Scan a document to PDF
Take photos of receipts, forms or letters with your phone, or add photos on your computer. Each page is straightened, the paper is cleaned up, and you get one PDF. No app to install, no account, nothing uploaded.
On a phone, Take a photo opens the camera. Put the paper on a darker surface, fill most of the frame, and avoid your own shadow. On a computer, add or drop photos you've taken.
Drag the four circles onto the corners of the paper. With a keyboard, select a circle and use the arrow keys.
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Deskshed, our desktop app for Windows. It works offline in one window, with real save dialogs, and adds whole-folder jobs for photos and PDFs. Pay once: $19 for the first 500 buyers, then $29.
See DeskshedDocument scanner at a glance
- Cost
- Free, with no watermark
- Account
- None needed
- Your photo
- Processed on your device and never uploaded. How to check
- You get
- A PDF of your straightened, cleaned-up pages
- Limits
- Works best with paper on a darker surface; the corners can always be set by hand
How to use it
Take or add photos
One photo per page. Paper on a darker surface works best, in good light without your shadow.
Check the corners
The page is found for you. If a corner is off, drag the circle onto it.
Pick a look and save
Document whitens the paper and lifts shadows; Black and white makes text crisp. Then save all the pages as one PDF.
Document scanner: common questions
Do I need to install an app?
No. It works in your phone's browser: Take a photo opens the camera. On iPhone use Safari, on Android use Chrome. You can also add photos you already have.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The pages are found, straightened and cleaned by your phone or computer, and the PDF is made there. Nothing goes to this website or anyone else, which matters for IDs, bank letters and medical forms.
Why didn't it find my page?
It looks for the biggest light area, so white paper on a white table or a busy background can fool it. Drag the corners by hand, or press Use the whole photo.
Can it read the text (OCR)?
Not yet. The PDF holds pictures of your pages, which is what most forms and offices ask for. Searchable text is on our list.
Does it replace CamScanner or Adobe Scan?
For turning paper into a clean PDF, yes, with no account, watermark or subscription. Those apps also add text recognition and cloud storage.