Count Boxes in a Photo — AI Box and Carton Counter

Photograph one visible face straight-on, then choose Count. Review every result marker and any dashed reference. Hidden cartons cannot be inferred reliably; treat multiplication by depth as an estimate or photograph each accessible side separately.

Upload the photo and choose Count. Auto mode uses the selected item name; review every marker and correct the tally. For a guided recount, open Examples and mark one complete, clear boxes, with up to three examples for different-looking kinds.

After upload, mark one complete, clear carton in the Examples setting, then choose Count. For a size- or SKU-specific pass, mark that carton type as your example, then repeat per type so the tally sheet keeps a labelled row for each.

Yes. You can count, review and download a free result without an account. Downloads are free without a watermark. No signup required. Server-processed photos are encrypted in transit and removed under our Security policy.

Auto or Similar items counts the cartons you show it: open Examples, mark 1 to 3 complete, clear cartons (one per carton size or SKU you want counted), then choose Count. Review every marker because similar boxes, labels and partial cartons can still cause mistakes. Detect objects needs no examples and is useful for cartons that are separated and fully visible.

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 because that mode compares the dominant repeated visual pattern instead.

Switch the Result overlay to Dots only so each retained carton detection gets a visible marker you can cross-check against the photo, or use Heatmap only to inspect dense clusters on a large pallet. Compare the overlay with the physical stack and correct misses or duplicates before goods-in use.

Open Bulk audit and every pallet photo is counted with the Distinct objects detector. Review every pallet's markers, correct the tally where needed, then save or export the combined result. When a photo needs an example-guided pass for a specific carton size or SKU, count it in Single photo mode with your own marked examples.

Adding a count to the Tally sheet and exporting a CSV needs no account. The branded PDF report and Bulk audit — counting every pallet or stack photo in a delivery at once — are Premium features.

No — Bulk audit always runs the Distinct objects detector across the queue, carrying your detector settings but never your examples. A carton you manually mark in Single photo mode is specific to that image and is never reused in another photo, which is why example-guided Auto or Similar items counting works one photo at a time. Mark examples on an individual photo when you need a particular carton size or SKU.

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, for separate and fully visible items. Choose Distinct objects, then add up to 60 photos on Premium or 200 on Pro; review and correct every photo's detector markers before using one tally per photo plus a grand total. Guided Auto or Similar items cannot reuse one crop across unrelated photos, so process those one at a time with a new example.

No. Bulk object counting requires Distinct objects and never transfers a marked crop to another image. The detector settings apply to up to 60 photos on Premium or 200 on Pro, but every result still needs marker-by-marker review. Temporary uploaded and generated files are processed securely and deleted automatically.

Almost always one of three things. The file is over the 20 MB free upload limit — Premium takes 50 MB and Pro 120 MB. The format is not one this tool accepts, so check the list shown on the upload panel. Or the file is not really the format its name says: renaming a file does not change what is inside it, and that is the reason a valid-looking image gets refused.

It reports what is genuinely in the file, so a blank or surprising result usually means the data was never there — stripped by the app that last saved it, removed by a platform on upload, or absent from the original. Try the untouched original file straight from the camera or source rather than a copy that has been through a messaging app.

Box & Carton Counter supports free standard use within the published processing allowances. Free downloads are clean — no watermark. No signup is required for standard tool use. Photo effects and AI edits have a web-size limit on Free, with the original-resolution result available through Premium or one credit. Crop, resize, rotate, compress and convert stay full size. Premium supports batches of up to 60 files, with the applicable plan limits shown before processing.

No — Box & Carton Counter runs in the browser on desktop and phone. There is nothing to install, no trial to start, and no license to buy before you can see whether it does what you need. Try it on the file you are actually stuck with rather than a sample.