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Read and Verify a Passport MRZ

Read a passport or ID card MRZ in your browser. Extracts all fields and validates ICAO 9303 check digits. The photo never leaves your device — built for exactly that reason.

1
Add the document photo
Drop a photo of the passport data page or ID card, or capture one with the camera. The MRZ strip must be sharp and unobstructed.
2
Review the parsed fields
The MRZ lines are read and split into fields, each check digit badge shows valid or invalid. Fix any misread character in the raw MRZ box and the fields update live.
3
Copy the result
Copy the structured fields as JSON or the raw MRZ lines for whatever system needs them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which document formats are supported?

TD3 (passports, two 44-character lines), TD2 (two 36-character lines), and TD1 (ID cards, three 30-character lines) per ICAO Doc 9303. The format is detected automatically.

What do the check digit badges mean?

Each MRZ field carries a check digit computed with the ICAO 7-3-1 algorithm. A green badge means the recomputed digit matches — the field was read correctly. A red badge means a misread character or an invalid document; fix the raw line and it re-validates.

Why use this instead of typing the data?

Transcribing passport fields by hand is slow and error-prone in exactly the way check digits were invented to catch. Reading the MRZ and validating the digits gives you confirmed-correct data in seconds.

Is it safe to use with a real passport?

The photo is processed entirely in your browser and discarded when you leave. No image, no field, no analytics event containing document data ever leaves your device.

Tool history

Updated Jun 13, 2026 · 2 updates
  • Jun 13, 2026fixrich touch + container-query fixes across OCR and dashboard tools
  • Jun 11, 2026featOCR tools program — receipt tracker, warranty tracker, scanner upgrades + 6 more (#635)
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