The tool converts photos of paper pages taken with a phone into a neat multi-page PDF file. The algorithm automatically detects the four corners of the sheet, corrects perspective distortions, and crops the image by removing the background. As a result, you get a single document ready for sending or printing, with the option to choose between color and monochrome mode to enhance text readability.
When this is useful
Imagine you urgently need to send a signed application to a counterparty, but there is no office scanner nearby. You simply take a photo of the document with your phone, and the tool straightens the shot, making it indistinguishable from a flatbed scanner result. Another case: you have a multi-page contract in hand and want to quickly digitize it into one compact file by sequentially shooting page after page and assembling them into the final PDF.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open the 'Scan Documents from Your Phone' function directly in the browser on your mobile device and grant access to the camera.
- Point the lens at the first page of the document, wait for the automatic border detection, and take a shot.
- Repeat the process for all necessary pages, but no more than twelve.
- If needed, you can upload ready-made photos from your phone's memory.
- Then select color or black-and-white processing mode and click the button to generate and download the final PDF.
How to verify the result
Before saving, be sure to check how the algorithm detected the borders of each page, especially if the sheet was lying on a non-contrasting background. Make sure all pages are in the correct order and rearrange them by dragging if necessary. If the text on the black-and-white scan looks illegible or too faint, try switching to color mode or re-shooting the page under brighter and more even lighting, avoiding shadows.
Important limitations
A key limitation: if automatic border detection fails, the original photo will simply be fitted into A4 format without geometric correction, so try to shoot documents against a contrasting dark background. The tool does not increase the physical resolution of the shot, so the quality of the final PDF directly depends on your phone camera's capabilities and shooting conditions. Remember that the maximum number of images combined in one session is twelve.