How do I get the best results from a photo?

Lay the stub flat, fill the frame, use even light, and avoid shadows across the numbers.

No. It's read in your browser. In AI mode a downscaled copy is sent for reading and discarded.

Convert a photo of a paystub to Excel

Paper stubs still exist. Photograph one with your phone, drop the image into StubParse, and get the earnings, taxes, and deductions back as rows.

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Basic mode reads photos with Tesseract OCR on your device, so the image is never uploaded.

Blurry, angled, or low-light photos read best in AI mode, which sends a downscaled image to be read.

Every value is editable, and the math checks show you exactly which number to look at.

Step 1
Drop the stubs
PDFs or photos, one or a batch. Files are read in your browser.
Step 2
Review the numbers
Every field is editable, and three math checks re-run as you type.
Step 3
Export
Excel with styled headers, a flat CSV, or JSON. Include YTD or leave it out.

Which image formats work?: PNG, JPG, WEBP, BMP, and TIFF.
How do I get the best results from a photo?: Lay the stub flat, fill the frame, use even light, and avoid shadows across the numbers.
Is the photo stored?: No. It's read in your browser. In AI mode a downscaled copy is sent for reading and discarded.