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Scan documents to PDF with your phone

Photograph paper documents and turn them into a straight, clean, multi-page PDF – no app needed.

or drag and drop here, or paste with Ctrl+V / ⌘V

Accepted: JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, SVG, AVIF, GIF, BMP, ICO, TIFF

Convert on our server?

If you continue, the file is uploaded over an encrypted connection and converted on our server. You can keep using the site meanwhile. The original is deleted as soon as it is converted; the result is kept for 7 days so you can download it, and you can delete it at any time. Files are never shared or used for anything else.

Your images are processed in your browser and are not uploaded. Privacy details

How to use: Scan to PDF

  1. 1 Take a photo of each page with your phone, or choose existing photos.
  2. 2 Check the four corners of the paper on every page and drag them if needed.
  3. 3 Pick a look (Document, Greyscale, Black & white …) and turn pages if necessary.
  4. 4 Click Save as PDF and download the scanned document.

About this tool

A signed contract, a receipt for your expenses, a school form, handwritten notes: you do not need a scanner or an app to send them as a proper PDF. Photograph each page with your phone – this page opens the camera directly – and the scanner finds the sheet of paper in the photo, straightens it even when it was taken at an angle and crops away the table around it. If the edges are not found exactly, drag the four corners onto the corners of the paper.

The Document look removes shadows and uneven light so the paper turns white and the text stays sharp; Greyscale and Black & white make small files that print well, Vivid colours suits drawings and coloured forms. Every page can be turned, removed or reordered, and pages are fitted on A4 or Letter or kept at the size of the photo. With text recognition (OCR) the PDF also becomes searchable and its text can be copied. All of this happens in your browser: your documents are never uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an app?

No. On a phone, “Take a photo” opens the camera in the browser; you can also choose photos you already took, on a phone or a computer.

What if the paper is not found correctly?

Drag the four round handles onto the corners of the paper, or choose “Whole photo”. The result view shows the straightened page straight away.

Can the PDF be searched?

Yes, if you turn on text recognition: an invisible text layer is added, so you can search and copy the text. The language data is loaded once from our site, your pages stay in the browser.

Are my documents uploaded?

No. The photos are straightened, cleaned and put into the PDF in your browser; nothing is sent to our server.

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