PDF Scanner
Scan documents with your camera or upload photos — auto perspective correction, multi-page support, and instant PDF export.
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JPG, PNG, HEIC — tap or drag multiple for batch
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Scan physical documents to PDF using your phone camera — no scanner hardware required. Automatic perspective correction and image enhancement produce clean, flat-looking scans. Add multiple pages and download a single multi-page PDF instantly.
How to Scan a Document to PDF
Tap Camera to capture a live photo of your document, or tap Upload to select an existing image from your device.
Drag the four corner handles to align precisely with the document edges — this corrects perspective and removes background.
Apply enhancements (contrast, sharpness) and add more pages if needed by repeating the process.
Tap Generate PDF to download a clean, high-quality PDF of your entire scanned document.
Why choose PDFCrush for how to scan a document to pdf?
Corrects perspective distortion so tilted photos look like perfectly flat scans
Image enhancement boosts contrast and sharpness for clean, readable output
Combine multiple page captures into a single multi-page PDF in one workflow
Works on receipts, contracts, ID cards, whiteboards, and handwritten notes
Common use cases
Scan a paper contract and save it as a PDF
Digitize handwritten notes from a whiteboard
Scan receipts for expense reports
Create a PDF from a printed form or document
Scan an ID card or certificate for digital records
Digitize old physical documents for cloud storage
Your privacy is protected
All processing — perspective correction, enhancement and PDF generation — happens locally in your browser. Images never leave your device.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use my mobile device camera as a live document scanner?
Yes. The live camera scanner interface accesses your mobile hardware directly inside the webpage tab, creating clean PDF output sheets with zero app installations.
How many separate paper pages can I snapshot into a single file scan?
There are no arbitrary page limitations. You can capture multiple pages sequentially, manage them via touch thumbnails, and instantly pack them into a unified PDF.
Does the virtual document scanner fix warped boundaries or angled perspectives?
Yes. The automated deskew engine detects paper margins dynamically, applying real-time perspective correction to straighten geometric curves and clear text reading flows.
Are my proprietary documents secure from server-side tracking?
Yes. Every document capture routine runs entirely inside your browser tab using client-side APIs. Your photos and data are completely private — nothing is uploaded.
Can I swap filters to save documents in high-contrast black and white?
Yes. The interface features Color, Grey, and Sharp (adaptive threshold) filter modes to maximize readability depending on the document type.
What happens if background elements get captured in my document scan?
You can manually adjust the four corner handles after capturing to crop out table surfaces or backgrounds cleanly.
Can I import a pre-shot camera roll photo instead of using live capture?
Yes. The interface supports direct image uploads (JPG, PNG, HEIC, WEBP), running the same deskew and enhancement tools on your pre-shot photos.
Will the resulting scanned pages carry searchable text automatically?
No. The scanner outputs optimized image pages wrapped in a PDF container. To make text searchable, process the output through our OCR PDF tool.
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