PDF Scanner
Create PDFs from scans with your phone camera
Scan a document
Take photos of your pages, straighten them, and save everything as one PDF.
Scan paper documents into a PDF with your phone or laptop camera. Straighten, clean up and combine pages in seconds.
- Scan with your camera or upload photos
- Done in seconds
- Free, no sign-up, no watermarks
How it works
How to scan a document to PDF
- 01
Allow camera access, or upload photos of your document.
- 02
Capture each page, then drag the corners to crop and straighten it.
- 03
Pick a filter: Original, Grayscale, Black & white or Enhanced.
- 04
Reorder, rotate or delete pages and choose a page size.
- 05
Create your PDF and download it.
Straighten every page
Drag the four corners to the edges of the paper and CrestPDF corrects the perspective, so pages look flat and square.
Clean, readable scans
Apply Grayscale, Black & white or Enhanced filters to one page or all of them for crisp, printer-friendly results.
Multi-page documents
Add as many pages as you need, put them in order, and save them as one PDF sized to each photo, A4 or US Letter.
Questions
Frequently asked
Do I need to install an app?
No. The scanner works in your phone's web browser. Allow camera access when asked, or upload photos instead.
Can I make my scan searchable?
Yes. After creating your PDF, run it through PDF OCR to add searchable, copyable text.
What if my camera is blocked?
Allow camera access in your browser settings, or upload photos you have already taken.
How long does it take to scan documents?
Just a few seconds for most files. Drop in your file, click the button and download the result.
Is PDF Scanner free?
Yes. It is free to use, with no sign-up and no watermarks added to your files.