Read Morse is a privacy-first Morse code toolkit that decodes Morse code from images and text directly in your browser, with no server upload required.
What is Read Morse?
Read Morse is a browser-based Morse code toolkit for learners, radio hobbyists, and educators. It accepts images (PNG, JPG, JPEG, WebP) containing visible dots and dashes, as well as typed Morse text, and produces editable drafts and decoded English output. The image translator processes everything locally using Canvas and a Web Worker; no account is needed. The product is created by Read Morse and is free to use.
Key Features
- Image Morse code translator — Upload a screenshot, photo, or scanned note; crop the Morse line, adjust threshold/contrast, and decode to text locally.
- Text Morse code translator — Convert English text to dots and dashes, or decode typed Morse text back to English using space-separated letters and slash-separated words.
- Editable draft workflow — Every image decode produces a modifiable Morse draft so users can fix spacing, uncertain marks, or cropped symbols before copying the final text.
- Browser-first privacy — Image uploads are read with browser APIs and never sent to a remote server by default; all text tools run locally without an account.
- Morse code generator — Turn English text into clean dots and dashes for practice worksheets, puzzle clues, or benchmark images.
- Dedicated decoder and generator pages — Focused tools for decoding dots and dashes or generating Morse, each with spacing rules and examples.
- Alphabet and number reference — Standard Morse code tables for verifying individual letters or digits when a symbol looks wrong.
Who is it for?
- Learners — Practice reading Morse code from screenshots or typed drafts, then check accuracy against the decoded output.
- Educators — Create Morse code worksheets or puzzles using the generator, and quickly decode student submissions (e.g., scanned notes) without uploading private images.
- Radio hobbyists — Decode Morse from phone photos of transmission logs or contest clues, with editable draft to correct noise artifacts.
What can you do with Read Morse?
- Decode Morse from a picture — Upload a screenshot, crop tightly around the Morse line, adjust thresholds, review the editable draft, then copy the decoded English text.
- Convert text to Morse — Type English text into the generator and get clean dots and dashes formatted with letter and word spacing.
- Fix uncertain decodes — When an image detection is ambiguous (shadow, compressed puzzle), edit the Morse draft manually and re-decode without re-processing the image.
- Quick text-to-text translation — Paste an existing Morse draft into the text translator to get English without image processing.
How does Read Morse work?
- Upload or paste a PNG, JPG, JPEG, or WebP image (or paste from clipboard).
- Crop and detect — Crop close to the Morse line, rotate if needed, then run local detection in the browser.
- Edit and copy — Review the Morse draft, fix spacing or uncertain marks, then copy the decoded text.
Pricing
Read Morse is free. All tools run in the browser with no account required.
FAQ
What is the best Morse code translator to start with?
Use the image translator when the code is inside a picture, screenshot, or scanned note. Use the text translator when you already have typed dots and dashes or plain English text.
Can Read Morse translate Morse code from an image?
Yes. The image translator reads visible dots and dashes in PNG, JPG, JPEG, or WebP images, then creates an editable Morse draft before decoding it to text.
Does Read Morse upload private images?
No. The image workflow is browser-first. Private uploads are processed locally with Canvas and a Web Worker by default.
