Scan a document to PDF

Scan paper with your phone camera straight to PDF: edge detection, straightening, black-and-white filter and multi-page scans. Free, nothing to install.

Start scanning Get the Android app

Free. No account. The file stays on your device.

Use your phone or laptop camera as a scanner. Point it at the page, the edges are detected, the page is straightened and cleaned up, and every page you take is added to one PDF. Scans can then be signed, compressed, OCR-ed or shared.

Nothing is uploaded: the camera frames stay on your device and the PDF is built there. Add the site to your home screen and it behaves like a scanner app.

How it works

Tap Start scanning and allow the camera.
Capture each page; adjust the corners if needed and pick colour, grayscale or black-and-white.
Save the PDF, then sign it, run OCR or share it.

Why Document Reader

Private: document scanner online without uploading anything; the work is done by your browser.
Works on any device: phone, tablet or computer, in Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox, and offline after the first visit.
One place for every file: camera to PDF, plus PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, eBooks and archives.
Rated 4.8 on Google Play by 688 people for the Android app.

Questions

Do I need to install an app?

No. It works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. You can add it to your home screen for one-tap access.

Can I scan several pages into one PDF?

Yes. Keep capturing; every page is appended to the same document.

Can I turn the scan into text?

Yes. Run the OCR tool on the scanned PDF.

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Prefer an app? Document Reader is on Android. 4.8 stars on Google Play.

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