How It Works

Identify mushrooms in seconds with your phone camera

Step 1: Capture or Upload

Open Mushroom Scanner and point your camera at any mushroom you want to identify. Tap the scan button to capture an image. Prefer using an existing photo? Tap the gallery icon to upload any picture from your photo library.

Person using the Mushroom Scanner app to take a photo of a wild mushroom

Step 2: Instant Identification

Within seconds, Mushroom Scanner analyzes your photo and identifies the mushroom species. You'll see the common and scientific name, a confidence score, and a clear safety classification.

Cluster of wild mushrooms growing on a mossy tree trunk waiting to be identified

Step 3: Explore Detailed Reports

Tap into the full identification report to discover everything about the mushroom. You'll find toxicity levels, detailed descriptions, habitat preferences, seasonal growing patterns, and warnings about dangerous look-alike species.

Step 4: Build Your Knowledge

Every scan is saved to your history, building a personal library of mushroom encounters. Track what you've found, revisit past identifications, and steadily grow your foraging knowledge over time.

Beautiful basket filled with a variety of foraged wild mushrooms
Wild mushroom growing among ferns on the forest floor

Start Identifying Mushrooms Today

Download Mushroom Scanner and turn every walk in the woods into a learning adventure.

Download on the App Store