How to scan a document to PDF
To scan a document to PDF, open the Scan to PDF tool, capture pages with your camera or add photos, and PDFER auto-crops, straightens, and applies a scan effect before combining them into a PDF — all in your browser, so the images are never uploaded.
From photo to clean scan
Edge detection and perspective correction flatten an angled photo into a straight, top-down page, and a grayscale/black-and-white effect makes it read like a flatbed scan.
Make it searchable
A scan is an image, so run OCR afterward if you want to select or search the text.
Tools mentioned in this guide
Frequently asked
- Do I need to install a scanner app?
- No. Scan to PDF works in your browser using your device camera — no app, no account, and nothing is uploaded.
- Can it straighten a photo taken at an angle?
- Yes. Auto-crop & straighten detects the page edges and perspective-corrects the photo into a flat page; you can also drag the corners manually.