Read foreign language books.
Understand everything.
Mark words in the book you're reading. Scan the page. Use scanvocab to turn your marks into a personal vocabulary trainer — translations, examples, spaced repetition.
Mark → Scan → Study
- 1 · Mark Highlight as you read Underline, circle, or highlight the words you don't yet know. Keep reading.
- 2 · Scan One photo per page After the reading session, use scanvocab to snap the pages.
- 3 · Study Cards, made for you Each word returns with a context-sensitive translation based on your book. A spaced repetition algorithm helps you remember them effectively.
Your analog time stays analog
Stay in your flow
No dictionary detours, no phone on the table. Mark and read on — the lookup happens later, automatically.
Reduce your screen time
Skip the tedious process of looking up unknown vocabulary manually to have more time for the enjoyable parts of language learning and reading.
Understand everything, eventually
Every marked word comes back as a card with its sentence from your book, scheduled just before you'd forget it.
C1 is where courses end and books begin.
The vocabulary between you and a native speaker doesn't live in textbooks. It lives in novels. scanvocab makes the process of picking it up effortless.
Your learning journey, your data
No lock-in
Everything you collect exports to plain text. If you leave scanvocab, your vocabulary leaves with you.
Use the tools you love
Import your scanned vocabulary into Anki, or other language learning apps you already use.
No ads
Reserve your mental capacity for what actually matters to you.
Simple pricing
- 200 scans/mo
- Suitable for most readers
- Cancel monthly
- 1000 scans
- No subscription — pay once, scan whenever you read
- Sufficient scans for ~3 books
Questions
Which languages?
21 Latin-script languages, any one as the book's language or your translation language:
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English (UK)
- English (US)
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Latin
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Turkish
- Vietnamese
How do I mark words?
However you like — highlighter, underline, or a circle around the word. Keep marking the way you already do; we'll find them.
What photos work?
A flat page in daylight is ideal — but curved pages, café lighting and a bit of skew work too. Tap an example to see it full size.
What level do I need?
Roughly B1/B2 and up: you should be able to read a book in your target language and follow what's going on. scanvocab is for the words you don't yet know — not for learning from zero.
How do I use it?
Right in your browser, or install it to your home screen and use it like an app.
Do I need a credit card to register?
No. An email address is all you need to start on the free tier.
Can I get my data out?
Yes — export everything to CSV any time.
Read your next book with scanvocab
We're onboarding readers in small batches. Email us and we'll send you an invite.