Turn a photo of a list into a searchable directory
Upload a photo of a whiteboard, printed roster, or paper list. OCR extracts the entries; Exepad publishes a browsable directory with detail pages — in minutes.
No credit card required · Published in minutes
Works with photos, scans, and digital screenshots alike
How it works
Three steps. No retyping required.
Describe the directory
Tell Exepad what kind of directory — team, vendors, members, providers — and what categories and filters matter for finding entries.
Snap a photo of the list
Photograph the whiteboard, roster, or paper list. OCR recognises the text; computer vision detects columns, rows, or list structure and extracts each entry.
Review and publish
Exepad shows the extracted entries for your review before publishing. Fix any OCR misreads, confirm categories, and go live in minutes.
Not a photo attachment.
A browsable directory.
Your photo becomes a searchable directory with a detail page per entry, categories, and contact actions — so no one has to retype a whiteboard ever again.
A detail page per entry
Every OCR-extracted entry becomes a dedicated URL with photo, contact details, and optional longer bio — indexable by Google.
Search and filter
Full-text search across entries and fields. Category filters derived from columns or list groupings in the original photo.
Contact form per entry
Add contact, enquiry, or booking forms to each entry. Submissions tag by listing and fire email to the right person.
Email actions built in
Click-to-email links, form-based enquiries, and optional auto-replies — all without configuring a third-party email service.
Re-photograph to refresh
Whiteboard updated? Take a new photo; Exepad merges changes into the existing directory. No full re-entry required.
Mobile-first browsing
Directory is designed for phones first — so the people who were staring at a blurry whiteboard photo get a real tool on their device.
Built for photos of lists
Exepad combines OCR with structural recognition to extract list-like content from real-world photos.
OCR for printed and handwritten text
Printed lists recognise at high accuracy. Handwritten whiteboard lists work too — clear handwriting produces clean extraction, messier input still makes a good starting point.
Column and row structure detected
If the photo shows a tabular layout (name / role / email), Exepad detects the columns and extracts each row as a structured entry with fields.
Bullet and list structure detected
If the photo shows a bulleted or numbered list, each bullet becomes a separate entry — with any sub-content captured as description.
Review step before publish
After OCR, Exepad shows the extracted entries for review. Fix misreads, merge duplicates, split entries — then publish with one click.
Photo of a list vs. Exepad directory
A photo of a list captures it. A directory makes it useful — searchable, filterable, shareable, and updatable without retyping.
Everything a photo of a list can't do
The photo captured the list once. The directory makes it usable forever — searchable, shareable, and editable from any device.
From list photo to directory
in one sitting
OCR handles the text; computer vision handles the structure; Exepad handles everything else.
List items become entries
Each bullet, row, or handwritten line becomes a directory entry with its own page, contact info, and enquiry form.
Columns become typed fields
If the photo shows a table structure, Exepad detects the columns and maps them to typed fields — name, email, phone, role — on each entry.
Re-photographs become merges
Upload a fresh photo of the updated whiteboard or roster, and Exepad merges the changes into the existing directory — no full re-entry.
Frequently asked — Image to Directory
Ready to digitise?
Photograph the list. Review the OCR output. Get a searchable directory in minutes.