What if I don't have the raw PNR text, only an image?

That's exactly what this feature is for — upload the screenshot or photo, and PNRGenius reads the text out of the image for you, so you never have to type it out by hand.

How accurate is the text extraction?

It's generally reliable on a clear, well-lit screenshot, but GDS terminals use dense monospace fonts and OCR isn't perfect on every image — always glance over the extracted text before converting, and correct anything that looks off. It's a shortcut past typing, not a replacement for a quick check.

Does this work with a photo taken on a phone, not just a screenshot?

Yes — a clear photo of a printed or screen-displayed PNR works the same way a screenshot does, as long as the text is legible.

Convert a PNR From a Screenshot or Photo — No Typing Required

Sometimes the raw PNR text just isn't available to copy. A colleague forwards you a WhatsApp screenshot of a booking. A client sends a photo of a printed confirmation. An old itinerary only exists as an image buried in an email thread from months ago. In every one of these cases, typing out the PNR by hand — character by character, guessing at a smudged digit or a cut-off line — is the only alternative. Screenshot upload removes that step entirely.

How to Use It

Open Advanced Tools & SettingsOn the PNRGenius homepage, below the Convert button.
Upload the screenshot or photoAny clear image of the raw GDS booking text.
Review the extracted textThe text pulled from the image lands in the same box you'd normally paste into — give it a quick glance before converting.
Click ConvertSame result as pasting the text yourself: a full, structured itinerary.

Where This Actually Gets Used

Forwarded screenshots. A colleague or client sends a booking as an image rather than text — common in WhatsApp-heavy workflows.
Old or printed confirmations. A booking that only exists as a photo of a printed page or an old screen capture.
When you're away from the GDS. A quick photo of a screen is sometimes faster to capture than logging in to pull the raw text, especially from a phone.

💡 One habit worth keeping

OCR (text recognition) does the heavy lifting, but GDS fonts are dense and screenshots vary in quality. Treat the extracted text the way you'd treat a first draft — a quick scan before converting catches the rare misread character before it turns into a wrong flight time on a client's itinerary.

Same Converter Underneath

Once the text is extracted, everything else works exactly like the standard converter — GDS auto-detection, layover calculation, PNR Health Check warnings, PDF export, translation into 25+ languages. The screenshot upload only changes how the text gets into the box, not what happens once it's there.

Convert a Screenshot Right Now

Upload a photo or screenshot of a GDS booking and skip typing it out by hand — free, no signup.

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