The Complete Guide to Scan to PDF

Scan to PDF uses your device's camera, directly through the browser, to photograph paper documents and combine the captures into a single multi-page PDF.

Step-by-step

1. Open the camera and grant permission when your browser asks.
2. Capture each page you need to scan.
3. Add pages — keep capturing until every page is included.
4. Download the combined PDF.

Getting a clean result without auto-enhancement

Since there's no automatic cropping, straightening, or contrast enhancement, the quality of your PDF depends entirely on how you capture each shot. Use even, bright lighting, hold the camera directly above the page (not at an angle) to avoid keystone distortion, and make sure the whole page is in frame — what the camera captures is exactly what ends up in the PDF.

Troubleshooting

• "My scans look dim or washed out." There's no automatic contrast enhancement — recapture in better, more even lighting.
• "The page looks skewed or the edges are cut off." Since there's no auto-crop or edge detection, frame the full page carefully and hold the camera parallel to it before capturing.
• "I already have photos saved — can I use those instead of the live camera?" Not currently — this tool captures directly from your camera rather than accepting uploaded image files.

Ready to scan a document? Open the free Scan to PDF tool.