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Scan documents to PDF with your phone or webcam

Scan paper documents with your phone or webcam, like a scanner app. The AI finds each page, straightens it, turns it upright and cleans it up, then puts all the pages into one PDF.

  1. 1Choose file
  2. 2Set options
  3. 3Download

Drop your PDF here

Photos → PDF · up to 100 MB

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    AI assistant

    Add a PDF above to ask questions about it, summarise it or give it a better name.

    Camera Scanner in 3 easy steps

    1. Choose your file (Photos → PDF): drop it on this page or click “Choose file”.
    2. Check the options (smart suggestions can set them for you), then click “Create PDF”.
    3. Download the result. Everything runs in your browser, so your files are never uploaded.

    Why use GrovePDF

    • Free, with no signup, no watermark and no daily limit.
    • Private: your files are processed on your device, never on a server.
    • AI built in: smart suggestions and an assistant that answers questions about your PDF.
    • Works on any device with a modern browser, in nearly 110 languages.

    Updated · GrovePDF team

    A scanner app in your browser

    Open the camera and point it at a page. A green outline shows the page it has found, and it locks once the page is steady. Tap the button: the page is cut out from the table, straightened, turned upright and cleaned up straight away, and you see the result before taking the next page. When you're done, tap Make PDF. No app to install, no account, and the photos never leave your phone.

    How the page is found

    Several small AI models run on your device. One marks the document and its edges in the live picture, another follows the page from frame to frame so the outline stays steady when your hand moves, and straight lines are then fitted to the page's edges. For an open book, the outline stops at the fold and keeps the page you're scanning. Curled and folded pages are flattened.

    Tips for sharp scans

    • Put the page on a darker surface than the paper, with a little table visible all around it.
    • Use daylight or a lamp from the side, so your phone's shadow doesn't fall on the page.
    • Hold the phone parallel to the page, and wait for the outline to lock.
    • Tick Make the text searchable (OCR) to search and copy the text in the PDF.

    Already took the photos? Use Scan to PDF. Full guide: how to scan documents with your phone camera.

    Camera Scanner: questions and answers

    Can I use my phone's camera?

    Yes, on phones and on computers with a webcam. Tap “Open camera” and point it at a page: the AI finds the page and lights it up in green. Tap the button and the page is cropped, straightened, turned upright and cleaned up at once (colour pages stay in colour, the others become black and white), and you see the result. Do the same for each page, then tap “Make PDF”: every page is fitted to the paper size. The camera runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

    Which filter should I pick?

    Auto picks for you: black and white for plain text, grey for pages with photos or pencil, and Magic colour for coloured ink, stamps and highlights (white paper, vivid colours). Colour keeps the photo as it is.

    Can I make the scan searchable?

    Yes. Tick “Make the text searchable (OCR)”: the text is read on your device and added invisibly, so you can search and copy it.

    Which filter should I choose?

    Leave Auto: plain text becomes black and white, pages with photos or pencil become grey, and coloured pages get Magic colour (white paper, vivid ink).

    Can I scan both sides of an ID card onto one page?

    Yes. Scan to PDF recognises ID cards and puts the front and back on one A4 page at their real size. See our guide to scanning an ID card front and back.

    Guide: Scan documents with your phone: a free CamScanner alternative with AI