanned documents. You can also process records in bulk using our OCR Batch Client.