Supported formats
- PDF — native PDFs parse perfectly. Scanned PDFs use OCR.
- Photos — JPG or PNG of a printed report. Shoot in good lighting, keep the paper flat.
- CSV / XLSX — exports from LabCorp, Quest, Diagnostyka, LUX MED, InVitro, and most European labs.
Photo tips
- One page per photo.
- Avoid reflections & shadows — use your iPhone's Notes app "Scan Documents" feature for best results.
- If the original is long, split into several photos — you can upload up to 10 at once.
What we extract
Every numeric value plus its reference range, unit, and collection date. We currently recognize over 400 common markers, including:
- Full Complete Blood Count (CBC), differential, reticulocytes
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel, liver panel, kidney panel
- Lipid panel (Total, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, Non-HDL, ApoB, Lp(a))
- Hormones — TSH, free T4/T3, testosterone total & free, SHBG, LH, FSH, estradiol, prolactin, cortisol, DHEA-S
- Vitamins — D (25-OH), B12, folate, B6, ferritin, iron, transferrin
- Inflammation — hs-CRP, ESR, fibrinogen, IL-6
- Metabolic — HbA1c, fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR
- Methylation — homocysteine, MMA
Don't have recent labs?
The detailed plan will suggest which labs to request, tailored to your genome and symptoms. You can always come back later and upload new results — Whale DNA will refresh your plan.
Privacy
PDFs are OCR'd in-memory on EU servers, converted to a structured table, then deleted. Only the structured numbers remain in your dashboard.