Convert Your Physical Menu to Digital in 2 Minutes
Use our OCR technology and artificial intelligence to automatically digitize your existing physical menu. No rewriting anything.
See the Magic of Digitization in Action
Watch how our AI converts a physical menu into a professional digital menu in real time.
4 Ways to Digitise Your Menu
Choose the method that best suits your current situation and available resources.
Take high-quality photos of your menu with any modern smartphone. Our AI processes the images automatically.
Use a traditional scanner to get maximum quality images that our AI can process with 99.8% accuracy.
Already have your menu in PDF or digital image? Simply upload it and let the AI do the rest of the work.
For very specific menus or complex designs, use our guided editor to create your digital menu.
AI Technology That Makes the Difference
Our artificial intelligence not only recognizes text, but also understands the context and structure of your menu.
Detailed Step-by-Step Process
Follow these 4 steps and you'll have your physical menu converted into a professional digital menu.
Capture or Upload
Upload a clear image of your physical menu or a PDF file. Ensure the text is legible.
AI Processes Automatically
Our AI analyzes the image, recognizes text, and identifies dishes, prices, and categories.
Review and Adjust
Verify the results in our intuitive editor. Make minor adjustments if necessary.
Publish Digital Menu
Activate your new digital menu and generate a QR code to share with your customers instantly.
Complete Transformation: Before vs After
Traditional physical menus often present several drawbacks:
- •Visible wear and stains from constant use, giving a poor impression.
- •Crossed-out prices and handwritten updates that look unprofessional.
- •Nonexistent, incomplete, or hard-to-find allergen information.
- •Outdated design that doesn't reflect the restaurant's quality and ambiance.
- •Recurring printing and design costs every time a change is made.
By digitizing your menu with CarterQR, you gain multiple advantages:
- Professional and always impeccable design, without physical wear.
- Instant updates to prices, dishes, and availability at no cost.
- Complete and clear allergen information, enhancing customer safety.
- Ability to add attractive images that increase appetite and sales.
- Accessible from any smartphone by scanning a QR code, no apps needed.
Common Challenges and Their Solutions
The most frequent problems when digitizing menus and how CarterQR solves them automatically.
Menus with Complex Designs
Creative layouts with text at angles, different fonts, or superimposed on images.
CarterQR Solution:
Specialized AI for complex text recognition, capable of interpreting diverse designs and extracting relevant information.
Poor Image Quality
Blurry, poorly lit, or reflective photos with shadows that hinder text recognition.
CarterQR Solution:
Automatic image enhancement technology and robust algorithms that work even with non-optimal quality images.
Multiple Mixed Languages
Menus containing dishes described in Spanish, English, and other languages on the same menu or section.
CarterQR Solution:
Automatic multilingual detection and ability to process text in the detected original language.
Various Price Formats
Prices written in different ways, with or without currency symbols, with varied commas or decimal points.
CarterQR Solution:
Intelligent price pattern recognition and automatic normalization for correct extraction.
Ready to Digitize Your Menu in Minutes?
Join thousands of restaurants that have digitized their menus with our AI technology and are seeing incredible results.