Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Aug. 15, 2011
Entity Registrant Name	MICRO IMAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000808015
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	mmtc
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		402,028,521
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011