Count boxes and cartons from a photo in seconds

Yes — photograph the visible face of the stack and the AI counts every carton it can see, marking each one. For full pallets, count each visible side and use the tally sheet to combine them into one total.

Mark 1–3 example boxes by dragging a box around them and the AI counts exactly that item, ignoring everything else in the frame. Every counted item gets a dot on the image so you can verify the total at a glance.

Mark 1–3 examples of the carton size you're counting and the AI counts just that carton type. Repeat per type and the tally sheet keeps a labelled row for each.

Yes — counting photos is free to preview; create a free account to download for everyday use. Free downloads of the marked-up image carry a small “Counted with Pixoate” badge; with Premium that same download is watermark-free. Photos are uploaded only to process and are deleted automatically afterwards; we never keep or share them.

Auto handles a uniform pallet automatically, but on a mixed pallet switch to Similar items and mark 1-3 examples of the carton size you're auditing so the AI counts only that size, ignoring the rest — then repeat with new examples for each carton type. Detect objects works better when cartons are clearly separated rather than stacked tight against each other.

Raise the Sensitivity slider so partially-hidden or shadowed cartons at the back of a pallet get picked up. If the count is inflated by pallet wrap, shipping labels or stray debris being read as boxes, raise Ignore small detections to filter that clutter out; this slider is hidden in Similar items mode since exemplar marking handles that instead.

Switch the Result overlay to Dots only so every counted carton gets a visible marker you can cross-check against the photo, or use Heatmap only to spot dense clusters on a large pallet at a glance. Checking the overlay against the physical stack takes seconds and catches misses before they become a goods-in discrepancy.

Add each pallet or stack photo's count to the Tally sheet with a label, and it keeps a running grand total across every row, exportable as CSV. For a full truck or warehouse cycle count, switch to Bulk audit mode, upload every stack photo at once, and let it count each one and populate the tally automatically — then save the finished audit to your account and share it with your goods-in team.

Adding a count to the Tally sheet and exporting a CSV is free to preview; create a free account to download required. The branded PDF report option is a Premium feature, as is Bulk audit — counting every pallet or stack photo in a delivery at once — which shows a lock icon for free accounts.

No — Bulk audit always counts with the Auto engine and only your Sensitivity value; it doesn't carry over a Similar items/Detect objects choice or any example cartons you marked. For a pallet that needs a specific mode or exemplars, count it in the single-photo view instead.

Yes — Saved stock-takes under your account lists every audit you've saved. Use 'Open in tally' to load one back into the Tally sheet for more counting, or delete it once the delivery or cycle count is closed out.

Yes — the single-photo upload screen (not Bulk audit) shows a 'Take a photo' button on phones that opens your device's rear camera directly, so you can photograph the pallet or stack on the spot at goods-in. Bulk audit doesn't show this button since it's built for uploading multiple existing photos in one go.

Yes — each row in the Tally sheet has an editable Count field alongside the editable label, so you can type in the corrected number after comparing the result overlay to the physical stack. That's quicker than reshooting the photo just to fix one row of the audit.

Yes — Pixoate supports batch and bulk processing. Switch to Batch mode, add up to 100 photos, set your options once, and every photo is processed with the same settings before you download one tally per photo plus a grand total. Bulk processing is a Premium feature; the output uses the same quality and settings as single mode.

Yes — with bulk processing you configure the settings a single time and they apply to every item in the batch, up to 100 photos. There is no need to repeat the setup per item, and Temporary uploaded and generated files are processed securely and deleted automatically.