Show HN: I was tired of bad image translations, so I built my own tool

4 coolpool 3 6/17/2025, 8:48:51 PM verbascan.com ↗

Hello,

I built VerbaScan because I was tired of image translation tools that constantly failed me.

The usual problems:

    Incorrect translations

    Phrases taken out of context

    No support for handwritten text

Verbascan takes a smarter approach — it focuses on meaning, not just swapping words. You upload an image and get a translation that actually makes sense.

Would love your feedback!

Comments (3)

KomoD · 6h ago

I expected "see it in action" to be a demo you can try before signing up.

mtmail · 10h ago

Some example images would help. The homepage doesn't mention handwritten (only in the terms-of-service page)

coolpool · 10h ago

You're absolutely right, thanks a lot! I'll do that

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