Receiptly

AI-powered receipt scanner that instantly extracts, organizes, and tracks your expenses.

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Inspiration

What it does

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📄 Receiptly

Inspiration

Managing paper receipts can be frustrating. Receipts are easy to lose, fade over time, and make it difficult to keep track of expenses. I wanted to build a simple AI-powered solution that could transform physical receipts into organized digital records, making expense management faster and more convenient.

What it does

Receiptly is an AI-powered web application that extracts key information from receipts, including the merchant name, purchase date, total amount, and purchased items. Users can upload an image of a receipt, and the AI automatically processes and organizes the data into a searchable dashboard, eliminating the need for manual data entry.

How I built it

The application was built using Next.js and React with TypeScript for a modern, scalable web experience. Tailwind CSS was used to create a clean and responsive user interface.

For authentication, I integrated Clerk. Receipt data is securely stored using Convex, while Inngest handles background workflows. The core AI functionality is powered by the OpenAI API, which analyzes uploaded receipt images and extracts structured information. The project is deployed on Vercel for fast and reliable hosting.

Challenges I ran into

One of the biggest challenges was handling receipts with different layouts, image qualities, and formatting. Ensuring that AI-generated information could be consistently transformed into structured data required careful validation and testing. Integrating multiple services, including authentication, AI processing, database storage, and background workflows, also required debugging and optimization throughout development.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

  • Built a fully functional AI-powered receipt scanner.
  • Successfully integrated AI into a real-world productivity application.
  • Designed a clean, responsive, and user-friendly interface.
  • Learned how to combine multiple modern technologies into a complete full-stack application.

What I learned

Building Receiptly strengthened my understanding of full-stack web development, AI integration, authentication, cloud databases, and deployment workflows. I also gained valuable experience designing applications that solve practical, everyday problems using artificial intelligence.

What's next for Receiptly

Future improvements include:

  • PDF receipt support
  • Multi-language receipt recognition
  • Expense categorization and analytics
  • CSV and Excel export
  • Spending insights and budgeting tools
  • Mobile application support

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