# Name Card Scan

Name Card Scan allows you to create contacts in Alano by scanning physical business cards using AI.

You can scan multiple name cards at once (up to six per scan), making it suitable for events, meetings, or situations where you collect a large number of cards.

## How Name Card Scan works

Name Card Scan extracts contact information from uploaded photos of business cards and converts them into contacts in your CRM.

Supported information includes:

Name

Job title

Company

Email address

Phone number

You can review and edit the extracted data before saving.

AI Namecard Scanned

## Step 1: Open Name Card Scan

Click Add Contact

Select Scan Card

This opens the Name Card Scan flow.

## Step 2: Upload name card photos

Upload one or more photos of business cards
(up to 6 cards at a time)

Photos can be uploaded from:

Mobile devices

Desktop or laptop

## Step 3: Review scanned information

After uploading, Alano scans the images and extracts contact details.

Review the detected information and make any necessary edits before saving.

## Step 4: Save the contact

After reviewing, choose how to save each scanned contact:

Add as a new contact

Add to an existing customer

Create a new customer and add the contact

Once selected, proceed to add the contact to Alano.

## Summary

Scan up to 6 name cards per upload

Upload photos from mobile or desktop

Review and edit extracted information

Save contacts into new or existing customers

## What’s next

After saving your contacts, you can:

Add notes or tags

Assign contacts to deals

Continue enriching contact information with Alano AI

Name Card Scan helps you capture leads quickly and keep your CRM up to date with minimal manual work.

Original Outline page: https://wiki.alano.ai/s/alano-user-guideline/doc/name-card-scan-oVGSGAMxZN

## Related guide pages

- [Alano User Guideline](https://alano.ai/docs/)
- [Customization](https://alano.ai/docs/customization-8ddSaxvPIY)
- [Welcome to Alano](https://alano.ai/docs/welcome-to-alano-1dTWipd7yW)
- [Features](https://alano.ai/docs/features-TcyTIG1kHe)
- [Contacts/Customers](https://alano.ai/docs/contactscustomers-LZZkPk05en)
- [Contact Profile Enrichment](https://alano.ai/docs/contact-profile-enrichment-WlJ7RZ8VGF)
- [AI Scoring & Ranking](https://alano.ai/docs/ai-scoring-ranking-lhqfDwk9aW)
- [Decision Makers Finder](https://alano.ai/docs/decision-makers-finder-ZgJW7ctWpY)
- [Smart AI Input](https://alano.ai/docs/smart-ai-input-AavFvE2QOa)
- [Alatasks](https://alano.ai/docs/alatasks-rfB2f4M6Ho)
- [Deals](https://alano.ai/docs/deals-glGb1Ojq9n)
- [Custom Objects](https://alano.ai/docs/custom-objects-vKkregeoYs)
- [Alanotes](https://alano.ai/docs/alanotes-qFBrxuMSQa)
- [Resources](https://alano.ai/docs/resources-C4DgheeRju)
- [Intelligence](https://alano.ai/docs/intelligence-C27rBzbm0P)
- [Settings](https://alano.ai/docs/settings-WGYKnuS6lc)
- [Alano AI Chatbot](https://alano.ai/docs/alano-ai-chatbot-V1d6NJepW1)

Last generated: 2026-06-30