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No scanner? Photograph your pages with your phone, upload the pictures and get one tidy PDF, with the contrast improved so that the text stands out.
How to use the Scan to PDF
- Take photos of your pages, or choose them from your gallery.
- Put them in order and choose a style.
- Download your PDF.
What to expect
Four styles
Clean color, grayscale, black and white, or your original photos.
Right page order
Move pages up or down, and add more if you've missed one.
No app needed
On a phone, the file picker lets you take a photo or choose one from your gallery.
Tips for a good phone scan
- Use daylight, and avoid your own shadow.
- Lay the page flat on a dark surface.
- Hold the phone directly above the page.
- Make it searchable afterwards with OCR PDF.
Which style to choose
| Style | What it does | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Clean color | Improves contrast and keeps the color | Stamps, ID cards and colored forms |
| Grayscale | Removes color and improves contrast | Notes and printed pages |
| Black and white | Makes every dot either black or white | Plain typed text. Faint pencil can vanish |
| Original | Doesn't change your photos | When contrast changes look wrong |
After you scan
Trim the edges with Crop PDF, make the words searchable with OCR PDF, and bring the size down with Compress PDF. Our guide on scanning documents with your phone has more tips for sharp pages.
Frequently asked questions
How do I scan a document with my phone?
Open this page on your phone, press Upload, and take a photo of each page. Then download your PDF.
Does it straighten pages automatically?
No. Hold the phone directly above the page. You can use Crop PDF or Rotate PDF on the result.
Which style is best?
Black and white suits plain text. Use clean color for anything with stamps or photos.
Are my photos kept?
Your files are only used for this job and are deleted from the server afterwards.
How is this different from Image to PDF?
Scan to PDF improves contrast for documents. Image to PDF keeps your pictures just as they are.
Helpful guides
- How to Scan Documents With Your PhoneGet clean, readable PDFs using only your phone's camera.
- Mobile Se Document Scan Kar Ke PDF Kaise Banayein?Sirf mobile camera se saaf aur parhne ke qabil PDF banayein.
- How to Turn Phone Photos Into One PDFCombine photos of notes, IDs and receipts into one clean file, with no app needed.
- Scanned PDF vs Digital PDF: How to Tell the DifferenceA 10-second test to tell them apart, and why it decides what you can convert.
