Point at any plane.
Know what it is.

Tap once. Tail ID reads the tail number and shows you the aircraft — make, model, year, specs, owner, and history. Instantly.

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Free · No ads · No login needed to identify

One tap from curious to certain.

Point

Frame the aircraft in the viewfinder. Near or far, on the ramp or rolling by — the tail number just needs to be in shot.

Tap

One tap captures the frame. AI vision reads the registration even when it's small, angled, or partially hidden.

Know

A full profile lands in about a second — make, model, year, engine, performance, owner, and where it's been.

Everything about the airplane.
Nothing you don't need.

Tail ID camera reading the registration on a Cessna — **Reads any tail number**AI vision pulls the registration even when it's small, angled, or sun-washed.

The whole airplaneMake, model, year, engine, estimated value and owner — in about a second.

Twelve months of ADS-B flight activity, charted — **How much it flies**Twelve months of ADS-B movements, charted at a glance.

Airport footprint map built from ADS-B — **Where it flies**Every airport it's lately touched, mapped from ADS-B.

Pro-grade camera — 0.6–5× zoom, lens & resolution controls, video mode, HDR, and a target that stays level as you turn.
Personal logbook — every capture logged, with achievements for new makes, rare types, and first-ever shots of a tail.
20 languages — auto-detected from your phone, English through Arabic, Hindi, Japanese and Chinese.
Built for spotters — batch capture, no upload caps, originals preserved and always credited to you.

Part of the Tail family.

Tail ID shares one aircraft database with TailPhotos, TailVideos, and TailExchange — the photo, video, and marketplace network for general aviation. Identify a plane here, and you can follow its photos, footage, and for-sale history across all four.

How your photos are used

Plain and up front, before any fine print:

You own every photo and video you capture. Always.
By contributing, you grant the Tail family a license to host, display, and attribute your media on the aircraft's pages across the Tail family of apps — Tail ID, TailPhotos, TailVideos, TailExchange, and any future Tail properties — always under your name.
We never sell your media, hand it to advertisers, or give it to data brokers.
You can delete any contribution at any time from the app.

Full detail in the Terms and Privacy Policy.

Questions

Does it work on airliners and military aircraft too?

Yes — anything with a visible registration. Coverage is deepest for general aviation and business aircraft, and growing across airliners and warbirds.

Do I need an account?

No. You can identify aircraft with zero sign-up. An optional passwordless login unlocks your logbook and achievements.

How accurate is it?

Very — but aircraft data comes from public sources (FAA registry, ADS-B, platform contributions) and isn't guaranteed. Never use it for safety-critical decisions.

What does it cost?

Free to download and identify. No ads.

Which phones are supported?

iOS 16+ and Android 9+. A camera is required.

Know every plane you see.