PaperSwoop

Scan to PDF

Use your camera or photos to scan receipts, forms and letters into one clean, straight PDF.

Files never leave your device

Need more? Try PaperSwoop Premium

Unlimited conversions, batch PDF to Word, bigger files, and the Split and Page Numbers tools.

How to scan a document to PDF

  1. Press Use camera and capture each page, or choose photos you already took.
  2. Drag the four corners onto the edges of each page so it gets straightened, then pick a filter.
  3. Put the pages in order, choose a page size and press Create PDF.

Enhance contrast makes paper whiter and text darker. Black & white gives the crispest text for forms and letters, and you can adjust its threshold. Lay the page on a dark surface in good light for the best result.

Questions

Do I need an app?

No. Scan to PDF works in the browser on iPhone, Android and laptops. If the camera can't open in your browser, Take a photo uses your phone's camera app instead.

How many pages can I scan?

The free version makes PDFs of up to 5 pages. Premium is unlimited.

Why are my pages crooked?

Drag each corner handle exactly onto the corner of the paper. PaperSwoop straightens the page from those four points, even if the photo was taken at an angle.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

Photos are processed on your device and are never sent anywhere. PaperSwoop redraws each photo, so details like your location and camera model aren't copied into the PDF.

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Make scanned PDFs searchable with text recognition.

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Make a PDF small enough to email or upload.

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Combine several PDFs into one file.

Sign
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Draw or type your signature and place it on a page.

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Add text, images and white-out to a PDF.

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Highlight, draw and add comments.

Forms
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Type into form fields and tick boxes.

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Black out private details for good.

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Page Numbers & Watermark

Number pages and stamp DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL.

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Pull out just the pages you need.

Turn
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Turn sideways or upside-down pages the right way up.

Remove
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Remove blank, extra or private pages.

Reorder
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Drag pages into order, turn them and remove extras.

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Pull simple tables out of a PDF into a spreadsheet.

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Turn each page into a slide.

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Save each page as a crisp PNG image.

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Turn a Word document into a PDF.

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Turn a spreadsheet into a tidy PDF.

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Turn slides into a PDF.

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Turn photos and screenshots into one PDF.

PNG → PDF
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Turn PNG images into a PDF, keeping transparency.

Lock
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Add a password so only people you trust can open it.

Unlock
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Remove the password from a PDF you already have the password for.

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