Mobile capture
Collect paper handouts
Turn a few photographed pages into one reading document.
PAPER, MEET PDF
Scan to PDF.
Build a PDF from document photos. Capture or import pages, adjust the four corners, review the cleanup and arrange the result before creating one reading copy.
Your paper. Ready for anything.
Scan with your phone or choose photos. Turn notes, receipts and documents into a clean, ordered PDF.
JPEG, PNG, WebP · Up to 30 pages · 20 MB per photo
Check the page, then add another or create your PDF.
Review each page before exporting.
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Your scanned PDF is ready
Your pages are combined into one PDF. Keep editing or download another copy.
Editing and PDF export happen in your browser.
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How to use Scan to PDF
- 01
Capture or import clear document photos
Open Scan to PDF and choose the photo files, or use the camera option when available. Include the whole page and avoid glare across the writing.
- 02
Adjust the corners and review the image
Switch to the corner-editing view and place each point on the page boundary. Review the corrected preview, especially text near the corners.
- 03
Create, download and review
Choose Create PDF, download the result and compare it with the original. Use Image OCR directly when you only need text from one original photo.
Turn document photos into an organized PDF
Build a PDF from document photos. Capture or import pages, adjust the four corners, review the cleanup and arrange the result before creating one reading copy.
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How to turn document photos into a PDF for OCR
Capture, frame and arrange photos as PDF pages.
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Practical ways to use this tool
Office
Assemble a small packet
Review page order and margins before sharing.
Study
Square up photographed notes
Correct perspective while retaining useful annotations.
Features and controls
Capture a readable source
Import supported photos or use the available camera controls.
Set up the document before capture
Keep the camera steady and the whole page visible. Even lighting and a camera roughly parallel to the paper reduce problems that later adjustments cannot fully repair.
Camera capture requires browser permission and device support. Importing a photo is an alternative when direct capture is unavailable.
Place four corners around the page
Correct a photographed page that narrows toward one end.
Review perspective correction
Move the corner points to the actual page boundary. The four-corner correction straightens converging edges rather than merely cutting a rectangular box from the photograph.
Keep complete letters inside the frame. A curled book page or motion-blurred photo can remain difficult even after the outer corners look square.
Choose a restrained cleanup
Compare color, gray and monochrome treatments with brightness and contrast.
Keep faint and colored marks readable
Use the filter that suits the document. Keep color when annotations or highlighting matter, and inspect small writing before choosing a monochrome result.
Adjust the current page, then apply its style to other pages only when appropriate. Different lighting across a photo collection can require separate review.
Arrange pages and choose the PDF layout
Set the order, paper size, margins and output quality.
Create a useful reading copy
Arrange the pages before creating the PDF. Choose A4, Letter or a page fitted to the image, then select a margin and quality level.
The resulting pages are images. Use PDF OCR for recognition afterward, or send an original single photo directly to Image OCR when a PDF container is unnecessary.
Supported files & processing
- Input
- Camera, JPEG, PNG, WebP
- Output
Use up to 30 JPEG, PNG or still WebP photos, at most 20 MB per photo and 200 MB combined. Browser decoding limits also apply. Photos are normalized to a maximum 2400 px longest edge before editing and PDF creation.
Images are resized to a maximum long edge of 2400 pixels. The PDF contains page images, not OCR text. Always review automatic edge suggestions.
Photo editing and PDF creation run in the browser. Camera capture requires your permission. If you choose paired-phone transfer, the transfer uses the server relay.
FAQ
Questions about scanning to PDF
A few useful details before your first scan.
Browser editing · encrypted transferDoes Scan to PDF extract text?
No. It creates a PDF containing page images. Use PDF OCR afterward, or Image OCR for an original single photo.
Can I correct a photo taken at an angle?
Adjust the four page corners to correct perspective. This can straighten converging edges, but cannot reliably repair blur or a curved book surface.
Are original camera pixels kept unchanged?
No. Photos are normalized to a maximum 2400 px longest edge and encoded as JPEG during preparation. Keep originals when maximum detail is important.
Do the photos always stay on my device?
Photo editing and PDF creation run in the browser. If you choose the paired-phone transfer feature, the transfer uses the server relay. Camera access also requires your permission.
