Quick start · Updated 20 October 2026
Your first useful contact, step by step.
Meishio reads English and Japanese business cards, helps you review possible role changes, and prepares follow-up drafts. Start with one card; connecting Google Contacts and sharing with a team are optional.
A card to a conversation in 12 seconds
Illustrated sample workflow. Fictional people and sources; this video is not a live scan or an accuracy test.
Read the video transcript ↓
Read a bilingual card into a contact and review its details. When you ask for a role check, review any possible change with the source and date. Prepare a follow-up using the context of your meeting. You decide what to save, and you press send yourself. A reliable role match is not always available.
Review a card and prepare a follow-up in the real app
Recorded in the real local app with fictional contacts and a sample card. Sample details are filled in; this is not a live photo OCR demonstration. Waiting time is cut and some actions are sped up. English interface; no subtitles or audio.
Read the video transcript ↓
Choose the sample card and compare the prefilled details with the card. Correct the title, add meeting context and save. Open the saved contact, expand Follow up, edit the subject and message, then save the draft. Nothing is sent. Google Contacts connection and live role research are not part of this recording.
1. Try a card in your browser
Open the free scanner and take or choose a clear card photo. The no-account trial reads up to 4 cards per photo, with 4 reads an hour and 10 a day. A sample is available if you have no card handy.
Scan a card free ↗2. Review the details
Check the name, company, title, phone number and email against the printed card. Use good light and keep the card flat. If a reading is incomplete, retry with a sharper image or correct it after signing in.
See scanning questions ↗3. Keep a real contact
Create an account or sign in to keep your read card. Signing in does not connect your address book. Review and save the contact before bringing in more cards. The full scanner supports up to 12 cards per photo.
Create an account ↗4. Take the next step
Add where you met, prepare a follow-up, or start a role check. Public information can be out of date: review the source and confirm it is the same person. Check usage is shown before you start. Google Contacts connection is a separate, optional step.
Understand your data ↗
Trying it with colleagues?
Choose which work contacts to share. See who knows the client and give the next follow-up an owner. Personal notes stay private.
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Met twice
Personal notes stay private
Stuck? A person can help.
Email support@getmeishio.com. We reply within 2 working days. Tell us what you tried and what happened; include a screenshot with private details hidden if useful.
Download the portrait explainer ↓
12-second illustrated video, ready to share. English product text; no subtitles.