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Document Scanner in your browser — camera capture, perspective fix, and export to PDF.
Paper and whiteboard content still lands in inboxes as photos. The Scan & OCR category helps you capture, clean, and turn those images into searchable PDFs you can edit or archive.
Document Scanner uses your device camera with perspective correction and contrast tweaks so a page photo looks like a flat scan. OCR PDF runs in your browser through the on-device browser processing to add a searchable text layer to scan PDFs — then edit in PDF Editor or copy text.
Start here when your PDF is really a picture of paper — selectable text missing, search not working, or you need to quote a paragraph without retyping.
OCR engines work best on printed text. Neat handwriting may partially convert; cursive or low-contrast notes often need manual cleanup. Always proofread OCR output before relying on it.
Document Scanner runs in your browser. Images stay on your device during capture. Close the tab after download if you are on a shared computer.
Common causes are blur, skew, glare, or low resolution. Retake the photo, crop to the page edges, and ensure contrast between text and background.
Use the OCR tool listed in our catalog for existing PDFs. Image-only PDFs need OCR before you can search or edit text reliably.