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How to turn paper, receipts and the text in your photos into sharp, searchable PDFs on iPhone, and what to check before you hand your papers to a scanner app.
- How to scan a document to PDF on iPhone
Scan a document on iPhone with the Files app or Notes and save it as a PDF, step by step. Plus tips for a sharp scan, and when a scanner app is worth it.
- Is CamScanner safe to use?
CamScanner’s Android app carried a malicious ad module in 2019, and India blocked it in 2020. What it means for the iPhone app, and how to scan privately.
- How to scan receipts on iPhone
Scan paper receipts on iPhone with Files or a scanner app, keep them sorted, and get date, total and VAT into a spreadsheet without uploading them.
- How to make a scanned PDF searchable
A scanned PDF is just pictures of pages. How to add a text layer with OCR on iPhone, in Acrobat or online, and how to do it without uploading the file.
- Free scanner apps for iPhone: what “free” really means
Your iPhone has a free scanner with no ads or watermark. What free scanner apps charge for instead, what to check first, and what Skan costs.
- How to copy text from a photo or a sheet of paper on iPhone
Copy text from paper, a photo or a screenshot on iPhone with Live Text, step by step in Camera and Photos. Plus how to get the text of a long letter.