Scanify

Inspiration

Managing expenses can be tedious and time-consuming, especially when receipts pile up. We wanted to create a tool that seamlessly integrates with Notion to simplify receipt management and improve productivity for freelancers, small business owners, and anyone who values organized financial tracking.

What it does

Scanify allows users to upload receipts and automatically adds the extracted details to a Notion database. With a simple interface and fast processing, it helps users keep track of their expenses without hassle.

How we built it

We built Scanify using React and TypeScript for a robust and type-safe frontend, ensuring a smooth and intuitive user experience. Receipt text extraction is powered by OpenAI's APIs, providing high-quality OCR capabilities. Notion AI APIs are leveraged to categorize and summarize receipt data before storing it in a Notion database. The seamless integration between these technologies results in an efficient and reliable expense management tool.

Challenges we ran into

Configuring the OCR to accurately extract relevant data from varied receipt formats was challenging. Additionally, ensuring compatibility with the Notion API and maintaining a responsive frontend required careful debugging and optimization.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of building a clean and efficient interface that integrates seamlessly with Notion. Achieving reliable text extraction from different receipt formats was a significant milestone, as was the successful deployment of the application.

What we learned

We learned a lot about working with OpenAI and Notion AI APIs, effectively using TypeScript for type safety, and building efficient pipelines for data processing. It also helped us understand the importance of designing intuitive user experiences.

What's next for Scanify

We plan to enhance Scanify by adding support for multi-page receipts, expanding compatibility with other productivity tools, and implementing features like automatic categorization and expenditure analytics.