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Scan to PDF — Document Scanner

Photograph marksheets, certificates, ID cards or handwritten notes with your phone. The scanner finds the page, straightens it, makes the paper white and saves all pages as one PDF — no app to install.

  • 100% private
  • Free · no signup
  • Works on any phone

How to use it

  1. Tap “Take photo” and photograph the page from above, or pick photos you already took with “Choose from gallery”.
  2. Check the four corner circles. They snap to the page edges on their own; drag any that are off, then tap “Done”.
  3. Pick a look: “Document” (black & white, smallest file), “Colour” for stamps and photos, “Grayscale” or “Original”. Rotate the page if it's sideways.
  4. Add the next page with “Take photo” or “From gallery”. Tap a thumbnail to edit it, and use the arrows to change the order.
  5. Choose A4 or Fit and the margin, tap “Create PDF”, check the file size, then tap “Download PDF”.

A scanner in your browser

Most online forms want documents as a PDF, but a phone photo of a page is crooked, has a table around it and a grey, shadowy background. This tool does what scanner apps do, without installing one: it finds the four corners of the page, corrects the angle so the page becomes a straight rectangle again, evens out the light so the paper turns white, and puts every page into a single PDF in the order you choose.

What students and job seekers scan most

  • Marksheets and certificates — 10th and 12th marksheets, degree certificates, caste, income, domicile and EWS certificates for admissions, scholarships and document verification.
  • Aadhaar and PAN — for bank KYC, a new SIM, a scholarship portal or an exam form. Photograph the front and the back; each becomes its own page of the same PDF.
  • Handwritten assignments and notes — the “Document” look turns blue or black ink on ruled paper into clean black text on white, and keeps the file small enough to upload or send on WhatsApp.
  • Forms you filled by hand — application forms, affidavits, rent agreements and declarations that have to be signed on paper and then uploaded.

Which look should you choose?

LookBest for
Document (black & white)Printed pages, notes and forms. Pure white paper and dark text, and the smallest file: a page of text is usually well under 100 KB.
Colour (enhanced)Certificates with coloured stamps and seals, blue-ink signatures, Aadhaar and other cards with photos.
GrayscalePencil work, drawings and pages with photos where colour doesn't matter. Paper is whitened, shades are kept.
OriginalExactly what the camera saw, only cropped and straightened.

Tips for a clean scan

  • Lay the page on a darker surface — a bedsheet, a wooden table or the floor. The edges are then easy to find.
  • Use daylight or a bright room and keep the flash off: flash leaves a white glare spot, especially on laminated cards.
  • Hold the phone flat above the page. A small tilt is fine — it is corrected — but a page photographed from far to the side loses sharpness at the far edge.
  • Keep your own shadow and the phone's shadow off the page; stand with the light in front of you, not behind.
  • White paper on a white table? The edges may not be found automatically. Just drag the four circles onto the corners — the magnifier shows exactly where they are.

Size limits on forms

Many portals cap uploads at 200 KB, 500 KB or 1 MB. The tool shows the size of every page and of the finished PDF before you download it. Black-and-white pages are the smallest. If the PDF is still too large, shrink it with Compress PDF. Need to add another PDF, like a downloaded e-certificate? Join them with Merge PDF. Photos that are already cropped can go straight into JPG to PDF.

Your documents stay on your phone

Everything — finding the page, straightening, the filters and building the PDF — runs inside your browser. Your photos are never uploaded, and nothing is stored after you close the page.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to install a scanner app?

No. This page works in Chrome, Safari, Samsung Internet and other modern browsers on Android, iPhone and computers. “Take photo” opens your phone's camera directly, and the PDF is saved to your Downloads (or Files on iPhone).

Why didn't it find the edges of my page?

Edge finding needs the page to stand out from what's around it. White paper on a white or light table, a page that fills the whole photo, or a strong shadow across the edge can hide it. You will then see the corners placed just inside the photo and a note asking you to adjust them — drag each circle onto a corner of the page.

How big will the PDF be?

It depends on the page and the look you choose. Black-and-white text pages are usually the smallest; colour pages with photos or stamps are larger. Each page's size is shown under its thumbnail and the total is shown before you download. If a form needs a smaller file, use Compress PDF afterwards.

Can I scan the front and back of my Aadhaar card into one PDF?

Yes. Take a photo of the front, tap “Done”, then tap “Take photo” again for the back. Both become pages of the same PDF; use the arrows to fix the order. Choose “Fit” as the page size if you want each page to be just the size of the card.

Does it work with iPhone photos?

Yes. Photos taken with “Take photo” work directly, and HEIC photos from the gallery are converted automatically. It works on iPhones with iOS 15 or newer.

Can I select or search the text in the PDF?

No. Like a photocopy or a flatbed scanner, each PDF page is a picture of the paper; there is no text recognition (OCR). That is what portals expect for scanned documents. If you need editable text, type it out or use an OCR app.

Are my documents uploaded anywhere?

No. The photos are processed and the PDF is made inside your own browser, on your phone or computer. Nothing is sent to a server and nothing is kept after you close the page — which matters for Aadhaar, PAN, marksheets and bank papers.