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AZ PDF Scanner
Scan paper documents with your camera and turn them into clean, searchable PDFs — right in your browser.
What you get
Snap documents with your phone or webcam, or upload existing photos — no scanner hardware needed.
Drag four corners onto the document edges to crop and de-skew every page.
Auto contrast, grayscale or crisp black-and-white document modes per page.
Optional on-device OCR embeds an invisible text layer you can search and copy.
Why pdf scanner on AZ Tooling?
AZ PDF Scanner turns your phone or laptop camera into a document scanner: capture receipts, contracts and whiteboards, drag the corners onto the document edges to straighten each page, apply a clean-up filter, and save the result as a shareable PDF — without anything leaving your device.
An optional OCR pass adds an invisible text layer, so the finished PDF is searchable and copy-paste friendly. Recognition runs locally too, via WebAssembly.
Frequently asked questions
How do I scan a document to PDF?
Take photos with your camera or upload images, drag the four corners onto the document edges of each page, pick a clean-up filter, then hit Download PDF. All pages are combined into a single PDF.
Is the PDF scanner free?
Yes. Free with no limits or watermarks, because everything runs on your own device.
Are my scans uploaded?
No. Like every AZ Tooling app, the scanner processes everything locally in your browser. Your documents never leave your device.
Which browser do I need for the searchable PDF option?
OCR works in any modern browser, but is most reliable in a recent Chrome or Edge.