Why we built Text2Folders
The list is already on your screen — addresses, SKUs, room names, ticket titles. Creating a folder for every line by hand is slow. Asking an AI agent to do it in Finder doesn’t scale either.
Text2Folders is the missing step: take a screenshot, read each line, create a folder with that name, and hand you a ZIP. Same pipeline whether you click Upload, call the REST API, or ask an MCP-connected agent.
Text2Folders is live in production. OCR can make mistakes, so review recognized names before relying on them. Do not upload screenshots containing sensitive or regulated information.
What we care about
Screenshot-first
Real work shows up as images. We meet lists where they already are.
API & MCP ready
Humans get a UI; scripts and agents get the same folder pipeline.
Ops-friendly
Designed for address packs, inventory labels, and field manifests while the service remains in staging.
Plain ZIP out
No proprietary containers — extract and keep working in the tools you already use.
How we got here
- v0.1 2026
Problem found
Repeatedly creating empty folders from screenshot lists of addresses and labels — too slow by hand, too awkward for agents.
- v0.2 2026
Product shape
Defined Text2Folders: screenshot → OCR lines → one folder per line → ZIP download, plus REST API and MCP for automation.
- v0.3 2026
Working product
Connected the Astro web app to Cloudflare D1, R2, Workers AI, authentication, job processing, and downloadable archives.
- v1.0 Production
Three product surfaces
Added account-owned jobs, API keys, REST endpoints, billing integration, and an MCP worker backed by the same authorization rules.
Follow along
Read the developer guide for the current REST and MCP interfaces, or follow the repository for implementation changes and known limitations.