Auto edges & perspective
Shoot at an angle and it still comes out square. The page is found, cropped and flattened for you.
iPhone & iPad Document & receipt scanner
Ditch the office scanner.
Snap a photo of any document and get a tack-sharp PDF in seconds. Smart PDF Scanner finds the page edges, straightens it out and cleans it up, then files it in color-coded categories you can find again.
- Buy once, no subscription
- No account, no ads
- Works on iPhone, iPad & Mac
4.7 ★
From 471 App Store ratings
Seconds
From paper to PDF
Buy Once
No subscription
Quickly Send
AirDrop, email, or message instantly
How it works
Snap. Fix. Send.
No fiddly controls. Intelligent image processing does the tedious part, so a stack of pages becomes one clean PDF before you've put your phone down.
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Snap
Point your iPhone or iPad at a page. FlashAssist gets a clean shot even in poor lighting. Keep going for multi-page documents.
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Fix
Page edges are detected and perspective is corrected automatically. Pick color, grayscale or black-and-white.
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Send
Email, print or AirDrop the PDF, or send it to Files, Dropbox, Google Drive and any other app.
Features
Tack-sharp scans,
Tack-sharp scans,
every time.
That processor in your phone is quite a little monster. Smart PDF Scanner uses it fully, so even full-page articles come out crisp and easy to read.
FlashAssist
Dim restaurant, hotel room, back of a taxi. FlashAssist takes clean scans even in poor lighting.
Color, gray or B&W
Full color for photos and forms, grayscale, or black-and-white for maximum legibility. Change it later, too.
Multi-page PDFs
Scan a whole stack of pages into a single, cross-platform PDF that opens anywhere.
Adjust after the fact
Changed your mind? Revisit the correction and enhancement settings any time after scanning.
Share every which way
Export as PDF or images. Email, print or AirDrop, or send to Evernote or OneNote for searchable text.
Organize
Filing, the way it should work.
Scanning is only half the problem. Smart PDF Scanner files every document under custom, color-coded categories in a couple of taps, so even hundreds of scans stay easy to find.
- Color-coded categories. Work, Receipts, Family, Taxes: name them and color them your way.
- Browse and sort. Jump to a category, or view all scans at once.
- Out of your camera roll. Important documents stay in the app, separate from your photos.
Pay once
A scanner, not a subscription.
Many scanner apps want a weekly fee and an account before you can scan a page. Smart PDF Scanner is a single purchase that does one job really well.
- Buy once Every feature, forever. No trials that auto-renew, no premium tier, no in-app purchases.
- Every device One purchase covers iPhone and iPad, and runs on Apple silicon Macs too. Your scans stay in the app until you share them.
- No account, no ads Open it and start scanning. No sign-up screen, no email capture, no banners between you and your PDF.
Works on iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Macs.
Made for
All your scanning needs.
Whatever lands on your desk, get it into a PDF before it gets lost in a pile.
Contracts & forms
Sign it, scan it and send it back before the meeting ends.
Receipts & expenses
Scan travel receipts as you go, and your expense report is half done.
Notes & sketches
Keep digital copies of class notes, whiteboards and napkin sketches.
Articles to read
Scan an article and send it to Books to read on the go.
In the app
Simple on purpose.
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Reviews
Rated 4.7 out of 5.
From 471 ratings on the App Store.
"WAY better than taking a photo of a document."
"This app is so easy to use and super useful!"
"I highly recommend this app for anybody [who needs] to send documents immediately."
Is there a subscription or in-app purchase?
No. Smart PDF Scanner is a one-time purchase. Every feature is included, with no subscription, premium tier or in-app purchases.
Which devices does it work on?
iPhone and iPad running iOS 12 or later, and Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later) through the Mac App Store.
Where are my scans stored?
Your scans are stored in the app on your device, separate from your photo library. Share, export or back them up whenever you choose.
Can it make searchable text (OCR)?
Smart PDF Scanner focuses on producing the sharpest possible scan. For searchable text, send your PDFs or images to Evernote or OneNote, which run OCR on them.
Can I save to Dropbox, Google Drive or iCloud?
Yes. Export scans as PDFs or images and send them to the Files app, Dropbox, Google Drive or any other cloud service with its app installed. You can also email, print or AirDrop them directly.
Is this the same app as Smart PDF Scanner Pro?
Yes. It's the same app, listed on the App Store as Smart PDF Scanner.
never queue for the copier again
Your scanner is already in your pocket.
Get Smart PDF Scanner for iPhone and iPad. One price, every feature, no subscription.
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