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Scan documents to PDF on your phone

You don't need a scanner — or a scanner app — to turn paper into a proper PDF. Open this page on your phone, tap Take photo and photograph each page. The page edges are found automatically, the photo is straightened and cropped, and a filter like Black & white document makes it look like it came out of an office scanner.

A few habits give much better scans: put the paper on a dark table, use daylight or a bright lamp from the side to avoid your own shadow, hold the phone straight above the page, and fill the screen with the paper. If the edges aren't found, drag the corner handles yourself.

Add as many pages as you need, reorder them, then download one PDF on A4 or Letter. Need to search the text? Run the result through OCR PDF afterwards.

Your photos are processed on your phone and never uploaded — ideal for IDs, receipts and signed forms.

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The options for this task are already set. You can still change them after adding your file. Open the full Scan to PDF tool

Drop images here

JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, BMP · or click to choose · you can also paste · up to 300 MB · stays on your device

Your privacy

This tool works entirely inside your browser. Your files are never uploaded to any server.

How to use Scan to PDF

  1. 1

    Take photos

    Tap Take photo for each page (or drop photos you already took). Lay the paper on a darker surface for the best edge detection.

  2. 2

    Check each page

    Adjust the corners if needed, rotate pages and pick a filter. Black & white document gives the cleanest scan.

  3. 3

    Create the PDF

    Choose a page size and download your scanned document.

Questions and answers

Does it work on both iPhone and Android?

Yes, in Safari, Chrome and other modern mobile browsers.

Which filter gives the cleanest result?

Black & white document for text pages, Enhance for pages with colour, Original for photos.

Can I scan a receipt for my expense report?

Yes. Choose Same as the scan as page size so a long receipt isn't shrunk onto A4.

Are my photos uploaded?

No. Everything is processed on your device.

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